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To: P.O.E.
Well in Chile and Puerto it is a Spanish pronunciation. So those of us who speak some Spanish are likely to say it that way.
93 posted on 09/13/2010 2:45:04 PM PDT by celtic gal
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To: celtic gal
So those of us who speak some Spanish are likely to say it that way.

I know. But I sniff an odor of pretensiousness when NPR-types do it. I suspect they're trying to show off how more-sophisticated-than-thou they are.

114 posted on 09/13/2010 4:57:37 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Compact Theory)
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