[ClearCase_guy]

NPR does that. Any reports from South America seen pretty normal, with some journalist reporting from the slum of a major city, but, when they refer to the government official who is concerned about slums, they say his name with the THICKEST POSSIBLE spanish accent. Gimme a break.

[Sam's Army]

Remember when harassment used to be pronounced that way by the media and not "harris-ment"?

[presidio9]

I was planning on not watching the Olympics (except the hockey) because, frankly, judged and timed sporting events are boring. Now I think I will tell people I'm not watching them to boycott media pretentiousness.

[jaydubya2]

And when did Niger start being pronounced Nigere?

[untenured]

Any reports from South America seen pretty normal, with some journalist reporting from the slum of a major city, but, when they refer to the government official who is concerned about slums, they say his name with the THICKEST POSSIBLE spanish accent.

I wrote about this very phenomenon earlier this week, without even thinking about the Olympics. It seems to happen mostly with Spanish, frequently by people who don't speak the language. No one expects two Japanese walking down the streets of Tokyo to say "Delaware" like the locals do, so why it's considered virtuous to say "Guadalajara" (although, curiously, not "Mexico") the way they say it down there is a mystery to me.

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