Pronunciation question

wyq614 · #1 Postby **wyq614** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:42 am

There will be a storm called ELIDA this year, so how do you pronounce ELIDA, simply e-lee-da or i-lai-da?

#2 Postby **wjs3** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:56 pm

ELL-ee-dah

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_pronounce_epac.shtml

#3 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:35 pm

I would personally Hispanize it and say A-lee-dah.

Steve

#4 Postby **HURAKAN** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:59 pm

É-lee-da

#5 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:59 pm

É is often pronounced with a hard A type sound of course. But even in Spanish or latin languages pronunciations can be different locally. For example the famed latino musician Xavier Cugat had hs first name pronounced as Zay vee air while the San Xavier Mission near Tucson is pronounced Hah veer.

Steve

#6 Postby **HURAKAN** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:01 pm

The E in Elida has the same pronounciation as the first e in elephant.

#7 Postby **RL3AO** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:29 pm

I would pronounce it ah-lee-dah. Not sure if thats how the NHC has it though.

#8 Postby **HURAKAN** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:33 pm

ELL-ee-dah

#9 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:15 am

Well, I'll wait to see how (and if) Martha Vasquez or Lupita Murillo on KVOA-TV News here in Tucson pronounce it.

Steve

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