Re: How do I pronounce the following VA counties/cities?
Posted by:
1995hoo
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Date: January 07, 2015 09:17AM
"Buena Vista" is not pronounced in the Spanish manner the first couple of replies suggested. "WhiteDescendantofMrJefferson" has it right: The "ue" in "Buena" is pronounced like a long "u" sound. Picture the "B" followed by the word "you," an "n," and then a schwa and you'll have it: "Byoo-nuh."
There's a joke down there about a bus full of Harvard debate team members headed south who see the sign and start pronouncing it in the Spanish fashion. One of the team members tells them that's wrong and they all start ridiculing him.
The bus stops in town and they go into a fast-food place. One of the guys who says the Spanish pronunciation is correct goes up to the counter and says, "Hey, fella, how do you rednecks pronounce the name of this here place?"
The cashier looks at him and, with a smarmy grin, slowly replies, "HAR-dees."