Meh-he-ko? - AR15.COM

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:39:58 PM EDT

That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:41:36 PM EDT

[#1]

Who cares? Mexicans mispronounce English names all the time.

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:42:51 PM EDT

[#2]

In america, do as the americans do

or maybe not.

Mexico for me, always, so long as I'm speaking english

I don't say Deutschland for Germany unless I'm speaking German

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:43:04 PM EDT

[#3]

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That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere??

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:43:37 PM EDT

[#4]

I usually pronounce it "that third world shithole to the south".

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:43:53 PM EDT

[#5]

Piranha is pronounced peer-ahn-ya if you want to sound important to fish people.

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:44:24 PM EDT

[#6]

It's jus souff'a Tejas...

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:44:54 PM EDT

[#7]

In Spanish, that would be the correct pronunciation. Though the English translation is spelled the same as the Spanish name, the English pronunciation is different. Unless you are speaking Spanish, or are trying to show a special deference towards Mexicans to some specific audience, stick with our regular pronunciation.

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:45:43 PM EDT

[#8]

Am I speaking spanish or english?

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:46:42 PM EDT

[#9]

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Who cares? Mexicans mispronounce English names all the time.

I do it for sport.

That's why I like living in states that border Mexico. Suddenly my name is pronouncable

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:47:00 PM EDT

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That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere??

Please join me, we'll hold hands.

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:49:31 PM EDT

[#11]

There's an old SNL skit about that, with Jimmy Smits as the guest. His co-workers insist on using exaggerated Spanish pronunciations and it pisses him off

Posted: 7/22/2010 5:55:58 PM EDT

[#12]

Ain't my fault they cain't speak Murrkin.

And I truly love Renault owners who get snippy if it's not pronounced "ren-oe". I tell them it's not my foe, and that I'm en-rowt to the bank to get money out of the voe.

Posted: 7/22/2010 6:02:20 PM EDT

[#13]

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That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

Actually, it's Meh-hee-ko, you green-go.

And its Teh-has.

and chee-lay con free-hol-ez.

Posted: 7/22/2010 6:09:19 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:

That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

Actually, it's Meh-hee-ko, you green-go.

And its Teh-has.

and chee-lay con free-hol-ez.

That's a sport all itself!!

Move to Tejas then only call it tey-haas.

Or use a lower case t when you fill out paper work.

Then count the aneurysms you cause.

Posted: 7/22/2010 6:09:59 PM EDT

[#15]

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In Spanish, that would be the correct pronunciation. Though the English translation is spelled the same as the Spanish name, the English pronunciation is different. Unless you are speaking Spanish, or are trying to show a special deference towards Mexicans to some specific audience, stick with our regular pronunciation.

+1. When you're speaking English, you use the English word pronunciations.

"Julian" may be pronounced "Hoo-lee-an" in Spanish, but it's pronounced "Jew-lee-an" in English...

Posted: 7/22/2010 6:13:03 PM EDT

[#16]

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That's right I keep being corrected by people with Master's degrees that it's not Mex-i-co, but Meh-he-ko. Is Meh-he-ko the new Paque-ee-stahn. When some want's to sound like they are an area expert they say Meh-he-ko or someone is Me-he-kahn-o.

Anyway Sheet-Whole is easier to pronounce.

I grew up in San Antonio, spent a lot of time along the border, and dozens of trips all over Mexico. Only a douche would try and correct the pronunciation of Mexico in the US.

Posted: 7/22/2010 6:19:31 PM EDT

[#17]

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Ain't my fault they cain't speak Murrkin.

And I truly love Renault owners who get snippy if it's not pronounced "ren-oe". I tell them it's not my foe, and that I'm en-rowt to the bank to get money out of the voe.

Just how many Renault owners do you know?