[QUOTE=Moosequito;8919186]
I really needed this post two decades ago when I was studying for national pony club quiz :yes: I spent way too much time staring at three pictures of paint horses, trying to decipher the differences between them and figure out what qualified each horse as either overo, tobiano, or tovero![/QUOTE]
4-H Horse Quiz Bowl coach for about six or seven years, you learn a lot!
According to the company reps I’ve talked to, Amerigo is Ah-mer-AY-go.
I’m laughing at how many different pronunciations of the same words are listed. :lol:
As for longe…well, that’s the difference of saying the word with a french accent vs. an american. You’re correct saying it the same as a dog charging you. 
Proper names you should try to say correctly. But everyday words? I’m from CA, we have so much spanish mixed in and some of it is said correctly per spanish pronunciation and some not…and if you try people will automatically know you are not local.
I did love the time I had some DQs corrected me on how to say Schleese properly…when I never asked. I parroted them and then said, well, I can say “Devoucoux, Antares and Delgrange”…because you know, those are the brands I use. Bless their black and white hearts.
I used to be confused about “Ariat” until someone pointed out that the the name came from Secretariat.
I pronounce Passier as if it were French (handed-down wisdom), but if I’m not mistaken, being German it should be pronounced Pass-eer.
[QUOTE=Janet;8919220]
With words of foreign origin, it is always debatable which pronunciation to use:
Is Paris Pa-ris or Pah-ree?
Is junta jun-ta or hun-ta?
Is quixotic kwix-ot-ic or kee-hoe-tic?
Is Baucher Bow-cher or Boe-shay?
Just because a word is of foreign ORGIN does not always mean you should use the foreign pronunciation.[/QUOTE]
I agree 100% as long as you say tortilla, la jolla, grulla, and pollo with a y sound. And quixotic is kwik-sot-ik.
Other than that I agree 100%.
Oh, and Paris should be pronounced Par-is unless you are actually speaking French. The rest, I agree 100%.
Well, maybe junta should be hoon-ta because jun-ta just sounds weird, even if they say it that way in the UK; after all, they say a lot of weird things there. But you are 100% right about the rest.
[QUOTE=lintesia;8919809]
I used to be confused about “Ariat” until someone pointed out that the the name came from Secretariat.[/QUOTE]
MIND. BLOWN. I never knew that.
I always thought bosal was supposed to be pronounced with a super spanish accent like “Boe-SAL-eh”… Come to think of it, I’m not sure why I though there was an “eh” on the end. I was always kind of embarrassed because I knew I couldn’t say it right and I always end up saying “bozz-ell.”
Here in the south people pronounce things even more interestingly. I know a guy who instead of saying “oh-ver-oh” “mare” (“Overo mare”) will say “oh-verr-a” “mer.” The guy knows how to properly say it and is a very well informed breeder, but that’s just how he talks.
I also cannot verbalize the work pirouette to save my life… Like, I know how to, but the sounds just can’t escape my mouth.
[QUOTE=lintesia;8919809]
I used to be confused about “Ariat” until someone pointed out that the the name came from Secretariat.[/QUOTE]
WHOA. My life just changed.
I think I’ll ride in my Secretariat boots this weekend.
[QUOTE=talkofthetown;8917835]
WHAT?!?! :eek: It’s not “I Ride On”? 
This blew my mind.[/QUOTE]
I have always pernounced it that way!
[QUOTE=Janet;8919220]
Just because a word is of foreign ORGIN does not always mean you should use the foreign pronunciation.[/QUOTE]
^This!!^
So, Air-ee-at is wrong for Ariat? And I have heard many a tack store pronounce Mattes Mat-S. 
Mecate, known locally as a Macarty. We New Englanders are known for inserting Rs where they don’t belong.
:lol: Like Brits adding Rs randomly in names, like pronouncing Sade (we say Shaa-day) as Shar-day? :lol:
[QUOTE=Velvet;8920483]
:lol: Like Brits adding Rs randomly in names, like pronouncing Sade (we say Shaa-day) as Shar-day? :lol:[/QUOTE]
Or like Americans, butchering French among other languages. Head on down to Kentucky and visit vur-SAYLZ (Versailles) or mont-PEEL-yer (Montpellier) :lol:
Oh, it’s a free for all! http://mentalfloss.com/article/50967/20-towns-named-other-towns-pronounced-differently
[QUOTE=Draftmare;8920142]
I have always pernounced it that way![/QUOTE]
It’s a doozy! They’re local to me and I know a couple of their sponsored riders or I would never have guessed.
[QUOTE=Velvet;8920483]
:lol: Like Brits adding Rs randomly in names, like pronouncing Sade (we say Shaa-day) as Shar-day? :lol:[/QUOTE]
At the time of the Civil War the accents in Boston most closely resembled English accents. It actually makes a lot of sense when you observe modern-day remnants, like dropping r’s and adding r’s.
It’s also perfect because Jane Seymour played Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Since she was from Boston, her accent was about accurate. Fun fact of the day for you.
[QUOTE=Xanthoria;8920505]
Or like Americans, butchering French among other languages. Head on down to Kentucky and visit vur-SAYLZ (Versailles) or mont-PEEL-yer (Montpellier) :lol:
Oh, it’s a free for all! http://mentalfloss.com/article/50967/20-towns-named-other-towns-pronounced-differently[/QUOTE]
Hey, they are not adding consonants to the words. They just pronounce them phonetically! 
[QUOTE=ChasPonyCat;8920531]
At the time of the Civil War the accents in Boston most closely resembled English accents. It actually makes a lot of sense when you observe modern-day remnants, like dropping r’s and adding r’s.
It’s also perfect because Jane Seymour played Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Since she was from Boston, her accent was about accurate. Fun fact of the day for you.[/QUOTE]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqY6ftqGq0
Apparently those in the south speak much more closely to original UK accents than those in the UK do now.
[QUOTE=Draftmare;8920546]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqY6ftqGq0
Apparently those in the south speak much more closely to original UK accents than those in the UK do now.[/QUOTE]
Wow, it was fun listening to her perform all those accents.
