How Do You Say “Nevada”? (I was wrong!)

I was asked to help cover the #pronunciation of “Nevada” with a client, and oops– I taught him the incorrect way to say it.

Turns out, I grew up learning the wrong way to say it, but you should keep in mind that the proper pronunciation for proper nouns (like names of cities, places, or people) is different from your standard vocabulary.

*Correction: the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock is how I became aware of the pronunciation of “Peabody”, not a city.

Trump’s pronunciation of “Nevada”:

Published by Jon Dao

Formerly, the Conversation Coach

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