Pronunciation error costs Spanish couple over $5,000

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8-15-2008 @ 3:07PM

Secret Asian Man said...

So how do they pronounce "José´" or cajones?"

8-15-2008 @ 8:25PM

Jessica said...

Did you notice when you typed "jose" it's a J & not an H? That's how they pronounce it. Their "J" is an "H" sound. Their "H" is silent. Get it?

8-15-2008 @ 8:51PM

Meeshers said...

If Halden had been spelled Jalden then they would have pronounced it right I suppose

8-15-2008 @ 8:59PM

Oh. I was under the impression that the post author meant they couldn't pronounce the "h" sound at all not that they were applying Spanish pronunciation to Nordic texts.

In that case, that's very ignorant of them and they deserve it.

8-16-2008 @ 5:16AM

T L C said...

They pronounce the "j" in Spanish as we do the "h" in English. However, the "h" in Spanish is a silent letter so it is never pronounced (unless in combination with "ch", which is just like ours).

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