--- "Mike Westfall, Lost Almost NM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That letter pronunciation guide doesn't seem too accurate to me, and > leaves out some very common alternate pronunciations to boot. > > Here's how they sound to me. > > A - ah > B - beh > C - seh > CH - cheh > D - deh > E - eh > F - ef'-feh > G - heh > H - ah'-cheh > I - ee (long e sound) > J - ho'-tah > K - kah > L - eh'-leh > LL - eh'-yeh, ehl'-yeh, eh'-jeh, or even eh'-sheh or > doe-bleh-eh'-leh > M - em'-eh > N - en'-eh > Ñ - en'-yeh > O - oh > P - peh > Q - koo > R - eh'-reh > S - eh'-seh > T - teh > U - ooh > V - beh, or sometimes ooh-beh > W - doe-bleh-ooh, doe-bleh-beh, sometimes ooh-beh-doe-bleh > X - eh'-kees > Y - ee-gree-eh'-gah, yeh, jeh, or sheh > Z - seh'-tah > > Note that B and V sound alike, which could cause some confusion. > > > Also, when letters are doubled, they can be combined into a "doble". > For example, I've heard XEEY often identify as Eh'-kees Doe'-bleh-eh' > Yeh. > > Wikipedia has a pretty good article on the Spanish alphabet: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_orthography1 > > > The way in which call letters are pronounced, as well as pronounciation in general can vary from country to country and even regionally within a country. Sometimes "J" is pronounced "Heh" or "Yeh". "W" may be pronounced as "doble-veh". I'm far from an expert and I'm sure others here could add more. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
