New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
HARD SPANISH IA MES.
THEY ARE DIFFERENTLY PRONOUNCED bi
sPANIARDs AND CUBANS.

Give. tho Cuban troubles have begun Span
,, Wa have figured so extensively In the news
s,au.,cb.s TINT some knowledge on thar score
.bould have been acquired by the Americans
Rut II seems that only slight advances ia'o oee"
,n.de {, that direction. and most Americans P'o
nounce the Spanish names as they see IT. anu 10
,so tho words Of a Spaniard who had noticed ire
,do,cv-"in many Instances they only think the
name They know 1t when they see IL III PRINT anu
,bev associate II. because OF It's constructor" WIN
,be mart which the bearer or tho Name pays 'u'
,hey do not pronounce 1t unless forced 10 90 3D.
and then they inquire. after mentioning 'he "aHe.
rs that the way you pronounce IL anu e -
the next moment
In order to demonstrate the correctness OK ris
theory the spanard handed the Following c"pP'ne
fron, The Tribune TO American In the party ana
asked him 20 read 1; aloud
~cas has been received here that, by order ~ me
,e csov@rnor Of Puerto Principe Ordaz Ayecilla
he following distinguished ladies' nave peeh arrest
90 S widow of FsnsG n ss se
chez Betancour Secretary Sl nn sixto se
I nsndo Alfredo and Eugenio Sanchez Asramon,e
an n the rsy9g'iO Angela , silva De Rsco wife o.
Snsdior iope Recio Ioynaz: Maria Asuilar sister
- sntonio Aguar varona, ex-Cuban civil Governor
&C. also said that President Cisneross sister and
.he following prominent citizens nave oeen arresed
Ramon Boa Alberto Agrameh,H no aNd
many others.
~ task was declined with thanks and the Amer
tan said that he would try 10 whistle II. but would
no, attempt TO pronounce the names
r. should be remembered said the Spanard.
...ha, VIC do not pronounce Spanish proper names in
,bo same way as the Cubans, and the Castllan may
~ recognized in Cuba by the way he pronounces
having the letter and the letter before
q md Thus the Spaniard pronounces Maceo
%fafhayo' while the Cuban says Massage, sounding
the p like s. The IN Is not so strong sound as II Is
a. he English words think Thousand or though
r. is softer rather more o. in thought and that
The Standard gives the letter the same sound.
,.nile Inc Cuban pronounces ii Ike $. When say
The soaniard" he added Il mean those who come
from the northern part of Spain. the Andalusian
PReferring 10 the newspaper clipping no explained
.bas Orlaz would be pronounced by the Sianiard
.Grsa N - and "Ordas" by the Cubans. Sanchez Is
.Sancaeth' with the Spaniard ana Sanches' with
the Cuban Calixto Is pronounced "Calsto' by both
Recio is pronounced ''Raytho' by the Spanards
and ..Raysio'' by the Cubans. and l>oynaz comes
,nder fhr same rule and is "I>oynath" or 'Loynas.
ss {, may be used by the Spanards or Cubans.
Although Jose is ordinary and much-used name
MANY Americans do not know that II should be- pro-
nounced ''Hosay." and that the J Is always ii In
,n,,nced e. and does not indicate nobility, but IL
Lose More Pera SHOWS that the fathers name Is
More and the mothers name Pera. Spaniard. In
ipeakng OF these compound names said that some
kpanisrds away from home had been known to palm
N the y as the Spanish for the French de-. de-