How to say Gonzaga

Basketball
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Why did coach go off on the reporter that pronounced Gonzaga CORRECTLY?

The school is named after an Italian born Jesuit Saint and the Italian pronunciations of HIS last name, the actual man the school is named after, is pronounced

GOhn ZaH gaH

Not

Gone ZaGG eh

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Losers

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Haha, I know some people who went there and they definitely didn’t pronounce it the way Sampson said. I guess it’s whatever though

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The Gonzaga fans were happy he did it so coach must’ve been correct.

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I think these stories will stand out more

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He’s been coaching D1 basketball for how many decades… he might have an inside lead on how it’s pronounced…

Plus, don’t you think Few would correct him if he was wrong…?

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They pronounce Houston St in New York City “Howston”…

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Old school Houstonians pronounce San Felipe “San Fillipeee”…

It’s colloquial…

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I asked for directions to Houston St. in NY, they looked at me dumbfounded

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How do you pronounce Ceasar salad? It was invented in Mexico, so we’ve all been pronouncing it wrong, think Ceasar Chevaz

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That street is named after an English family.

Our American pronunciation is from a multi-generational Scot-Irish family with roots in Scotland.

Gonzaga, is literally a school named after an Italian Jesuit Aristocrat

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Not sure…they didn’t name a NCAA tournament worthy University after him

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Some people I know (from Texas) pronounce Houston as Yoo-stun (ie without a hint of the H)

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Again… it may be founded after a person but after a hundred years it could be pronounced differently… aka colloquial…

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Because most dont say it that way, and did not want to give them bulletin board material

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Wait…Its not?

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Most people when they learn I’m from Texas comment about my lack of accent until I say HU words.

I’m from Yewston.
It’s really Youmid out.
You’ve got a great sense of yumor.

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“The society of Jesus doesn’t give one S-expletive for your opinion. And thus from now until the end of eternity Jesuits will be ignoring it.

“Now go outside facing the detention wall and think about that. If I catch you with a little cigarette it’s a month of detention!"