[Magdalen] Current Events.

[Jay Weigel]

Scott, that would be the Castilian pronunciation....which used to be taught
in high school Spanish classes. It is no longer the standard,  however.

On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 2:11 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Am I right in thinking a native of Madrid would probably use a "th" sound
> for many (all?) of the z's? And that the "s" sound for a z is more a
> Western Hemisphere thing? Although Chilean Don Francisco of Sabado Gigante
> TV fame seems to "th" a lot as well.
>
> I should stop there, as I have no real knowledge of Spanish. (Much to my
> own detriment.)
>
> On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 11:03 AM cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> > My Hispanic other half frequently confuses the "s" and "z" sounds.  It's
> > my impressionNorth Americans favor the "z" sound in many words that in
> > British English usage is  "s".  Thus,you'd think North Americans would
> have
> > an easy time with "Venezuela," but we don't.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> > In a message dated 5/1/2019 9:43:31 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > True they don't. But Venezuela seems to be an exception.
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>