"Sotomayor" mispronounced on Meet the Press

[Tom Zurinskas]

Of "Sotomayor" I've heard many versions.

The initial "so" is usually long o as in "sew".
The ending "yor" is usually "yore" stressed.  The rest bounces about.
The "to" can be "duh" where "Soto" becomes "Soda".
The "ma" can be "my" or "ma" or "muh"
The most prevelant is possibly soda-ma-YOR  ~Soedumaayyor.


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 09:37:58 -0500
> From: gcohen at MST.EDU
> Subject: "Sotomayor" mispronounced on Meet the Press
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> Subject: "Sotomayor" mispronounced on Meet the Press
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> Yesterday on "Meet the Press" moderator David Gregory at least twice pronounced the name of Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor as Sotomai-eer (i.e., the last syllable was mispronounced).
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> After a moment's reflection it occurred to me that Gregory might have been influenced by the pronunciation of "Golda Meir" (former prime minister of Israel; d. 1978). After a commercial break Gregory had occasion to mention Sotomayor again, and this time he pronounced it right. I assume someone clued him in during the break.
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> Gerald Cohen
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