Slate.com has a fun article about how to pronounce the names of some of the current presidential candidates:
Pete Buttigieg: Pete Boot-edge-edge
Kamala Harris: Comma-la Harris
Julián Castro: Who-lee-AN Castro
Kirsten Gillibrand: KEER-sten JILL-uh-brand
Amy Klobuchar: Amy KLOW-bu-shar
Read the article here.
Thursday morning update. An addition:
Beto O'Rourke: Bet-oh O'Rourke (not Bait-oh, which is how I was pronouncing it in my head.)
Friday afternoon update #2. The Wall Street Journal is on the pronunciation issue too, and Pete weighs in:
Pretty sure I’m the front-runner on this one.... https://t.co/ejRsMZ1XMw— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) February 15, 2019
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