Note to the Media
March 1, 2010
There was an earthquake in a country in South America. The anglicized pronunciation sounds like the spice chili. The Spanish proununciation is Ch-ee’-lay. Chill-lay’ is the pronunciation used by many people in the media and the faux-sophisticated.
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Well not really. It would be more like: Chee-le (using the French sensibility on “le”). “Lay” drives me nuts too. Good point though.
I believe this is what’s called ‘majoring in the minors’.
I’ll bet Chris Matthews pronounces it “CHEE-lee.”
Try this link and click on the arrow for the first speaker. It’s a guy from Chile saying Chile.
Pronunciation? Ha! In the prayers of the faithful at my parish this weekend it was written that we pray for those in Chili.