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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Not sure I understand the Madrid one, the way you spelled out the phonetics would lead me to pronounce it the correct way (to my European ears, talking about the OG Madrid).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4H4Lv1x2Qk

Random news broadcast has it pronounced in the first 30 seconds

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Yep that's pretty close to the Spanish pronunciation, except for the rolled R of course.

In French Lafayette is pronounced la-fa-yet, with flat As like in "cat".

I'm french so take the first one with a grain of salt.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

In American English, Madrid Spain is like Mu-drid. Madrid Alabama is like Mad 'rd. It is like being Mad or angry. I didn't see anyone pronouncing it like a local. These are places with a thick annoying southern accent. So it is typically said in a very annoying way with the emphasis strongly in the wrong place.

With Lafayette it is as annoying as possible like Lu as in Luck, FAY as in FAke, at as in hat. All three are like separate word syllables they are so disconnected in a southern redneck American draw.

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