I
don't know when it started but somehow the pronunciation of the
state name has changed. When I was a kid growing up and going to
school there, everyone pronounced it Col as in doll, a as in
duh, rad as in dad, o as in oh. Colorado!
I
first noticed this insidious change while watching Joe Buck announce
a Bronco's game on TV. He repeatedly said Cal a raw do. I thought
maybe it was just Joe Buck being ignorant as usual but when I started
paying attention I realized that even the local news casters were
mispronouncing it.
Maybe
since I left, (I live in Oregon now) too many Californians have moved
there and changed it to Calorawdo, which is easier for them to
remember.
Don't
get me started on Oar a gone!
