QuayVAS?

[SallyH]

It's hard for me to believe that there is nobody in ESPN's production that doesn't know Spanish. The proper pronunciation is QUAY-vas. It means caves. Strikes me as unprofessional.

 

[iri10]

I noticed that too - found it a bit odd.

(to be nitpicky, I think it's more accurately "QWEH-vas" - the Spanish e is more like the e in 'Ben' than the a in 'Bay'. But close enough )

 

[Vowelguy]

It's hard for me to believe that there is nobody in ESPN's production that doesn't know Spanish. The proper pronunciation is QUAY-vas. It means caves. Strikes me as unprofessional.

He's done that in previous games. Makes me think that's how her family says it.

 

[SallyH]

Vowel guy, that's like someone saying their name is Garsha (rhymes with Marcia, Marcia, Marcia) instead of GarSIa. However, I will defer to however someone wishes the pronounciation of their name.

 

[Gate81]

maybe it was the same staff that kept butchering the Ogwumike name during the national team trials/exhib vs Canada?

 

[HuskyNan]

According to the USC official site, it's kway-VAAS

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools.../auto_pdf/2014-15/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf

 

[iri10]

According to the USC official site, it's kway-VAAS

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools.../auto_pdf/2014-15/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf

Can't argue with that, I guess. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[Oldbones]

It's hard for me to believe that there is nobody in ESPN's production that doesn't know Spanish. The proper pronunciation is QUAY-vas. It means caves. Strikes me as unprofessional.

I'm hoping that when Minnesota plays on ESPN, they have a Swedish staffer to help with Amanda Zahui. Za weeee? Zowey? za hweee? Is that Swedish? She is from Stockholm.
Then they better have a Macedonian in house for Ivana Kmetovska , a Greek for Pinelopi Pavolopoulou , and a Romanian for Bianca Blanaru, when the Washington State women come to town.

Or, perhaps someone would check with each school's SID for pronunciations rather than count on in-house language mavens, who may not agree, as we do(n't) with Cuevas. With a phonetic crib sheet, announcers maybe wouldn't stumble over something like Deborah Kerr.

 

[j66kicker]

I'm hoping that when Minnesota plays on ESPN, they have a Swedish staffer to help with Amanda Zahui. Za weeee? Zowey? za hweee? Is that Swedish? She is from Stockholm.

Then they better have a Macedonian in house for Ivana Kmetovska , a Greek for Pinelopi Pavolopoulou , and a Romanian for Bianca Blanaru, when the Washington State women come to town.

Or, perhaps someone would check with each school's SID for pronunciations rather than count on in-house language mavens, who may not agree, as we do(n't) with Cuevas. With a phonetic crib sheet, announcers maybe wouldn't stumble over something like Deborah Kerr.

Or perhaps just have announcers do the game who actually follow the 2 top teams in the sport and know how the players pronounce their names, instead of relying on a crib sheet.

 

[SallyH]

I'm hoping that when Minnesota plays on ESPN, they have a Swedish staffer to help with Amanda Zahui. Za weeee? Zowey? za hweee? Is that Swedish? She is from Stockholm.

Then they better have a Macedonian in house for Ivana Kmetovska , a Greek for Pinelopi Pavolopoulou , and a Romanian for Bianca Blanaru, when the Washington State women come to town.

Or, perhaps someone would check with each school's SID for pronunciations rather than count on in-house language mavens, who may not agree, as we do(n't) with Cuevas. With a phonetic crib sheet, announcers maybe wouldn't stumble over something like Deborah Kerr.

The Swedish Chef - Bork,bork,bork.

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm hoping that when Minnesota plays, they have a Swedish staffer to help with Amanda Zahui. Za weeee? Zowey? za hweee?

Za wee Bee

 

[Adesmar123]

It's hard for me to believe that there is nobody in ESPN's production that doesn't know Spanish. The proper pronunciation is QUAY-vas. It means caves. Strikes me as unprofessional.

And all this time I thought it was Cuervo...Hey Nineteen ..you nailed it.

 

[Oldbones]

Vowel guy, that's like someone saying their name is Garsha (rhymes with Marcia, Marcia, Marcia) instead of GarSIa. However, I will defer to however someone wishes the pronounciation of their name.

Marcia Marcia fo Farsha fee fi mo arsha Marsha (Or are my old bones showing?)

 

[wire chief]

I advise all of you to watch more international pro tennis. You'll have lots of practice hearing foreign names.