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.
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
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.
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.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.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.
I'm hoping that when Minnesota plays, they have a Swedish staffer to help with Amanda Zahui. Za weeee? Zowey? za hweee?
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.
Marcia Marcia fo Farsha fee fi mo arsha Marsha (Or are my old bones showing?)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.