# Correct pronounciation of the word "Arizona".

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciation-of-the-word-arizona/439365>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 27, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciation-of-the-word-arizona/439365 "2008-02-27T13:00:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciation-of-the-word-arizona/439365/41 "2008-03-03T18:59:47Z")

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Aaaarrrr-izona? There’s a lame pirate joke in there somewhere.

Also in Aar-Kansas… (sorry **trupa**! I do that with some words, too. Although, now I have to figure out which naughty bit I’m going to refer to as my “thig.” I love it.)

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronounciation-of-the-word-arizona/439365/42 "2008-03-03T22:56:44Z")

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Hey, maybe this is the thread where I can ask this question about the pronunciation of “Los Angeles.” I have some recordings from the radio in the '50s, where the news anchor in New York goes to the reporter in LA, except they _both_ pronounce it with a soft, almost-absent ‘g’ sound, like “angaluss.” I’ve also heard it pronounced “angaleez” with a hard ‘g’ in some old movies and TV clips, too.

Was the name said differently years ago, and has the pronunciation changed over time to become the now-common “an-je-less”? (We won’t even bring up the proper Spanish pronunciation!)

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