Lots of people seem to pronounce it “Los Vegas” - any reason for this, or is it just a mistake?
It is a mistake plain and simple. Some people may get confused since of Los Angeles .
Just Anglicization, so far as I know. I have absolutely no knowledge of Spanish, but I’d suppose that Las is feminine, while Los is masculine.
Probably because to alot of people Las Vegas is “Lost Wages”.
In English, the short “o” sound is similar to the “ah” sound, so it’s just lazy speech (and a desire to seem ‘unaffected’).
How the fuck am I s’pose to pronounce it?
Goph, from… ahh… Vegas.