O.K., hey...

[alexthemama]

Spread the word!

The new Beck album, Guero, is pronounced "Weh-DOH" and not "GER-o"

Alright, then.

Comments

[pnendick]

I've never understood why "guero" is pronounced juedo. Care to explain? Estoy confusado...

[alexthemama]

When a G and U are together, they make "weh" sound, but it isn't really a "weh" sound per se; it is more of a very soft "gooweh." A G can also sound like a hard G in English, as heard in gate, good, gash -- but it can have a "HEH" sound too, as in the name Gerardo, which is pronounced "HEH-rar-do."

It's all over the place, man.

BUT, going back to that "weh" sound, this explains why this t-shirt is hilarious and every Mexican that sees it, thinks it rocks.

[pnendick]

That probably means I've been saying guerrero and guerra all this time. Sheesh. But really I'm more confused by the r in guero making the d sound.

[bettybites]

How is that album?

[alexthemama]

It's O.K. I haven't heard it all, but the songs I've heard are pretty good.