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Originally posted by RedRoseSAI
In various parts of Spain, an "x" is often pronounced as "sh". If you want to go to a champagne bar in Barcelona, you ask for the nearest "sham-pan-yera", not a "zam-pan-yera".
How is a Spanish X pronounced?
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Also around these parts the spanish X can also be pronounced as the J sound, as in "huh" (in spanish, J is often peonounced as an H). The alternate spelling of Jiminez (last name) is Ximines. The main campus entry road from the south is Edward Ximines Drive. I did 5 years there before I figured out that it was pronounced 'he-men-ess' not 'zim-ens' (using the english zee sound for X, like in Xerox.)
On the government screwing up birthdates, one of my brothers from college is Vietnamiese and his family emigrated here int he early 80's. If you get to the US without proof of your birthday (an governemnt issued birth certificate, baptism certificate, etc.) the US government assigns you Jan. 1 as your birthdate. I've come across about 5 different people who had Jan 1 birthdays because of that.