David K
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Baja Spell Checker Reminder
A short list of the most often misspelled Baja place names once again, as deemed needed for fun and education!   (Some wrong ways follow)
TIJUANA (Tiajuana)
MEXICALI (Mexacali, Mexicalli)
ROSARITO (Rosarita)
ENSENADA (Ensinada)
SANTO TOMAS (Santo Thomas)
SAN VICENTE (San Vincente)
SAN QUINTIN (San Quentin, San Quinten)
PUERTECITOS (Puertocitos)
ALFONSINA'S (Alphonsina's)
SANTA ROSALILLITA (Santa Rosaliita, etc.)
SAN FRANCISQUITO (San Franciscito, etc.)
GUERRERO NEGRO (Guerro Negro)
MULEGE (Muleje)
LORETO (Loretto)
LOS BARRILES (Los Barilles)
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Minnow
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Spell checker, glad to see you back.
I bet Bruce could misspell hafe of dose in one poste.
[Edited on 10-1-2007 by Minnow]
Proud husband of a legal immigrant.
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Baja Bernie
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And if Bruce did it we would have undrestood because he is one great communicator!
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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DENNIS
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Nobody says it like you Bernie
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DENNIS
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Hey David ---
Is Tijuana a contraction of Tia Juana?
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David K
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Yes, Tia Juana (Aunt Jane) was the original name for the river and rancho... and to most it is how we still say (and spell) this biggest city in Baja!
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Bob H
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Great David... and how many people still thing Loreto is Loredo? Huh?
And one of my favorite sayings is "I have 'bean' to San Quintin" If you make it rhyme you are saying it right. Hah!
Como esta frejoles... "how you bean?"
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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DENNIS
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I have heard the word,"Chapultepec," slaughtered, mangeled, peed on, twisted, ruined, dissed, and otherwise mispronounced so often that Im not sure I
spelled it correctly. I'd better go look it up.
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Bob H
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How about adding Vizcaino to your list.... Also, how about Erendira. Can't spell (without looking at the map) or pronounce these correctly either.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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David K
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If you do a search on Nomad, you will find an extended list... I just posted what seems to be the most common ones I see repeatedly.
Santa Rosalillita (Santa Rosaliita) and San Quintin (San Quinten, San Quentin), most recently... Usually it is Guerrero Negro (Guerro Negro) and
Puertecitos (Puertocitos) that are the all time winners!
One that is from a few years ago I just thought of was San Agustin which was even misspelled on signs as San Augustin...
Then there's the all time 'it doesn't matter how you spell it' rancho SANTA YNEZ which has t shirts 'Santa Ines' and both ways are spelled on signs at
the entrance road! On Nomad I have seen Inez, Ynes, Innes, etc.
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LaRibereņa
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La Ribera (La Rivera)
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David K
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YES... that was on the longer list! We just don't see La Ribera posted much here! Problem is the 'v' in Spanish has a sound nearly the same as a 'b'.
Look how BUENA (good) is spelled at the Pitaya stand:
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