I have CBC as a cable channel, and confirm that @Missy_Pants is describing how I hear it on Canukistani TV commercials for the Ontario market. It’s very grating. The other one that bugs the heck out of me is MAhz-da.
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It’s not MAhz-da?
(Perhaps it could be Maaz-da, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard it pronounced that way.)
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Isn’t it the going conversion rate? Totally screws up birth certificates.
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“Mazda” as in “Ahura Mazda”? Shouldn’t this be in the “solar Jesus” thread? 
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Maybe more like MAahz-da. Heavy emphasis on the ‘a’ so it comes out rhyming with “yeah.”
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…but how else should you say it?
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POSS-tuh
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POSS-tuh? Like … Possum?
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Yup. Short ‘a’ without undue emphasis.
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Not to mention our vast array of hovercrafts plying their trade along the rivers.
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If it wasn’t for Canada we might have fewer rules on the internet!
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If it wasn’t for Canada I would have a lot more likes.
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Stick by your guns. I just checked with my landlord and his wife, both from Bari: both As are like the A in cat (“How else would you say it?”). The pronunciation you use is the Italian pronunciation.
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If it wasn’t for Canada, where would Bennidict Arnold have been able to go after the war to be accused of arson?
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How is Bari pronounced?
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Poor Benedict, he got such a bad reputation…
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If it wasn’t for Canada there would be a lot less reading about a red-haired irresponsible lass growing up in PEI.
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Like the English given name. Vowels pretty much always take the same value in Italian.
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Who invades Quebec in the middle of goddamned winter? He fucked up everything. But, at the same time, helped create the only walled city in North America, and it’s a beautiful place as a result. So, long-term win. Thanks Benedict Arnold, you fucking traitor.
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Did you know she’s getting a “gritty re-boot”?
Much like Archie Andrews and the gang in Riverdale.
Because nothing says coming of age tween dramas like gritty reboots right?
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