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Cambria pronunciation

Sal Espana

Sat, Feb 24, 2024 9:27 AM

I'm just going to play it safe and never mention the name of the town over the air again.
On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 02:04:25 PM PST, Jim Dee via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

I think the name to think of is Camelot when supposedly saying Cambria correctly.
However...I moved to SLO in 1965. I know people who were born in Cambria and they say Came-bria. Just wondering if the disgruntled listener is a Cambria native, or if they grew up there, or if they're an LA transplant.
On Thursday, February 22, 2024, 09:56:33 PM CST, John Walsh via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

And as for the first vowel, it's long established I hope that it's not 'Cahmbria.'
On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 07:22:17 PM PST, Monica Fiscalini via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

Good luck with that!
Camebria = San Louie Obispo

Monica

On Feb 22, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Marisa Waddell via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

Hi all!

A listener reminded us recently that Cambria is pronounced CAM-bree-ah, not “CAME”-bree-ah. It’s always a good reminder, so we’re pronouncing it consistently and correctly.

If you want to check out a fun story about the town’s pronunciation and history, here’s an award-winning piece that Randol White did for us about it in 2015:

https://www.kcbx.org/local-lingo/2015-12-18/are-you-using-the-original-pronunciation-of-this-popular-california-tourist-destination

Ciao!

Marisa

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I'm just going to play it safe and never mention the name of the town over the air again. On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 02:04:25 PM PST, Jim Dee via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: I think the name to think of is Camelot when supposedly saying Cambria correctly. However...I moved to SLO in 1965. I know people who were born in Cambria and they say Came-bria. Just wondering if the disgruntled listener is a Cambria native, or if they grew up there, or if they're an LA transplant. On Thursday, February 22, 2024, 09:56:33 PM CST, John Walsh via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: And as for the first vowel, it's long established I hope that it's not 'Cahmbria.' On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 07:22:17 PM PST, Monica Fiscalini via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: Good luck with that! Camebria = San Louie Obispo Monica On Feb 22, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Marisa Waddell via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: Hi all! A listener reminded us recently that Cambria is pronounced CAM-bree-ah, not “CAME”-bree-ah. It’s always a good reminder, so we’re pronouncing it consistently and correctly. If you want to check out a fun story about the town’s pronunciation and history, here’s an award-winning piece that Randol White did for us about it in 2015: https://www.kcbx.org/local-lingo/2015-12-18/are-you-using-the-original-pronunciation-of-this-popular-california-tourist-destination Ciao! Marisa __ Marisa Waddell (she/her) Director of Programming and Content KCBX Central Coast Public Radio (805) 549-8855 mwaddell@kcbx.org http://www.kcbx.org _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net

John Walsh

Sat, Feb 24, 2024 10:09 PM

I moved to Cambria in 1978. And at that time there were three classes of residents: came-Brians. Cam-Brians. And cum-Brians. And each class knew their pronunciation was the correct one.
But it’s been so long that it’s hard to recollect off top of my head but each category also corresponded as to whether they were of Artist ilk, immigrants from urban world, nativists etc. at the time one immediately knew from which camp they affiliated with.
Best,

Tom Wilmer

Instagram: @thomas.wilmer
Twitter: @TomCWilmer

On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 17:23 Marisa Waddell via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

The listener is from here. As are the many natives who correctly say CAM-bree-ah. Did you check out Randol’s story? It was LA transplants (developers) who started calling it CAME-bree-ah back in the late 1920s. That’s why many people have been mispronouncing it for generations.

From: Jim Dee [mailto:palmcinema@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 1:59 PM
To: Marisa Waddell mwaddell@kcbx.org; Monica Fiscalini mfiscalini@yahoo.com; John Walsh jfwalshman@yahoo.com
Cc: Onair onair@list.kcbx.net
Subject: Re: [Onair] Re: Cambria pronunciation

I think the name to think of is Camelot when supposedly saying Cambria correctly.

However...I moved to SLO in 1965. I know people who were born in Cambria and they say Came-bria. Just wondering if the disgruntled listener is a Cambria native, or if they grew up there, or if they're an LA transplant.

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, 09:56:33 PM CST, John Walsh via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

And as for the first vowel, it's long established I hope that it's not 'Cahmbria.'

On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 07:22:17 PM PST, Monica Fiscalini via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

Good luck with that!

Camebria = San Louie Obispo

Monica

On Feb 22, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Marisa Waddell via Onair onair@list.kcbx.net wrote:

Hi all!

A listener reminded us recently that Cambria is pronounced CAM-bree-ah, not “CAME”-bree-ah. It’s always a good reminder, so we’re pronouncing it consistently and correctly.

If you want to check out a fun story about the town’s pronunciation and history, here’s an award-winning piece that Randol White did for us about it in 2015:

https://www.kcbx.org/local-lingo/2015-12-18/are-you-using-the-original-pronunciation-of-this-popular-california-tourist-destination

Ciao!

Marisa

Marisa Waddell (she/her)

Director of Programming and Content

KCBX Central Coast Public Radio

(805) 549-8855

mwaddell@kcbx.org

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Absolutely! I was living and working in Cayucos for most of the 1970s, it was a thorny issue then. 'Cayucos' too, still trips people up. Me, I'm originally from Oregon, and gosh, a lot of people mess up that name, especially the Easterners, of course. On Friday, February 23, 2024 at 06:24:34 PM PST, Thomas Wilmer <thomascwilmer@gmail.com> wrote: I moved to Cambria in 1978. And at that time there were three classes of residents: came-Brians. Cam-Brians. And cum-Brians. And each class knew their pronunciation was the correct one. But it’s been so long that it’s hard to recollect off top of my head but each category also corresponded as to whether they were of Artist ilk, immigrants from urban world, nativists etc. at the time one immediately knew from which camp they affiliated with. Best, Tom Wilmer Instagram: @thomas.wilmer Twitter: @TomCWilmer On Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 17:23 Marisa Waddell via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: The listener is from here. As are the many natives who correctly say CAM-bree-ah. Did you check out Randol’s story? It was LA transplants (developers) who started calling it CAME-bree-ah back in the late 1920s. That’s why many people have been mispronouncing it for generations. mw From: Jim Dee [mailto:palmcinema@aol.com] Sent: Friday, February 23, 2024 1:59 PM To: Marisa Waddell <mwaddell@kcbx.org>; Monica Fiscalini <mfiscalini@yahoo.com>; John Walsh <jfwalshman@yahoo.com> Cc: Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> Subject: Re: [Onair] Re: Cambria pronunciation I think the name to think of is Camelot when supposedly saying Cambria correctly. However...I moved to SLO in 1965. I know people who were born in Cambria and they say Came-bria. Just wondering if the disgruntled listener is a Cambria native, or if they grew up there, or if they're an LA transplant. On Thursday, February 22, 2024, 09:56:33 PM CST, John Walsh via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: And as for the first vowel, it's long established I hope that it's not 'Cahmbria.' On Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 07:22:17 PM PST, Monica Fiscalini via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: Good luck with that! Camebria = San Louie Obispo Monica On Feb 22, 2024, at 5:16 PM, Marisa Waddell via Onair <onair@list.kcbx.net> wrote: Hi all! A listener reminded us recently that Cambria is pronounced CAM-bree-ah, not “CAME”-bree-ah. It’s always a good reminder, so we’re pronouncing it consistently and correctly. If you want to check out a fun story about the town’s pronunciation and history, here’s an award-winning piece that Randol White did for us about it in 2015: https://www.kcbx.org/local-lingo/2015-12-18/are-you-using-the-original-pronunciation-of-this-popular-california-tourist-destination Ciao! Marisa __ Marisa Waddell (she/her) Director of Programming and Content KCBX Central Coast Public Radio (805) 549-8855 mwaddell@kcbx.org http://www.kcbx.org _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net _______________________________________________ Onair mailing list -- onair@list.kcbx.net To unsubscribe send an email to onair-leave@list.kcbx.net