This one gets me every time: Australians, unless they've studied Spanish (and even sometimes if they have), will pronounce "tortilla" at face value.
Now I am not remotely an expert on the Spanish language, but at the very least I know that "ll" is supposed to be more along the lines of a "y."
Australians, take note!
Saturday, May 7, 2011
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I did a short course in Spanish years ago so I know that one - unfortunately waiters in 'Mexican' restaurants don't and just look a bit blank when I pronounce it that way.
Depending on where the speaker is from it can also be pronounced as soft g (like a French g) or zh sound (not sure how to write it). However, I noted that my Spanish-English dictionary has it as "lli" like in "million".
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