Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

Let Things Be

How do you pronounce Chile?
I have always called it Chilly.
Chilly does sound silly,
Although it has been the pronunciation for me.
Lately, news readers call Chile, Chilay,
I don't know why it needed to be changed
Today, or is it the correct way to say, Chile
Why can't they let things be?

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Gershon Wolf November 7, 2022 at 8:03 PM Progress these days seems to require relentless destruction of anything with a whiff of enjoyment. Pity. ~ gw

Rico Leffanta November 7, 2022 at 10:08 AM Chile can be quite chilly, yet we call Köln (Germany) Cologne. Whomever came up with that was sensory deprived! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins November 7, 2022 at 8:34 AM (chuckling) You know, Shirley, we always called Chile "chili" like the soup. But, the Spanish pronunciation would be "chil-lay." I have noticed this myself. I suppose the readers have chosen the Spanish pronunciation to appeal to a larger Spanish audience. Don't know.

Deb M November 7, 2022 at 4:54 AM I thought it was Chilly also Shirley! Why fix things that are not broken i say! Another beauty Shirley….. Debx