Nev[æ]da or Nev[ɑ]da?

Written By Jennifer Nycz

As a person from New Jersey who now lives in DC, I do not have strong opinions about how “Nevada” is pronounced - but Nevadans sure do! I’m quoted a few times in this fun Atlas Obscura piece on the sociolinguistics of this perennial debate.

Jennifer Nycz
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