Barcelona?


The scene with Billy and his girlfriend when they were talking about going to Spain - maybe I missed something but can someone explain why they kept saying Barthelona? Like Barcelona with a lisp? Keeps buggin me. Is he just being funny.

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The accent in Spain is exactly that. :) The Cs are pronounced like a TH

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Really?? I never knew this lol

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castilian_Spanish

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Yes, that's the main difference in pronunciation between Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Spanish.

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Not always. Sometimes is like a "K" :) (I'm Spanish) But yes, for Barcelona is a "TH" and the gag is funny ;)

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Actually because Barcelona is the capital of the Catalonia region, it would not be pronounced with a TH sound as the natives of Catalonia do not use the same pronunciation rules as the rest of Spain.

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Same way ppl in Europe pronounce Ibiza "Ibitha".

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