San-tana winds

Posted by ptf on October 07, 2002 at 10:31:34:

In Reply to: Conditions are great posted by seahunt on October 06, 2002 at 19:31:52:

I suppose that is how you meant your readers to red the post. Now if only we could get the news reports to stop pronouncing it as santa-ana winds.

The American Heritage® Dictionary thinks it is Santa Ana Wayne 17:10:20 10/08/02 (5)
- And so does Websters. Only shows they are both wrong. Origin is origin + Eins 00:13:48 10/09/02 (4)
  - Well, it shows that error has crept into common usage Wayne 08:34:24 10/09/02 (3)
    - "What words should be in use?" NightDiver 08:55:04 10/09/02 (1)
      - Re: "What words should be in use?" Wayne 10:13:33 10/09/02 (0)
    - Im Paul Harvey ... Gooday - 08:41:03 10/09/02 (0)
It would appear...(+) NightDiver 15:25:51 10/07/02 (0)
Good luck educating the weather dudes. + Max Bottomtime 15:03:14 10/07/02 (1)
- Computer viruses shootmypnuemo 15:25:21 10/07/02 (0)
Santa Anas and where they got their name...really! shootmypnuemo 14:52:04 10/07/02 (0)
Re: San-tana winds seahunt 12:33:56 10/07/02 (0)