> > Scandinavian, yes. But last time I checked,
> > Hispanic people pronounced it as an "h"...
> >
> > -- codeman"just ask Julio"38
>
> That's what I thought too. But I worked with a
> completely Hispanic staff when I was a hotel
> room attendant, and every one of them called
> me "Yessica".
>
> --Jez"me and Yulio down by the school yard"zika

Ah. I see the misunderstanding. They pronounce the letter "j" as an "h" but the sound "j" as a "y."

Interestingly, a lot of Hispanic people I know pronounce the "y" sound (like in "you," "yes," etc.) with kind of a j or zh sound at the beginning. It sounds neat.

-eric "And whenever I read Spanish I end up reading it as if it were German. I take the accents and enyes all into stride, too." sleator
Sun 4 Mar A.D. 2001