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Has anyone noticed the pronunciation of Los Angeles and Fresno has changed from TV soaps in the '50's?

Used to be angeles hard g as in good,
used to be freeno.

Source : watching TV in Australia

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5 days ago
To "the phrase that pays"

I asked about Fresno on Yahoo answers as I thought it used to be called Freeno.

Someone mentioned Los Angeles - then I remembered detective movies.

this was part of the answer I got:
" Along the lines you're talking about, the most remarkable one to me is the shift from Los Angeles with a hard G to a J sound. I haven't heard the first pronunciation (except in old movies) for decades. "


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 5 days ago
To "the phrase that pays"

I asked about Fresno on Yahoo answers as I thought it used to be called Freeno.

Someone mentioned Los Angeles - then I remembered detective movies.

this was part of the answer I got:
" Along the lines you're talking about, the most remarkable one to me is the shift from Los Angeles with a hard G to a J sound. I haven't heard the first pronunciation (except in old movies) for decades. "