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A Gone-ZAG-uh pronunciation guide

Editor Rob Curley of The Spokesman-Review (Colin Mulvany/SR photo)

Editor Rob Curley/SR provides a tutorial on how to pronounce Gonzaga:

We’ve all been there before. Sitting in our favorite chair, just minutes before the tipoff of a nationally televised Gonzaga basketball game. Our favorite tasty beverage within arm’s reach.

Then the announcer says it.

Wait. Did he really just say Zaw-Guh? As in Gun Zaw Guh?

It’s hard when you hear it at home. Grates on your nerves worse than fingernails on a chalkboard. More here.

Question: How do you pronounce “Gonzaga”?

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