2023-11-03 17:44:42
Never uttering a word was so scary.
This week several festivities related to death have been celebrated: the Day of the Dead, All Saints’ Day, the Commemoration of the Faithful Dead, etc. However, on the night of October 31, a festival is also celebrated whose name is pronounced in many ways by Spanish speakers: /jálogüin/, /jalogüín/, /jábulin/, /jabuelín/… What will be the established option?
The esdrújula pronunciation received 82% of the votes, while the remaining 18% of those consulted opted for the acute pronunciation
Halloween is the shortening of the expression All Hallows’ Eve, which alludes to All Saints’ Eve. The name of this celebration contains some spellings whose pronunciation in English is different from what we would do in Spanish, such as the two L’s pronounced as a single one or the double e that sounds like an i. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the pronunciation of Halloween in English it is something like /jalogüin/. Although this word is sharp in this language, the majority of our followers of Instagram They have opted for the esdrújula option. And it is not the first time that speakers change the accent of a proper name, since the same thing has happened with Microsoft, YouTube or Instagram (esdrújulas in English and acute in Spanish, mostly). Therefore, both options are equally valid, depending on whether you want to follow the English pronunciation or not.
Once again we want to thank our followers, who are always willing to give us their opinion in these surveys. We remember that they do not have any scientific purpose, but they help us to know a little better what terms are used by the speakers who accompany us on social networks.
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