How to spell it?
How to pronounce it?
As long as I’ve been playing, these have been bones of contention.
Brad Bordessa over at Live Ukulele just published a very thorough, very well-researched piece on how to pronounce the word “ukulele.”
Please note the depth of detail, the quality of the content, the thoroughness of a true expert at work — multiple sources, linguistic nuance. I’m guessing it took him five days to research and write.
Oh, and here’s my 30-second video on the same topic:
PS: Lot’s more in the humor department over here.