Juan doing a spot of carting......the go cart kind.
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Juan Pablo Montoya
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Hammer278 wrote:Silly question....but how does his name suddenly become Johnny Montana?
It's a NASCAR thing.
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Hammer278 wrote:Silly question....but how does his name suddenly become Johnny Montana?
The same way Ricciardo becomes Riccardo... announcers don't always do their homework??
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Plus Eddie Jordan used to have a driver called Tim O'Glock
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It's a good thing I'm not an announcer, as I have a name for him that isn't going to be rated for family viewing!! 
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Does it include the words "not a wet weather specialist"
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Nope!! But, it does have a not-so-nice word that refers to his mother, whom I've never met!! 
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sagi58 wrote:Hammer278 wrote:Silly question....but how does his name suddenly become Johnny Montana?
The same way Ricciardo becomes Riccardo... announcers don't always do their homework??
I heard it was technically Rich-e-ardo, but people said Ricky-ardo, because of how it looks. Now it's just Rick-ardo for some reason. Stupidity I'm guessing.
I don't know why people struggle with names. My daughter's relatively simple name gets mangled all the time, even when people have only heard it, not read it.
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He'll be referred to as Ricky when he comes to drive in NASCAR. 
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Roth wrote:I heard it was technically Rich-e-ardo, but people said Ricky-ardo, because of how it looks. Now it's just Rick-ardo for some reason. Stupidity I'm guessing.
I don't know why people struggle with names. My daughter's relatively simple name gets mangled all the time, even when people have only heard it, not read it.
The emphasis (usually the second last syllable in the Italian language) is on the "chiar" ... So, technically, it's "Ree - CHIAR - doh"!
As for why people mispronounce it, basically, it's a lack of respect for others, as far as I'm concerned.
Especially when someone has been made aware of the correct pronunciation!
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