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When did people stop pronouncing the hard-G in 'Los Angeles' and start using the soft-G?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33772points) December 7th, 2024

I was listening to Old Time Radio channel on Sirius XM last week (playing Dragnet from 1949 or 1950). On that radio show, they pronounced Angeles as if it were An-Guh-Lees.

Ever since I have been around, I heard “An-juh-lees”.

When did using a soft-G become common?

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