Reply #28: This thread shows we need a better way of writing down pronunciations

[muriel_volestrangler]

Because the .ram file you link to gives the middle syllable as a short 'a', but the Reno/Tahoe about.com article says it's "Ne-vaa-Da" - and when I see that, I think the middle syllable is a long 'a' - because words that are written with a double 'a' are normally pronounced with a long 'a' ('Aachen', 'aardvark').

And the ways other people in this thread are writing it down are so inconsistent that they're basically useless.