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Many Spanish words taken into English have a "J" sounding like "H", but San Jacinto follows a different rule:

• San Jose
• La Jolla
• San Juan
• Jiminez

Why is San Jacinto not pronounced San Hacinto in English?

The languagehat article mentioned in comments shows that the J in Jacinto is under attack in Texas, but it doesn't explain why Texans don't pronounce Jacinto like every other Spanish J word.

Many Spanish words taken into English have a "J" sounding like "H", but San Jacinto follows a different rule:

• San Jose
• La Jolla
• San Juan
• Jimenez

Why is San Jacinto not pronounced San Hacinto in English?

The languagehat article mentioned in comments shows that the J in Jacinto is under attack in Texas, but it doesn't explain why Texans don't pronounce Jacinto like every other Spanish J word.

Every other Spanish word that has a "J" follows a different rule:

• San Jose
• La Jolla
• San Juan
• Jiminez

Why is San Jacinto not pronounced San Hacinto in English?

The article mgb links to below shows that the J in Jacinto is under attack in Texas, but it doesn't explain why Texans don't pronounce Jacinto like every other Spanish J word. Thanks for the link mgb.

Many Spanish words taken into English have a "J" sounding like "H", but San Jacinto follows a different rule:

• San Jose
• La Jolla
• San Juan
• Jiminez

Why is San Jacinto not pronounced San Hacinto in English?

The languagehat article mentioned in comments shows that the J in Jacinto is under attack in Texas, but it doesn't explain why Texans don't pronounce Jacinto like every other Spanish J word.