I say Nevada, You say NevODDa

Just in case you were wondering: the name of the Silver State is derived from the Spanish word nevada, which is the feminine form of "covered in snow." And just in case you were also wondering: the proper local pronunciation of the second syllable of the state's name is not like the "o" in "odd" but like the "a" in "glad". In 2005, the state even issued a specialty license plate that lists the name of the state as Nevăda. Why, you ask? Natives of the state strongly resent hearing Nevada's name mispronounced in the national media – which it has been of late (being an election year). Please take special care to utter the State's name correctly in all polite conversation, and please forward this Information Alert to any and all of your media pals, forthwith.