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About Chavez...

by Julia (guest)

7/7/2005, 3:15 PM

Chavez is usually spelled with an accent mark over the 'a', causing it to be pronounced CHAH-vez.

- Lumia

7/8/2005, 2:16 AM

Chávez

Chávez with an accent is the ONLY correct spelling in Spanish. The pronunciaton causes the mark, not the mark causes the pronunciation.

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