How do you pronounce Pinochet?  Answers to your questions about
the news. Dec. 12 2006 6:20 PM  Augusto Pino-qué?  How to
pronounce the Chilean dictator's name.  Augusto Pinochet, the
former dictator of Chile, died on Sunday at the age of 91; the
debate over how to pronounce his name lives on. According to the
New York Times, the name is "PEE-noh-shay," while the BBC
recommends "PIN-uh-shay." On March 11, 1998, NPR made the switch
from "pin-oh-SHAY" to "pin-oh-SHET." (Listen to the host of All
Things Considered stumble over it.) Slate has twice tried to get
to the bottom of this question: Eight years ago we went with
"pee-no-CHAY" but then reversed course last year with "pin-oh-
CHET." So, which is it?  All of the above. There's no single
correct pronunciation for the name in Chile. The first two
syllables don't change too much, and should be something between
"pin-oh" and "pee-no." But the last syllable is up for grabs:
Some Chileans go with "shay," others "chay," and still others
"chet."  Daniel Engber Danie