... This is a great question! As a native born of Los Angeles, I pronounce Spanish quite well. Couldn't tell you what more than a few words actually mean, but...

hey..thank you very much for that..problem solved! bye p.s as an aussie, we pronounce it abby Shoot-o! ... say it ... pronounce ... pronounce!...

I saw an Extra ( I think it was Extra) interview with Cote and her old pal Carlos Ponce and he pronounced it Coatie ( like Coat with an ie as oppposed to coat...

yeah..see thats what i had heard off E.T but the little ` over the e at the end of 'Cote' usually indicates the 'ay' sounds.. oh well...lets just put it as an...