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bad american pronunciations of (european) loanwords

Started by Kalahari Inkantation, May 05, 2017, 04:01:43 AM

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Kalahari Inkantation

could be names, towns or other nouns

for example, did you know our very own kaz likely pronounces 'prague' like 'prayg'

Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 03, 2017, 09:55:46 PM
i'm gonna make you guys scream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Prague,_Minnesota

QuoteNew Prague /ˈnjuː ˈpreɪɡ/ NEW PRAYG[5]



also, doesn't necessarily have to be european

for example, i mispronounced 'oregon' similar to 'polygon' for years

and that's practically an american word so i have even less of an excuse

Kalahari Inkantation

don't get me started on polish names

poor poland

Thyme

Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 05, 2017, 04:01:43 AM
for example, i mispronounced 'oregon' similar to 'polygon' for years


i'm still gonna pronounce it like that and you can't do anything about it

and i can't think of any off the top of my head but i know there are a couple of anglicized french words that make me go "awdood;"

Mando Pandango

Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 22, 2018, 10:27:46 PMjesus absolute shitdicking christ, nu-boyah

YPrrrr

Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 05, 2017, 04:01:57 AM
don't get me started on polish names

poor poland
Oddly it's my English last name that gives people problems versus my mother's maiden name girl; But yeah polish gets crazy
Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 05, 2017, 04:01:43 AM
could be names, towns or other nouns

for example, did you know our very own kaz likely pronounces 'prague' like 'prayg'

Quote from: Majorana's Mask on May 03, 2017, 09:55:46 PM
i'm gonna make you guys scream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Prague,_Minnesota

QuoteNew Prague /ˈnjuː ˈpreɪɡ/ NEW PRAYG[5]



also, doesn't necessarily have to be european

for example, i mispronounced 'oregon' similar to 'polygon' for years

and that's practically an american word so i have even less of an excuse
And now I'm kinda mad at kaz


YPrrrr

Quesodilla - Ques-uh-dilla instead of queso-deeya

Jalapeño - Jalapeeno or Halapeeno vs hala-pen-nyo

Guillotine - Gill-o-teen vs Gui-o-teen



Mando Pandango

I've never heard anyone say Kay-suh-dill-uh unironically.

One that bugs me is purple who say habañero instead of habanero. There's no ~
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 22, 2018, 10:27:46 PMjesus absolute shitdicking christ, nu-boyah

YPrrrr

Quote from: Pop"icl...!Pop"icl...!Pop"icl...! on May 05, 2017, 11:27:58 AM
I've never heard anyone say Kay-suh-dill-uh unironically.

One that bugs me is purple who say habañero instead of habanero. There's no ~
Go south young popsi! I heard it a bunch in PA and in the south


Mando Pandango

It goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes
Quote from: YPargh on May 05, 2017, 10:58:28 AM
Gill-o-teen
yuh
Quote from: Magyarorszag on August 22, 2018, 10:27:46 PMjesus absolute shitdicking christ, nu-boyah

rdl

i refuse to spell fuccboi as fuckboy. its just gross.

also, zuckerberg is zuccerberg

Kalahari Inkantation

Quote from: ADX on May 05, 2017, 12:52:05 PM
i refuse to spell fuccboi as fuckboy. its just gross.

also, zuckerberg is zuccerberg


can't cucc the zucc

Kalahari Inkantation

i once heard someone joking say "muh-zÁh-rull-uh stix" while ordering at a restaurant

i lol'd p. hard

there was another good one he'd innovated that day and i'm struggling to remember it >.<

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