pronunciation thread.

[red]

just list words you cant pronounce, so whenever you say them incorrectly, you dont feel like a dumb ass. ill start.

hermes

palahniuk

kesey

ummmm.... i forgot the rest. ill try to remember and post later.

[Chicken]

most people can't pronounce asterisk, but don't know it.

[cheapmuthafukr]

i have a hard time with ex-wife... always seems to come out bitch.

[Chicken]

^ that might be the correct pronounciation, actually.

one japanese word that's completely bastardized is "karaoke". so many people say car-roo-key. it's kah-rah-oh-kay.

[minya]

^ that might be the correct pronounciation, actually.

one japanese word that's completely bastardized is "karaoke". so many people say car-roo-key. it's kah-rah-oh-kay.

Pronouncing karaoke like that means you probably pronounce "karate" as "kah-rah-TAY" which means you're a huge, huge nerd.

[Chicken]

are you making fun of mr. miyagi?

[mizanation]

haha. funny stuff. i just had a napoleon dynamite flashback with the karate instructor.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

i can't seem to pronounce hige properly----i know how, but can't bring myself to do it.

[LIVENUDEGIRLS]

massachusetts

[minya]

Japanophiles/anime fans make me ill.

[Chicken]

haha. funny stuff. i just had a napoleon dynamite flashback with the karate instructor.

I'm Rex, founder of the Rex Kwan Do self-defense system! After one week with me in my dojo, you'll be prepared to defend yourself with the strength of a grizzly, the reflexes of a puma, and the wisdom of a man.

[greentea]

some people have a problem saying this hawaiian phrase.

Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono o Hawaii

[greentea]

Japanophiles/anime fans make me ill.

yeah theres bunch of white japanophiles lurkin around.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

ain't that bugs bunny song?

i can't pronounce georges bataille.

fuck french words.

i can't even say gainsbourg convincingly.

i've got Lautréamont down, i think: low-tro-mont, it works if i mumble it...

[Chicken]

i can't seem to pronounce hige properly----i know how, but can't bring myself to do it.

he gay. (but more staccato.)

is that why it's difficult?

[denimdestroyedmylife]

hey, i thought there was no "ay" sound in japanese...

i thought it was he-GEH

confusing.

[greentea]

ain't that bugs bunny song?

i can't pronounce georges bataille.

fuck french words.

i can't even say gainsbourg convincingly.

i've got Lautréamont down, i think: low-tro-mont, it works if i mumble it...

how about pronouncing

Justine Henin-hardenne?

[greentea]

hey, i thought there was no "ay" sound in japanese...

i thought it was he-GEH

confusing.

i know theres no L. i have a co worker he saids "clean" "creen" "i will creen the systemboard"

[minya]

ain't that bugs bunny song?

i can't pronounce georges bataille.

fuck french words.

i can't even say gainsbourg convincingly.

i've got Lautréamont down, i think: low-tro-mont, it works if i mumble it...

Sartre fucking pisses me off. So does "Aix."

[Chicken]

hey, i thought there was no "ay" sound in japanese...

i thought it was he-GEH

confusing.

you're completely correct. i'm just used to explaining people with "ay"s because it seems to be easier for people who grew up with american english. perhaps i should start using "eh"s.

but then, it might seem like i'm canadian or something.

[Chicken]

Sartre fucking pisses me off. So does "Aix."

sartre makes me laugh. reminds me of my high school philosophy class.

just remembered "Descartes" too.

[keri]

i have a hard time with ex-wife... always seems to come out bitch.

is this the ex wife of the fabled vagina? cause i think it'd be thank you if it were her, you know, letting you use it and all.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

sarte is a little bitch.

an easy one to pronounce: SART

but mufuggas won't know what you are saying and you have to say: SART-truh

it is depressing.

seems we are stuck on non-english words here

as far as english-ish goes, i can't pronounce sangfroid, mainly b/c it is rarely uttered; pronounciation keys only take you so far....

[Chicken]

haha. funny stuff. i just had a napoleon dynamite flashback with the karate instructor.

speaking of napoleon dynamite, why don't you go and make yourself some kay-suh-dillah.

[cheapmuthafukr]

is this the ex wife of the fabled vagina? cause i think it'd be thank you if it were her, you know, letting you use it and all.

no... i dont like using it. its TOO SMALL. or im too big.

[keri]

aunt, i say "ont" with a short o, and here in the south, they all say "ant" what the freaking hell I'm not a 6 legged annoying insect, i only have two legs.

[keri]

no... i dont like using it. its TOO SMALL. or im too big.

ahhhhh... pain is not good in that area.

[damnIam]

I am struck with this particular impediment quite often myself.

(reply to Cheap)

[cheapmuthafukr]

yeah... i try to find girls who have had kids so i know it will fit.

[snugglepony]

even though i use it in writing occasionally, and i know how to pronounce it, "insouciant" always fucks me up...