Pronouce it correctly: countries-enough insulting

[mystvearn]

As you can see the war led to lots and lots of coverage-so why can't everybody say it correctly?

PRONOUNCE IT CORRECTLY-PLEASE

IRAQ-is E-RUCK
not I-RACK or E-RACQI,

then there is BASRA
not BASS-RAH (the first part sounds like the name of that fish),
or BASS-RE, or BUS-RAH
Its BUS-RA

Its not nice to call people/things/places the way its not supposed to sound. SO LEARN!!What if someone calls you/your country and anything associated with incorrectly-it is unpleasant. Example:

AMERICA-
E-MERY-KAH, or E-MARRY-KA, and so fouth.

Evan names-such as JHON
J-YAWN, or JEAN, or so fourth.

Here we can see that there is a misundurstanding-If corected-then still pronounce the incorrect word the person who feels uneasy will conclude that this person is arrogant, and unwilling to listen-resulting in the degrade of respect.
A great way to do this is by listening to other tv stations that are not based in the same country-try finding the sources from that country.

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[Mac Medic]

Dude,really,who cares?.

[juppy]

I think the "mispronounciations" you are referring to, are many times due to the differences in languages. You say Iraq is pronounced E-RUCK? I've never heard it pronounced with a U sound anywhere. I've always heard it as E-ROCK or I-RACK. Iraqis aren't any better at pronouncing our people or places though either. I've heard them call America A-MARE-E-KAH and President Bush was pronounced BOOSH.

[avx]

I think you got those pronunciations incorrect...

America
WIN-ERS

Saddam
LU-ZER

FRANCE
PUN-KS
:D

I went to Canada once and people kept asking me what the war was "aboot" and everything ends in "eh?"

I love accents...no need to get upset over some simple mispronunciations.:D

[Byte 2.0]

FRANCE
need proof

[Nuclear Krusader]

It's all a mater of languages.

In spanish Iraq is written Irak and pronounced E-rak. The a sounds like in cat.

Basra is written Basora, and pronounced Ba-SO-ra. The a is again pronounced like in cat and the o like in bolt.

[David_Jones]

Iraq is most definately pronounced:

I-rak (I as "In", Rak as "Rack of ribs")

Quite where the 'I' (as in 'I went to work') came from I cannot imagine.

Pretty simple really!

If you want to know how to pronounce something in *English*, a good definitive reference is always the BBC. I believe that they have a whole unit dedicated to getting the pronunciation correct for their presenters. Compare for the lack of support that CNN seems to give its presenters and the resulting hash you get.

However, if you are speaking in a different language, then the pronunciation will be different of course.

David.

[WJWheels]

Who cares? Get a life... geez, I lived for a time in Worcester, Massachusetts! :D

[David_Jones]

Now that has to be a good one:

Of course, Worcester is pronounced 'Wooster', but I can just imagine CNN trying to brain into gear:

Worcester ~ Manchester

Wer-Chester....
Wor-Chester....



{Grin}


There is a place near here called Whakapapa.

It is a Maori name, and I have been told that the 'Wha' is pronounced 'Fu'. Say it out loud.

Then again, upon reflection, perhaps I shouldn't believe everything I am told....

David.

[WJWheels]

Originally posted by David_Jones
There is a place near here called Whakapapa.

It is a Maori name, and I have been told that the 'Wha' is pronounced 'Fu'. Say it out loud. He he he... you just want to get this thread closed.... hmmmm.. not a bad idea actually! :confused:

[Kubie]

He he he... you just want to get this thread closed.... hmmmm.. not a bad idea actually!

Yeh Wheels. I mean we have really got to be hurtin' those people's self-esteem. :D

[WJWheels]

hey Kubie.. how's stuff in Condit land. I think you better move to La Jolla as soon as you learn to pronounce it. :D

[mystvearn]

Some do care-I don't but I know those who are.

[not important]

My apoligies to all who are offened, but I really don't care.

[TimPoet]

All pronunciations of nations are determined right here. In the casino dealers' smoke-filled break room at Binion's Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas they record the conversations and report to the world how to pronounce them correctly. :D

[AlwaysUp]

You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay, but you doesn't have to call me Johnson!

[Joeberg]

People's accents usaully vary, thus the pronunciation of places/things/people/ideas are usaully mispronounced. Although, I usaully go the extra mile to learn the pronunciations as to not offend anyone :)

[Strider]

Let me see if I got the correct Iraq is pronounce OIL? :D

[Braveheart]

it depends where you are really on how you pronounce

In the UK we say aluminium as - aal - you - mini - um

In the US they say - aal - oom - in - um

so there :p

[WJWheels]

You're talking about two different words Braveheart. Aluminium is the chiefly British spelling and is pronounced as it's spelled, whereas aluminum is the more widely accepted spelling and also is pronounced as it's spelled.

[homer15]

i don't think it's in anyway meant as to be said in a disrespectful manner. there are just different sounds in each language. even broken down to dialects in different parts of the united states, some words are pronounced differently.

[WJWheels]

Originally posted by Strider
Let me see if I got the correct Iraq is pronounce OIL? :D Officially oil (oyl) is the correct pronunciation. However in much of Bush's Texas you'll hear "awll", or even at times the dual-syllabic "awull". :D

[Eaglefeather]

Quite frankly if you want me to pronounce it Eruck, then spell it, Eruck. If you spell it Iraq that is exactlly how I will pronounce it.

How you can get a hard "E" sound from I and the "uh" sound from a, is beyond me. If the pronunciation is wrong don't blame the people that pronounce it according to the spelling, blame the idiot that used the wrong sounds in the first place. :D

Quite obviously the character that made the translation from Arabic to English didn't know how to bloody well spell, now we all have to wear the dunce cap for that idiots mistake.

Now just imagine the problem we would have if he had spelled it, Iraqu. We would all be pronouncing it I-ra-cue. :D

If you don't like the way we pronounce it then go to whomever is responsible for setting the correct spelling of English words and get them to change it. Because from now and for ever more, 90% or more of the English world will pronounce it I-rak.

[NSS]

Many languages pronounce I with an "ee" sound. French for example.