Obama mispronounced the word "Orion"

[Aaron]

So many names and words have been anglicized . . . .

Maybe that's why it's called English.

 

[billwald]

>Gee, that's how Muslims pronounce it....:laugh:

I suppose you don't like how French people pronounce French words, either? The ultimate Ugly American?

 

[Alcott]

Maybe that's why it's called English.

Holy linguistics! I don't reckon I ever thunk of that!

 

[carpro]

Sounds like your hero B. Bush. "I can't think of any mistakes." ROFL

Not admitting making mistakes is not the same as blaming others or making lame excuses for the mistakes one makes, as Obama did.

 

[BigBossman]

Out of curiosity, do they also pronounce one country as "PACK-E-STAHN" while pronouncing the name of an adjoining country as AF-GAN-uh-STAN" as did our President, recently, in one speech?

I honestly do not know how the native of the two countries would pronounce it, but however they do pronounce the place, the local pronunciation is correct, and trumps any and all other ways of speaking.

In my own state and nearby, some places, and people and the correct pronunciations:

Versailles is Ver-SALES', not VER-SAI

Paris is PEAR'-ess, not Pa-REE

Lancaster is LANK'-uh-ster, not Lan-CAST-er

Louisville is LU'-UH-vul, with the "Us" all being a short "u", as in lure.

Yosemite is YO'- see- mite, and

Cairo, IL is KAY'-roh, IL.

And in some areas of this state, a "U.S. Treasury Department Employee" is still pronounced in this manner. "DANG REV'-uh-noo-er!





KA-BLAM!! Got him!! And right where he sits, too! :thumbs: "

:laugh: :laugh:

Ed

There was a church I used to attend in Okeechobee, FL. The pastor of the church was known for saying:

Miama instead of Miami

Missoura instead of Missouri

Around here, I have heard numerous pronounciations of New Orleans. I've heard it pronounced the following ways:
New Orle-ans

New Or-leans

New Or-lens (that's how I say it)

(and my favorite) "Nawlins" - 1 word & 1 syllable.

Here where I live you can easily tell that people are from out of town when they say the city of Mobile's name as Mo-bil or Mo-byle.

 

[Aaron]

So many names and words have been anglicized ...

Them dirty English!