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Shavkat @Shavkat (141905) • Philippines 1 Dec 20

...when you cannot pronounce the Chinese names. For me, I just ignore the names and let them pass by. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of my students. This is the real thing and it happens in teaching online. How about...

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Is It Me Or...?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 19 Jul 19

Maybe it's a OCD thing or something. Not sure. But, I have a real problem with people pronouncing words the way they do sometimes. Take for instance: draw instead of drawer and pitcher instead of picture. Is it ignorance or...

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How do you pronounce your name?

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 27 May 19

I was just thinking about how some people say my name. I don't mind that much of the various ways it's said but there is one way that I prefer the most. I'd rather prefer to have my name said as "Dan-e-ell." Some people say it...

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A Discussion About Peugeot

Tokz @ilocosboy (45155) • Philippines 13 Jun 16

Me and my friend Jonalyn had discussion about the pronunciation of Peugeot. Of course we know that Peugeot is a car brand from France. Unlike in Europe the brand is not so popular in the Philippines so we are talking how to...

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How do you pronounce the word "wifi"?

youless @youless (114117) • Guangzhou, China 9 Nov 12

I get used to pronounce "wifi" as [waifai]. But last night I read online and it seems this should be pronounced as [wifi]. Is that true? I can't believe that I have kept saying it wrong for such a long time. But somewhat I think...

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The Word - Champagne

MIMO_Rulz_111 @MIMO_Rulz_111 (2074) • India 13 Sep 12

People in most English speaking countries pronounce champagne as, sham-pen. But the fact is that the origin of champagne is from France. The French pronounce it differently. USA is a strange country. Although it is an English...

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Ran across a neat Website for Pronunciation of names

stealthy @stealthy (8181) • United States 24 Jul 12

I ran across a really neat website for finding the pronunciation of names and probably other words. It is: http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/ and you put the name after the last /. It gives the written pronunciation...

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Do you know Japanese can't pronounce R?

Aoi Hana @swirlz (3136) • Philippines 16 Oct 11

I've just found another hilarious video. It's a Japanese guy trying to work an iphone app called Siri. It's a voice application, and the difference in accents hinders it's function. Here's the link:...

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Are you a Feb-U-ary or Feb-REW-ary kind of person?

GDTimothy @GDTimothy (446) • United States 3 Aug 10

First of all, there are two type of people in this world. Those who can pronounce things correctly, and those who don't have a clue. Feb-U-ary people annoy me. Feb-REW-ary people do not. Come on people, there's an R after the...

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Do you get mad if somebody doesn't pronounce your name right?

guardno @guardno (77) • United States 29 Jul 09

Nobody has not pronounced my name wrong because it is Stephen. But do you get mad if someone mispronounces your name?

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how do you pronounce/saw "data"?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 31 May 09

this drives me nuts.. i say "data" like "daytuh" but then others say "data" like "DATTAH" who is right? is it dependant on accent or something? i mean im southern with a southern accent/twang so is that way mine is...

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Words you don't know

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 24 Sep 08

When you are reading a book, magazine, or newspaper and you com e across a word you do not know how to pronounce or the meaning of the word what do you do? Do you skip the word and keep reading? Or do you go look it up?

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Mosquito

gr8life @gr8life (6251) • Malaysia 11 Aug 08

Hi All, I just want to share my funny experience with you. My son who is 23 months old, started to learn how to pronounce this word two days ago. He got it right the first time I taught him but afterwards, he started to...

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Lasagna

Olonam @Olonam (870) • Philippines 12 Jun 08

Do you like lasagna? I don't like some kinds of it. How do you pronounce Lasagna? lasanya?

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how to pronounce "ads" ?

Lazysheep @Lazysheep (54) • China 4 May 08

you know, we used to abbreviate "advertisements" and wirte "ads". but i have no idea how to pronounce "ads"? so is there anyone who could show me phonetic symbols of "ads"? thank you very much.

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The Word "Often"

Springlady @Springlady (3986) • United States 25 Sep 07

I have heard the word "often" spoken with the t silent and also with the t not silent. Is there any time when you should pronounce it one way? Does it matter?

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How do you pronounce the following words?

nairjula @nairjula (453) • India 6 Aug 07

Do you pronouce the the word enveolpe and envoy the same way you do entrepeneur? Many do so. What do ou say?

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How to pronounce?

titaniumsoul @titaniumsoul (1191) • Singapore 7 Jun 07

How to pronounce ASUS? Is it A_SUS or AS_US or whatever, please give some ideas.

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How do you say 'scone'?

MarkyB21 @MarkyB21 (1545) 5 Jun 07

Do you say sc-on or sc-own? I have a feeling they're called biscuits in America but I could be wrong (can a friendly American tell me please). I like a nice fresh sc-on with jam and clotted cream!

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Words you absolutely cannot pronounce?

MelodyRhapsodical @MelodyRhapsodical (1248) • United States 28 May 07

Do you have any? I have the hardest time pronouncing the word "Statistics." I get stuck with all the T's and S's and I sound like I have a stutter and I just do a 'statististstit' mess. I had a pretty embarrassing moment with...

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