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06/12/2012 01:38:56 PM · #26 |
After going to my sons school here in the US and hearing the principle reading from her favorite children author A.A. milnEY, I lost all confidence in american pronounciation. For goodness sake he wrote some of the most popular children's books of all time, get his NAME right, you're supposed to be an educator! I could hear Winnie the Pooh spinning in his grave:)
Words are pronounced (and spelled) differently over the world no big deal, each to their own, it annoys me when peoples actual names are mispronounced badly though.
I digress I found this site for pronunciation you might find interesting:
//howjsay.com/index.php?word=bokeh
//howjsay.com/index.php?word=nikon
And for the pooh fans
//howjsay.com/index.php?word=a%20a%20milne
Message edited by author 2012-06-12 13:40:01. |
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06/12/2012 02:06:12 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by pamb:
Originally posted by blindjustice:
It always seemed to me that the British make it a sacrament to mispronounce things. Or rather, pronounce things their own way. Americans, we try, and only as you get farther away from the coasts do you have words like "Versailles" pronounced "Ver-sal-ees."
Also, in general popular American culture, it is considered a snobbish and obnoxious faux pas to "overpronounce" a foreign term in the native tongue.
like "burrito" - it is silly to say booo-(roll the r) eeeto. you will be laughed out of the place, the
same way you would if you said "nick-ahn" instead of Nikon. (or at very least people would think you were wrong.)
(Trivia: A common mispronunciation is the Chinese term "Feng Shui" not "FENG schway" but correctly pronounced "FUNG schway")
Anyway, Next you will tell us canon is not pronounced like "Cannon" and rock our worlds. |
a) I'm not British
b) I'm not telling you how to pronounce anything, I'm asking the question
c) Americans are definitely trying :)
d) always thought it was 'foong schway' :) |
This wasn't directed at anyone;
I am sorry to appear both pompous and stupid (or incorrect at the same time.)
I love the differences in language and pronunciations, accents and variations.
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06/12/2012 02:34:54 PM · #28 |
[quote=blindjustice] [quote=pamb] [quote=blindjustice] It always seemed to me that the British make it a sacrament to mispronounce things. Or rather, pronounce things their own way. Americans, we try, and only as you get farther away from the coasts do you have words like "Versailles" pronounced "Ver-sal-ees."
Hahahaha did you say we the British pronounce things our own way??????? You do know it's called the English language right ;-) |
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06/12/2012 04:49:36 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by bvy:
Rhymes with mocha. |
I pronounce 'Mocha' the same way as 'Bokeh' - Which causes the guys in Starbucks endless confusion. |
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