Non-English Pronunciations
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(I don't say "bawk" or "rawn", I say "bahk" and "rahn". "Bock" and "ron" represent either depending on your accent.) |
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! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Correct Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By | ! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Correct Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By | ||
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| - | | '''anime''' || | + | | '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nee·meh || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] |
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| - | | '''baklava''' || | + | | '''baklava''' || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bock''·la·vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(correctly)'', [[Marzipan]] |
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| - | | '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || | + | | '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent) || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad |
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| - | | '''gazebo''' || gayz | + | | '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]] |
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| - | | '''haiku''' || | + | | '''haiku''' || hai·''oo''·koo || hye·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''manga''' || mag | + | | '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]] |
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| - | | '''rendezvous''' || ren | + | | '''rendezvous''' || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''señor''' || | + | | '''señor''' || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], Email [[alternate universe]] || Many — see main article [[Senor]]. |
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| - | | '''subpoena''' || | + | | '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·''ee''·nah || sub·''pee''·na || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''résumé''' || | + | | '''résumé''' || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner |
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| - | | '''ukelele''' || | + | | '''ukelele''' || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || you·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan <i>(multiple times)</i> |
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[[Category:Word running gags]] | [[Category:Word running gags]] | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 17 November 2006
Foreign words are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.
Appearances
| Original Word | How It Was Pronounced | Correct Pronunciation | Appears In | Spoken By |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anime | ah·nee·may | ah·nee·meh | TrogdorCon '97 | Strong Sad |
| baklava | ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va | bock·la·vah | Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon | Strong Sad (correctly), Marzipan |
| chaperon | shah·pah·rone (French accent) | shap·er·own or shap·air·own | Email senior prom | Strong Sad |
| gazebo | gayz·boh | gah·say·bo or gah·zee·boh | 3 Times Halloween Funjob | Strong Bad |
| haiku | hai·oo·koo | hye·koo | Halloween Fairstival | Strong Bad |
| manga | mag·na | mahn·ga | TrogdorCon '97 | Homestar Runner |
| rendezvous | ren·dez·voooooo·ses | ron·day·vou | Email origins | Strong Bad |
| señor | seh·nor | sen·yor | Email kind of cool, Email pop-up, Senor Mortgage, Senorial Day, Email alternate universe | Many — see main article Senor. |
| subpoena | sub·poe·ee·nah | sub·pee·na | Email rampage | Strong Bad |
| résumé | reh·zoom | reh·zoo·may | The Interview | Homestar Runner |
| ukelele | oo·koo·lay·lay | you·koo·lay·lee | The Luau | Marzipan (multiple times) |
