Non-English Pronunciations
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| - | | '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[The Luau]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || Homestar ('' | + | | '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[The Luau]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || Homestar Runner (''correctly''), [[Strong Bad]] |
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| - | | '''macabre''' || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·ca·''ber'', ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar, Strong Bad | + | | '''macabre''' || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·ca·''ber'', ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad |
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| '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || Homestar Runner | | '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || Homestar Runner | ||
Revision as of 01:59, 8 April 2010
Foreign words are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.
Appearances
| Original Word | How It Was Pronounced | Standard Pronunciation | Appears In | Spoken By |
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| anime | ah·nee·may | ah·nih·may | TrogdorCon '97 | Strong Sad (Correctly) |
| 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 |
| chez | chezz | shay | Date Nite | Homestar Runner |
| gazebo | gayz·boh | gah·say·bo or gah·zee·boh | The Luau, 3 Times Halloween Funjob | Homestar Runner (correctly), Strong Bad |
| haiku | hai·oo·koo | hai·koo | Halloween Fairstival | Strong Bad |
| macabre | macramé, ma·cahb·ruh, ma·ca·ber, ma·ca·bré | mah·kahb | Doomy Tales of the Macabre | Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, 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 | yoo·koo·lay·lee | The Luau | Marzipan (correctly; multiple times) |
