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[[Image:AccuePwaghccho.png|thumb|"I am ''Hercule Poirot!''"]]
'''Foreign words''' are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.
'''Foreign words''' are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.
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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Standard Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By
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! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Correct Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By
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| '''anime''' || ah·nee·may || an-im-ay||  [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]]
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| '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nih·may ||  [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]]  
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| '''baklava''' || ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va || bawk-la-vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(correctly)'', [[Marzipan]]
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| '''baklava''' || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bahk''·la·vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(standard)'', [[Marzipan]]
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| '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah&middot;pah&middot;RONE (French accent) || shap-air-own || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad
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| '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent), ''shap''·rone || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]], [[8-Bit is Enough]] || Strong Sad, [[Gel-Arshie]]
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| '''gazebo''' || gayz&middot;boh || gah-say-bo || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]]
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| '''chez''' || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
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| '''haiku''' || hai&middot;oo&middot;koo || hi-koo|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad
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| '''eau''' || ''eww'' || ''oh'' || Email [[origins]], [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] || [[Strong Bad]] ''(standard in Teen Girl Squad)''
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| '''manga''' || mag&middot;na || || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
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| '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[The Luau]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || Homestar Runner (''standard''), [[Strong Bad]]
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| '''rendezvous''' || ren&middot;dez&middot;vouuuu&middot;ses || rawn-day-vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
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| '''[[haiku]]''' || hai·''oo''·koo || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad
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| '''se&ntilde;or''' || seh&middot;nor || sen-yor || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]] || Many &mdash; see main article [[Senor]].
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| '''[[wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]]''' || A·''cue'' ''Pwar''·o, A·''cool'' ''Pwagh''·chho || Her·''kyool'' ''Pwah''·roh || [[Haunted Photo Booth]] || Strong Sad
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| '''subpoena''' || sub&middot;poe&middot;ee&middot;nah || sub-peena || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad
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| '''laissez-faire''' || ''lazy''·fair || lah·''say''·fair or lay·''zay''·fair || [[Strong Badia the Free]] || Strong Bad
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| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || reh&middot;zoom || reh-zoom-ay || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
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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 Runner, Strong Bad
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| '''ukelele''' || oo&middot;koo&middot;lay&middot;lay || you-koo-lay-lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan <i>(multiple times)</i>
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| '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''rendezvous''' || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
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| '''se&ntilde;or''' || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], Email [[alternate universe]] || Many &mdash; see main article [[Senor]].
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| '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·''ee''·nah || sub·''pee''·na || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad
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| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''ukulele''' || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || yoo·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan ''(multiple times)''
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[[Category:Word running gags]]
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==See also==
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*[[French]]
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*[[German]]
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*[[Spanish]]
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*[[Russia]]
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[[Category:Word running gags]][[Category:Irregular Pronunciations]]

Revision as of 11:37, 3 June 2018

"I am Hercule Poirot!"

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
anime ah·nee·may ah·nih·may TrogdorCon '97 Strong Sad
baklava ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va bahk·la·vah Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon Strong Sad (standard), Marzipan
chaperon shah·pah·rone (French accent), shap·rone shap·er·own or shap·air·own Email senior prom, 8-Bit is Enough Strong Sad, Gel-Arshie
chez chezz shay Date Nite Homestar Runner
eau eww oh Email origins, Teen Girl Squad Issue 13 Strong Bad (standard in Teen Girl Squad)
gazebo gayz·boh gah·say·bo or gah·zee·boh The Luau, 3 Times Halloween Funjob Homestar Runner (standard), Strong Bad
haiku hai·oo·koo hai·koo Halloween Fairstival Strong Bad
Hercule Poirot cue Pwar·o, A·cool Pwagh·chho Her·kyool Pwah·roh Haunted Photo Booth Strong Sad
laissez-faire lazy·fair lah·say·fair or lay·zay·fair Strong Badia the Free 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
ukulele oo·koo·lay·lay yoo·koo·lay·lee The Luau Marzipan (multiple times)

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