Non-English Pronunciations
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'''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 !! | + | |
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- | | '''anime''' || | + | | '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nih·may || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] |
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- | | '''baklava''' || | + | | '''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 --> || | + | | '''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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- | | ''' | + | | '''chez''' || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]] |
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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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- | | ''' | + | | '''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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- | | ''' | + | | '''[[haiku]]''' || hai·''oo''·koo || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad |
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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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- | | ''' | + | | '''laissez-faire''' || ''lazy''·fair || lah·''say''·fair or lay·''zay''·fair || [[Strong Badia the Free]] || 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 Runner, Strong Bad |
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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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+ | | '''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''' || sub·poe·''ee''·nah || sub·''pee''·na || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad | ||
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+ | | '''résumé''' || 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]] | + | ==See also== |
+ | *[[French]] | ||
+ | *[[German]] | ||
+ | *[[Spanish]] | ||
+ | *[[Russia]] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Word running gags]][[Category:Irregular Pronunciations]] |
Revision as of 11:37, 3 June 2018
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 |
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 | A·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) |