The pronunciation debacle

So, hi there! Hello! Yes, it’s me! You can’t get rid of me. People have tried. I mean, like, people with pitchforks and torches.

Anyway! Here’s a shiny new video for you to have a look at!

When you’re done, come back and tell me the words you’ve been butchering in your spare time! :-)

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7 Responses to “The pronunciation debacle”


  1. 1 colleen Jan 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    Hey Frank,

    Just so you know, Youtube is still a bit sketchy in China (ie. wont work), in case you were wondering if fewer people post:)

    Have you seen the Saturday night live Christmas video with Justin timberlake? ha ha it’s so funny (and inappropriate).

    Colleen

  2. 2 Frank Jan 5th, 2007 at 1:25 am

    That SNL skit is hysterical!!! We keep watching it at work when nobody’s looking. It totally cracks me up! :-D

  3. 3 Guelph Mike Jan 5th, 2007 at 9:41 am

    Hey.. I thought it was pronounced row too, not rou… but your friend is definitely correct. Hmm… interesting.

    I bet Ken knew it was pronounced rou though.

  4. 4 Bazza 白锐 Jan 5th, 2007 at 3:15 pm

    ‘pronunciation’ itself is a tricky one I think. ;)

  5. 5 Frank Jan 5th, 2007 at 4:09 pm

    Mike - I’ll ask Ken when I see him next week. Let’s hope we don’t get into a row about it. ;-)

    Bazza - Is it? How else would you pronounce it? Post a video and let’s hear the variations!

  6. 6 Bazza 白锐 Jan 6th, 2007 at 2:47 am

    I think I usually say proNOUNciation rather than proNUNciation. Maybe both are correct, I’m not sure.

  7. 7 AuntySue Jan 9th, 2007 at 3:21 pm

    Bazza

    One is respectably correct and lords it over all other variants.

    One is logical, easy to say, and communicates well, but lacks documentation.

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