Pronunciation of other countries

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Originally Posted by centrarchidae

I thought that T was only soft until you started mixing in Jim Beam.

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Only with Ice I See

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Originally Posted by bellavite1

Problem is there are no strict pronunciation rules in English.
German is veryprecise in that, for instance.
So, there is a lot of room for interpretation.
With that being said, it really pisses me off when people asks me if I am Ai-thalian...Yeah, I was born in Ai-thalee...[hahhah-no]

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I understand.

Some people say
I-ran
I-raq

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Originally Posted by bellavite1

with that being said, it really pisses me off when people asks me if I am Ai-thalian...Yeah, I was born in Ai-thalee...[hahhah-no]

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perhaps they're just being polite instead of saying what they really mean?

I remember one of idiot who kept asking Spaniard international student
"Are you Mexican? from Me-hee-ko?"

It just make some people look stupid that every Spanish speaker is from Me-hee-ko.

I've heard butchering of Hornady into Horna day, and Hodgdon to Hog don, and asphalt to ASH fault, Garand to guh-Rand instead of rhyming with errand

How do you pronounce Hodgdon?

Hahj-dun

I am shocked no one mentioned the city of Quayhog.

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Originally Posted by TFOGGER

Hahj-dun

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I'll just stick with Accurate.