Non-English Pronunciations
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| - | ! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Appears In !! Spoken By | + | ! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Correct Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By |
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| - | | '''anime''' || ah·nee·may || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] | + | | '''anime''' || ah·nee·may || an-im-ay|| [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] |
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| - | | '''baklava''' || ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(correctly)'', [[Marzipan]] | + | | '''baklava''' || ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va || bawk-law-vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(correctly)'', [[Marzipan]] |
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| - | | '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·RONE (French accent) || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad | + | | '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·RONE (French accent) || shap-air-one || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad |
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| - | | '''gazebo''' || gayz·boh || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]] | + | | '''gazebo''' || gayz·boh || gah-say-bo || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]] |
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| - | | '''haiku''' || hai·oo·koo || [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad | + | | '''haiku''' || hai·oo·koo || hi-koo|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''manga''' || mag·na || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]] | + | | '''manga''' || mag·na || || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]] |
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| - | | '''rendezvous''' || ren·dez·vouuuu·ses || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad | + | | '''rendezvous''' || ren·dez·vouuuu·ses || rawn-day-vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''señor''' || seh·nor || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]] || Many — see main article [[Senor]]. | + | | '''señor''' || seh·nor || sen-yor || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]] || Many — see main article [[Senor]]. |
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| - | | '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·ee·nah || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad | + | | '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·ee·nah || sub-peena || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad |
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| - | | '''résumé''' || reh·zoom || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner | + | | '''résumé''' || reh·zoom || || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner |
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| - | | '''ukelele''' || oo·koo·lay·lay || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan <i>(multiple times)</i> | + | | '''ukelele''' || oo·koo·lay·lay || you-koo-lay-lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan <i>(multiple times)</i> |
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Revision as of 16:52, 9 September 2006
Foreign words are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.
Appearances
| 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 |
| baklava | ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va | bawk-law-vah | Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon | Strong Sad (correctly), Marzipan |
| chaperon | shah·pah·RONE (French accent) | shap-air-one | Email senior prom | Strong Sad |
| gazebo | gayz·boh | gah-say-bo | 3 Times Halloween Funjob | Strong Bad |
| haiku | hai·oo·koo | hi-koo | Halloween Fairstival | Strong Bad |
| manga | mag·na | TrogdorCon '97 | Homestar Runner | |
| rendezvous | ren·dez·vouuuu·ses | rawn-day-vou | Email origins | Strong Bad |
| señor | seh·nor | sen-yor | Email kind of cool, Email pop-up, Senor Mortgage, Senorial Day | Many — see main article Senor. |
| subpoena | sub·poe·ee·nah | sub-peena | Email rampage | Strong Bad |
| résumé | reh·zoom | The Interview | Homestar Runner | |
| ukelele | oo·koo·lay·lay | you-koo-lay-lee | The Luau | Marzipan (multiple times) |
