Non-English Pronunciations
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| - | ! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! | + | ! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Correct Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By |
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| '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nee·meh || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] | | '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nee·meh || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] | ||
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| '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]] | | '''gazebo''' || ''gayz''·boh || gah·''say''·bo or gah·''zee''·boh|| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] || [[Strong Bad]] | ||
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| - | | '''haiku''' || hai·''oo''·koo || | + | | '''haiku''' || hai·''oo''·koo || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad |
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| '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]] | | '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Homestar Runner]] | ||
Revision as of 05:55, 18 November 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 | ah·nee·meh | TrogdorCon '97 | Strong Sad |
| baklava | ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va | bock·la·vah | Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon | Strong Sad (correctly), Marzipan |
| chaperon | shah·pah·rone (French accent) | shap·er·own or shap·air·own | Email senior prom | Strong Sad |
| gazebo | gayz·boh | gah·say·bo or gah·zee·boh | 3 Times Halloween Funjob | Strong Bad |
| haiku | hai·oo·koo | hai·koo | Halloween Fairstival | 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 |
| ukelele | oo·koo·lay·lay | you·koo·lay·lee | The Luau | Marzipan (multiple times) |
