Non-English Pronunciations

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(This stretches the definition of "foreign". The word has French origins, but like 90% of the English language has origins in another language.)
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! Original Word !! How It Was Pronounced !! Standard Pronunciation !! Appears In !! Spoken By
! 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]] (''Correctly'')
| '''anime''' || ah·''nee''·may || ''ah''·nih·may ||  [[TrogdorCon '97]] || [[Strong Sad]] (''Correctly'')
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| '''baklava''' || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bock''·la·vah || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Strong Sad ''(correctly)'', [[Marzipan]]
| '''baklava''' || ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va || ''bock''·la·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) || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad
| '''chaperon'''<!-- NOT "chaperone" - chaperon is the male form --> || shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent) || ''shap''·er·own or ''shap''·air·own || Email [[senior prom]] || Strong Sad
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| '''chez''' || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
| '''chez''' || chezz || ''shay'' || [[Date Nite]] || [[Homestar Runner]]
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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 || hai·''koo''|| [[Halloween Fairstival]] || Strong Bad
| '''[[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
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| '''rendezvous''' || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
| '''rendezvous''' || ''ren''·dez·voooooo·ses || ''ron''·day·vou || Email [[origins]] || Strong Bad
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| '''se&ntilde;or''' || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], Email [[alternate universe]] || Many &mdash; see main article [[Senor]].
| '''se&ntilde;or''' || seh·''nor'' || sen·''yor'' || Email [[kind of cool]], Email [[pop-up]], [[Senor Mortgage]], [[Senorial Day]], Email [[alternate universe]] || Many &mdash; see main article [[Senor]].
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| '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·''ee''·nah || sub·''pee''·na || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad
| '''subpoena''' || sub·poe·''ee''·nah || sub·''pee''·na || Email [[rampage]] || Strong Bad
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| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
| '''r&eacute;sum&eacute;''' || reh·''zoom'' || ''reh''·zoo·may || [[The Interview]] || Homestar Runner
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| '''ukelele''' || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || oo·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan ''(correctly; multiple times)''
| '''ukelele''' || oo·koo·''lay''·lay || oo·koo·''lay''·lee || [[The Luau]] || Marzipan ''(correctly; multiple times)''

Revision as of 19:33, 7 November 2009

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
anime ah·nee·may ah·nih·may TrogdorCon '97 Strong Sad (Correctly)
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
chez chezz shay Date Nite Homestar Runner
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 oo·koo·lay·lee The Luau Marzipan (correctly; multiple times)

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