Non-English Pronunciations

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Revision as of 07:13, 22 January 2010

Foreign words are often mispronounced, or at least pronounced in exaggerated ways, by various characters.

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	The Luau, 3 Times Halloween Funjob	Homestar (Correctly) Strong Bad
haiku	hai·oo·koo	hai·koo	Halloween Fairstival	Strong Bad
macabre	macramé, ma·cahb·ruh, ma·ca·ber, ma·ca·bré	mah·kahb	Doomy Tales of the Macabre	Strong Sad, Homestar, 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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-| '''macabre''' || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar, Strong Bad
+| '''macabre''' || macramé, ma·''cahb''·ruh, ma·ca·''ber'', ma·ca·''bré'' || mah·''kahb'' || [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]] || Strong Sad, Homestar, Strong Bad
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 | '''manga''' || ''mag''·na || ''mahn''·ga || [[TrogdorCon '97]] || Homestar Runner