Non-English Pronunciations
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(rv; "weejee" is accepted by Merriam-Webster. The "lasagna" one is a bit more debatable, but it's more a British pronunciation than a genuine mispronunciation (per Cambridge).) |
(We haven't added the most important one! Granted it's a name and it's not mispronounced as such, but it's definitely exaggerated enough to fit the gag.) |
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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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| + | | '''[[wikipedia:Hercule Poirot|Hercule Poirot]]''' || A·''cue'' ''Pwar''·o, A·''cool'' ''Pwagh''·chho || Her·''kyool'' ''Pwah''·roh || [[Haunted Photo Booth]] || Strong Sad | ||
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Revision as of 19:39, 12 December 2017
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 |
| baklava | ba·ka·la·va, ba·ka·ma·la·va | bahk·la·vah | Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon | Strong Sad (standard), Marzipan |
| chaperon | shah·pah·rone (French accent), shap·rone | shap·er·own or shap·air·own | Email senior prom, 8-Bit is Enough | Strong Sad, Gel-Arshie |
| chez | chezz | shay | Date Nite | Homestar Runner |
| eau | eww | oh | Email origins, Teen Girl Squad Issue 13 | Strong Bad (standard in Teen Girl Squad) |
| gazebo | gayz·boh | gah·say·bo or gah·zee·boh | The Luau, 3 Times Halloween Funjob | Homestar Runner (standard), Strong Bad |
| haiku | hai·oo·koo | hai·koo | Halloween Fairstival | Strong Bad |
| Hercule Poirot | A·cue Pwar·o, A·cool Pwagh·chho | Her·kyool Pwah·roh | Haunted Photo Booth | Strong Sad |
| laissez-faire | lazy·fair | lah·say·fair or lay·zay·fair | Strong Badia the Free | Strong Bad |
| macabre | macramé, ma·cahb·ruh, ma·ca·ber, ma·ca·bré | mah·kahb | Doomy Tales of the Macabre | Strong Sad, Homestar Runner, 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 | yoo·koo·lay·lee | The Luau | Marzipan (multiple times) |
