Blokestradamus Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 David Garrido on Sky Sports News. Columbian heritage but English born and bred. Acts like a bit of a rooster for 99% of the time and goes super mega rooster whenever he gets to say "Sporting Gijon". !@#$ off, you middle-class public schoolboy. Nope, don't hate it at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 A guy I work with prides himself on being a New Englander, and sometimes speaks with a very thick Boston accent. Except he grew up in Arizona, and didn't move to Massachusetts until he was in his 20's. He's a good dude, but it's really obnoxious. Is his name Madonna? Start calling him Madonna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 A guy I work with prides himself on being a New Englander, and sometimes speaks with a very thick Boston accent. Except he grew up in Arizona, and didn't move to Massachusetts until he was in his 20's. He's a good dude, but it's really obnoxious. Bandwagon accent. Is he a pats* fan too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Bandwagon accent. Is he a pats* fan too? Ooooooooh yeah. Pats and sox. Makes sure everyone knows it too. Now that I think about it...I think I may dispise him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 LPGA announcersI thought it was LGBT+... crap, now I have to learn LPGA, too? Why do they have their own announcers, anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Yes, that ****'s pretentious as hell and highly annoying. Just like when Americans pronounce Chile as chee-lay or Paris as Pear-ee. Don't even get me started on mozzarella. A friend of mine said it best. His name is Davis, which is Irish, but he doesn't kick the Irish accent in whenever he says it. And I don't find it offensive when foreigners pronounce my name in their own accent Edited May 8, 2017 by Rob's House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Erika Gonzalez on NBC CH 4 in Washington DC talks w/o an accent until she says her last name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Erika Gonzalez on NBC CH 4 in Washington DC talks w/o an accent until she says her last name. She can call me anything she likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 There's a difference between adopting a phony accent and just trying to pronounce a word correctly. For example, my high school Spanish teacher always cringed when someone said "Porta Rico," which is how many Americans pronounce "Puerto Rico." I pronounce the first word "Puerto" (PWARE-toe) because that's how it's supposed to be pronounced, but I'm not using a fake accent. Some accommodation can occur, but if it's an American announcer it's just politically correct nonsense. What's the correct way to pronounce a name? I recall Dutch soccer player Ruud Gullit's surname pronounced as: HULL' IT' GULL' IT' GOO' LEET' (in Italy about 95% of the time I heard his name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KermitMcDermott Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Louisville, KY is pronounced LEWL-ville. I hate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) So when you say the name Tony Blair or Paul McCartney do you do a British accent? When you go to a bar and order a Guiness do you sound like the Lucky Charms guy? Yes I do. For the names. Other things like "Guiness" or "taco" or "tomato" have different versions so I tend to say it the way the locals do. I slip into Southern in Texas and occasionally British in London. (I don't do it on purpose.) like this guy. He pronounces his name "My Cocaine". Or Saoirse Ronan -who pronounces her own name wrong, (says she gets corrected in Ireland), but you have to respect their interpretation. Edited May 9, 2017 by unbillievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Here's a question. Should you sing a song in it's original accent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 One of my favorite movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 1. Ed Kennedy from ESPN (not even sure if he's still alive) always broke into "authentic pronunciation" whilst discussing Hispanic baseball players. 2. This reminds me of when Alex Trebek (another guilty party) had a clue about a Jimi Hendrix song ... which Alex pronounced, "Voo-doo Chee-lay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Louisville, KY is pronounced LEWL-ville. I hate that. Yup - two and a half syllables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Yes, that ****'s pretentious as hell and highly annoying. Just like when Americans pronounce Chile as chee-lay or Paris as Pear-ee. Don't even get me started on mozzarella. A friend of mine said it best. His name is Davis, which is Irish, but he doesn't kick the Irish accent in whenever he says it. And I don't find it offensive when foreigners pronounce my name in their own accent I will confess to taking care to differentiate the pronunciation of "Columbia" and "Colombia" in everyday conversation. Not that it comes up in everyday conversation all that much (and I don't try to introduce it into everyday conversation like Murray Gell-Mann was accused of doing.) Have I mentioned I don't get invited to parties very often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 She can call me anything she likes. I hear ya. I'm partial to Amelia Segal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Ooooooooh yeah. Pats and sox. Makes sure everyone knows it too. Now that I think about it...I think I may dispise him. Now now, say it correctly... SAWX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Now now, say it correctly... SAWX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeviF Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 2. This reminds me of when Alex Trebek (another guilty party) had a clue about a Jimi Hendrix song ... which Alex pronounced, "Voo-doo Chee-lay." To be fair to Trebek, the producers/judges of Jeopardy are pronunciation Nazis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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