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Bucky

(53,997 posts) Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:53 AM Mar 2016

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These BBC reporters seem to think our president is named Berrick Obama

It of course should be pronounced "Barack-n-Roll" Obama

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These BBC reporters seem to think our president is named Berrick Obama (Original Post) Bucky Mar 2016 OP

Nice British-sounding name, "Berrick". Mister Ed Mar 2016 #1

Berach O'Bama, please! Maeve Mar 2016 #2

The Brits put stress on the first syllable for some reason rather than the second. Odin2005 Mar 2016 #3

BRITain, aMERica Bucky Mar 2016 #4

Mister Ed

(5,928 posts)

1. Nice British-sounding name, "Berrick".

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:25 AM

Mar 2016

I wonder if Irish reporters call him Brock O'bama.

Maeve

(42,279 posts)

2. Berach O'Bama, please!

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:52 AM

Mar 2016

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

3. The Brits put stress on the first syllable for some reason rather than the second.

Reply to Bucky (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 02:47 PM

Mar 2016

No clue why.

Bucky

(53,997 posts)

4. BRITain, aMERica

Reply to Odin2005 (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 26, 2016, 06:32 AM

Mar 2016

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