Lone_Wolf_Moderate
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:20 PM
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Poll question: How do you all pronounce "Iraq" and Iran" |
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I know how they're supposed to be pronounced. I mean, how do YOU pronounce them. Be honest.
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AlCzervik
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:21 PM
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1. my brother in law is eeeeranian |
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he schooled us quickly about 22 years ago.
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:24 PM
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:33 PM
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3. ear-rock and ear-ron.... n/t |
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:36 PM
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Guess it's the Chicago accent.
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Trajan
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:37 PM
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i ....
Short vowel 'i' ...
As in 'sit' ... as in 'whipperschnapper' ...
i ....
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:37 PM
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Yearahk, Yearahn. Very slight 'Y', almost non existant. I have Arabic speaking friends, and that how it sounds to me.
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:51 PM
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7. Remember it this way: when I saw a rock, I ran n/t |
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Edited on Fri Jan-07-05 09:52 PM by Xipe Totec
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Fri Jan-07-05 09:59 PM
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8. Another Chicagoan here: |
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