SoCalDem
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Tue Jan-18-11 06:39 PM
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Eric Boehlert.. that's Boh-lurt |
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on Ed's show just now,.. I wonder if Eric knows he's been pronouncing his name incorrectly all these years:rofl: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_noctMig5B1U/TG0epd3ZOHI/AAAAAAAAFhE/C123G-bIov8/s1600/Boehlert+Eric+1.jpg
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JuniperLea
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:25 PM
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1. Boeing has been prounouncing their company name incorrectly as well! |
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Boy... how stoopid is that?
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John will always be a Weepy Orange Boner to me:)
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:34 PM
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2. i think it's a german language thing, goebbels, for instance, is almost pronounced like "ger-bols", |
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Tue Jan-18-11 07:41 PM
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The two little dots over certain vowels are the same as spelling the word with an "e" after the vowel. So, schoen = schön (pronounced "shurn"). Other combos make different sounds.
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