Current Events > Why can't Americans pronounce Iran like the rest of the world?

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Mephistron 11/29/22 11:15:20 AM #1:	I mean most people think they sound weird <cite>Mephistron posted [p:969783347] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>I mean most people think they sound weird</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Accolon 11/29/22 11:15:41 AM #2:	Eye Ran --- http://i.imgur.com/XAMp8.jpg <cite>Accolon posted [p:969783352] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Eye Ran</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 11/29/22 11:16:44 AM #3:	Ear Ron --- Tending the significance to match a whimsied fable, tumult for the ignorant and purpose for the violence, a confused loose alliance forming them and us. <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:969783381] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Ear Ron </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 11/29/22 11:17:08 AM #4:	Persia --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:969783390] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Persia</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ViewtifulJoe 11/29/22 11:17:24 AM #5:	"I ran" Maybe they're doubling down on a Freudian slip. What were they running from? --- Still waiting on that third threat <cite>ViewtifulJoe posted [p:969783396] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>"I ran"Maybe they're doubling down on a Freudian slip. What were they running from?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heineken14 11/29/22 11:17:26 AM #6:	So far away. --- Rage is a hell of an anesthetic. <cite>Heineken14 posted [p:969783397] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>So far away.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 11/29/22 11:18:31 AM #7:	Rest of the world: pronounces word funny World: "What a quirky accent!" America: pronounces word funny World: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!" --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:969783415] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Rest of the world: pronounces word funnyWorld: "What a quirky accent!"America: pronounces word funnyWorld: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gobstoppers12 11/29/22 11:40:25 AM #8:	It's "I ran" not "I runned." --- I write Naruto Fanfiction. But I am definitely not a furry. <cite>Gobstoppers12 posted [p:969783878] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>It's "I ran" not "I runned."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 11/29/22 11:42:14 AM #9:	Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both. My favorite (and by 'favorite' I mean the one that always grated me the most) was muslim = 'mawslum.' --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read https://imgur.com/1WshTZu - by DB_Insider https://imgur.com/eW67nT8 - by Wii_Shaker <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:969783917] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both. My favorite (and by 'favorite' I mean the one that always grated me the most) was muslim = 'mawslum.'</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 11/29/22 11:43:23 AM #10:	We also do it with Iraq. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:969783939] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>We also do it with Iraq.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 11/29/22 11:45:15 AM #11:	Ibiza as well. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:969783987] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Ibiza as well. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonTentacles 11/29/22 11:45:50 AM #12:	Iran so far away --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonTentacles posted [p:969783999] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Iran so far away</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 11/29/22 11:53:12 AM #13:	masterpug53 posted... Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both. This. They also wont say lara (lah-rah) the correct way, they say law-rah despite already pronouncing the (rah) in the intended way so it's not like they can't do it. --- Load me into the matrix and dont pull the plug <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:969784162] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both.</quote>This. They also wont say lara (lah-rah) the correct way, they say law-rah despite already pronouncing the (rah) in the intended way so it's not like they can't do it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Thompson 11/29/22 11:54:03 AM #14:	Eye-owa... Eye-da-hoe... Eyin-de-ana... Eye-lil-noise... --- Sigs are rather pointless, except if it's to showcase animation and images. <cite>Thompson posted [p:969784178] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Eye-owa... Eye-da-hoe... Eyin-de-ana... Eye-lil-noise...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
meralonne 11/29/22 11:55:06 AM #15:	Ivynn posted... Rest of the world: pronounces word funny World: "What a quirky accent!" America: pronounces word funny World: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!" Point in case: watch any Premier League match on Peacock and listen to British announcers butcher Spanish names like it's going out of style. I have a suspicion that they do it to Portuguese names as well, but I'm not familiar enough with the language to be certain. --- "Sigs are for dorks."-- my wife <cite>meralonne posted [p:969784204] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>Rest of the world: pronounces word funnyWorld: "What a quirky accent!"America: pronounces word funnyWorld: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!"</quote>Point in case: watch any Premier League match on Peacock and listen to British announcers butcher Spanish names like it's going out of style. I have a suspicion that they do it to Portuguese names as well, but I'm not familiar enough with the language to be certain.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SiO4 11/29/22 11:56:15 AM #16:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris --- "Whatever the reason you're on Mars, I'm glad you're there, and I wish I was with you." ~Carl Sagan. Currently playing: Flight Simulator X.~PC <cite>SiO4 posted [p:969784234] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cobra1010 11/29/22 11:57:27 AM #17:	Ivynn posted... Rest of the world: pronounces word funny World: "What a quirky accent!" America: pronounces word funny World: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!" To be fair, america is a relatively young country. --- Load me into the matrix and dont pull the plug <cite>Cobra1010 posted [p:969784264] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Ivynn posted... </cite><quote>Rest of the world: pronounces word funnyWorld: "What a quirky accent!"America: pronounces word funnyWorld: "Stupid America, why can't you be like the rest of the world?!"</quote>To be fair, america is a relatively young country. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 11/29/22 11:58:22 AM #18:	Cobra1010 posted... To be fair, america is a relatively young country. They are old enough to know better at this point. --- Let's make biscuits! <cite>Funkydog posted [p:969784285] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Cobra1010 posted... </cite><quote>To be fair, america is a relatively young country.</quote>They are old enough to know better at this point. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StormSignal 11/29/22 11:59:00 AM #19:	i've heard so many different pronunciations throughout my life i literally don't know which one is correct --- dead <cite>StormSignal posted [p:969784299] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>i've heard so many different pronunciations throughout my life i literally don't know which one is correct </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vampire_Chicken 11/29/22 12:04:12 PM #20:	There used to be some debate about whether the correct pronunciation of Haiti was "Hay-tee" or "High-ee-tee", and I'm still not sure which it is,. <cite>Vampire_Chicken posted [p:969784394] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>There used to be some debate about whether the correct pronunciation of Haiti was "Hay-tee" or "High-ee-tee", and I'm still not sure which it is,. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 11/29/22 12:05:00 PM #21:	https://youtu.be/ruAF71UVMTc --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:969784412] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>https://youtu.be/ruAF71UVMTc</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthDemented 11/29/22 12:06:23 PM #22:	Heineken14 posted... So far away. Couldn't get away --- Paula Wood. My love, my life. 1980-2021 https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198210788964/#sort=order <cite>DarthDemented posted [p:969784437] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Heineken14 posted... </cite><quote>So far away.</quote>Couldn't get away</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BasuraBlanco 11/30/22 12:32:47 AM #23:	Do you think the Deutsche get irked when people call their country Germany or Alemania? Not the same obviously because pretty much the entire world calls Iran by it's actual name. Part of me wonders if Dubya made it collectively worse given his accent that particularly complemented his pronunciation of "eye-rack". --- Yo soy Basura Blanco <cite>BasuraBlanco posted [p:969801069] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Do you think the Deutsche get irked when people call their country Germany or Alemania? Not the same obviously because pretty much the entire world calls Iran by it's actual name.Part of me wonders if Dubya made it collectively worse given his accent that particularly complemented his pronunciation of "eye-rack".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 11/30/22 12:34:05 AM #24:	Because Iran so far away. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:969801091] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Because Iran so far away.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dat_Cracka_Jax 11/30/22 12:34:10 AM #25:	People all over the world pronounce things differently than people in the country due to accents and dialects --- http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/8131/flame201010170949481638.jpg http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5517/cateyes.gif Rams: 7-9 <cite>Dat_Cracka_Jax posted [p:969801094] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>People all over the world pronounce things differently than people in the country due to accents and dialects</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchNemo 11/30/22 12:36:08 AM #26:	What's the wrong way to pronounce it? --- Down with the Signess. <cite>ArchNemo posted [p:969801126] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>What's the wrong way to pronounce it?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/30/22 12:36:50 AM #27:	Nobody actually knows how to pronounce "Missouri", even within Missouri. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969801140] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Nobody actually knows how to pronounce "Missouri", even within Missouri.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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120DrowzeeFur 11/30/22 12:37:59 AM #29:	Are we seriously gatekeepimg pronunciations now? Jesus Christ. --- My Username is a personal in-joke of mine, involving Pokemon Violet and a large amount of defeated Drowzee. <cite>120DrowzeeFur posted [p:969801162] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Are we seriously gatekeepimg pronunciations now? Jesus Christ.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/30/22 12:38:09 AM #30:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] ee-ron, I think <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969801166] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> ee-ron, I think</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Flockaveli 11/30/22 12:42:20 AM #32:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] You speak Spanish right? That pronunciation. <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:969801224] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> You speak Spanish right? That pronunciation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 11/30/22 12:43:17 AM #33:	120DrowzeeFur posted... Are we seriously gatekeepimg pronunciations now? Jesus Christ. Basically Iran is throwing wokism back at the West to try to distract everyone from how oppressive the Iranian regime is. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:969801246] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>120DrowzeeFur posted... </cite><quote>Are we seriously gatekeepimg pronunciations now? Jesus Christ.</quote>Basically Iran is throwing wokism back at the West to try to distract everyone from how oppressive the Iranian regime is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AgentCoulson 11/30/22 12:43:46 AM #34:	Accolon posted... Eye Ran Eye Ran so far away... --- I haven't set a signature for the message boards yet <cite>AgentCoulson posted [p:969801253] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Accolon posted... </cite><quote>Eye Ran</quote>Eye Ran so far away...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nirvanas_Nox 11/30/22 1:33:56 AM #35:	Questionmarktarius posted... Nobody actually knows how to pronounce "Missouri", even within Missouri. Oh you mean missurah --- Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa NOT IN MY CANTINA! - Bartender <cite>Nirvanas_Nox posted [p:969801939] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>Nobody actually knows how to pronounce "Missouri", even within Missouri.</quote>Oh you mean missurah </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChocoboMog123 11/30/22 1:39:41 AM #36:	Nirvanas_Nox posted... Oh you mean missurah Depending on context, "misery". --- "You're sorely underestimating the power of nostalgia goggles." - adjl http://www.smbc-comics.com/comics/20110218.gif <cite>ChocoboMog123 posted [p:969802008] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Nirvanas_Nox posted... </cite><quote>Oh you mean missurah</quote>Depending on context, "misery".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/30/22 1:40:07 AM #37:	Nirvanas_Nox posted... Oh you mean missurah or missooree or missour or misery <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969802015] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Nirvanas_Nox posted... </cite><quote>Oh you mean missurah</quote>or missooreeor missouror misery</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Evolician 11/30/22 1:56:57 AM #38:	masterpug53 posted... Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both. My favorite (and by 'favorite' I mean the one that always grated me the most) was muslim = 'mawslum.' This. Same reason theyre the only ones who call Football soccer. And then they say American Football is the one true Football. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Lavidon/ https://www.twitch.tv/Lavidon <cite>Evolician posted [p:969802246] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>masterpug53 posted... </cite><quote>Having grown up in redneck country, I believe this particular kind of mispronunciation is a deliberate attempt at spiteful defiance, a misguided attempt at self-superiority, or both. My favorite (and by 'favorite' I mean the one that always grated me the most) was muslim = 'mawslum.'</quote>This. Same reason theyre the only ones who call Football soccer. And then they say American Football is the one true Football.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/30/22 1:59:15 AM #39:	Evolician posted... Same reason theyre the only ones who call Football soccer. It was intervened in the UK and "soccer" is a shorthand for "association football". "Futbol" is what it's become in the meantime. Use that if you need to keep it apart from North American "football" <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969802271] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Evolician posted... </cite><quote>Same reason theyre the only ones who call Football soccer.</quote>It was intervened in the UK and "soccer" is a shorthand for "association football"."Futbol" is what it's become in the meantime. Use that if you need to keep it apart from North American "football"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 11/30/22 1:59:41 AM #40:	Questionmarktarius posted... It was intervened in the UK Offsides. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:969802277] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Questionmarktarius posted... </cite><quote>It was intervened in the UK</quote>Offsides.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nirvanas_Nox 11/30/22 2:49:26 AM #41:	ChocoboMog123 posted... Depending on context, "misery". That one is new to me lmao --- Make sure not to bleed over the discs.- Xiciassa NOT IN MY CANTINA! - Bartender <cite>Nirvanas_Nox posted [p:969802819] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>ChocoboMog123 posted... </cite><quote>Depending on context, "misery".</quote>That one is new to me lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 11/30/22 2:52:00 AM #42:	Nirvanas_Nox posted... That one is new to me lmao "misery" is among the countless acceptable pronunciations of Missouri. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:969802847] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Nirvanas_Nox posted... </cite><quote>That one is new to me lmao</quote>"misery" is among the countless acceptable pronunciations of Missouri.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 11/30/22 2:55:55 AM #43:	What sound does a door make in a haunted house? ~~miss, a "reeeeeee"~~ --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:969802886] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>What sound does a door make in a haunted house?miss, a "reeeeeee"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StormSignal 11/30/22 6:06:54 PM #44:	i still don't know how to say it, this topic didn't help at all --- dead <cite>StormSignal posted [p:969817955] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>i still don't know how to say it, this topic didn't help at all </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
K181 11/30/22 6:27:06 PM #45:	Missouri is definitely misery. --- Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less. <cite>K181 posted [p:969818464] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Missouri is definitely misery.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 11/30/22 6:38:34 PM #46:	StormSignal posted... i still don't know how to say it, this topic didn't help at all https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=iNCqzuLAei4&feature=emb_title @StormSignal --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:969818732] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>StormSignal posted... </cite><quote>i still don't know how to say it, this topic didn't help at all</quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=iNCqzuLAei4&feature=emb_title@StormSignal </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rharyx211 11/30/22 6:42:43 PM #47:	Vampire_Chicken posted... There used to be some debate about whether the correct pronunciation of Haiti was "Hay-tee" or "High-ee-tee", and I'm still not sure which it is,. My Haitian friends say "hay-tee" but I recently watched something where the characters said it "high-ee-tee" and I was super confused. --- Watch "Final Fantasy XV Abridged" and "Kingdom Hearts Abridged" right here! https://www.youtube.com/user/mcknett3 <cite>Rharyx211 posted [p:969818831] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Vampire_Chicken posted... </cite><quote>There used to be some debate about whether the correct pronunciation of Haiti was "Hay-tee" or "High-ee-tee", and I'm still not sure which it is,.</quote>My Haitian friends say "hay-tee" but I recently watched something where the characters said it "high-ee-tee" and I was super confused.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prestoff 11/30/22 6:47:00 PM #48:	It's one thing I noticed with the word "amen". All my international cousins say "aw-men" but Americans pronounce it as "ay-men". --- DI MOLTO! <cite>Prestoff posted [p:969818938] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>It's one thing I noticed with the word "amen". All my international cousins say "aw-men" but Americans pronounce it as "ay-men".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Noumas 11/30/22 6:49:18 PM #49:	I like it. Anyone watch community? Its like how the "old straight white male" in the show, Pierce Hawthorne, pronounces the arab/foreign Abed's name as "ay-bed" while the rest of the cast call him "ah-bed" as intended by his introduction. <cite>Noumas posted [p:969818996] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>I like it. Anyone watch community? Its like how the "old straight white male" in the show, Pierce Hawthorne, pronounces the arab/foreign Abed's name as "ay-bed" while the rest of the cast call him "ah-bed" as intended by his introduction. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 11/30/22 6:50:24 PM #50:	Rharyx211 posted... My Haitian friends say "hay-tee" but I recently watched something where the characters said it "high-ee-tee" and I was super confused. The French pronunciation is "Eye-ee-tee" where the H is silent at the beginning. --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:969819013] in Why can't ... [t:80255101]...</cite> <quote>Rharyx211 posted... </cite><quote>My Haitian friends say "hay-tee" but I recently watched something where the characters said it "high-ee-tee" and I was super confused.</quote>The French pronunciation is "Eye-ee-tee" where the H is silent at the beginning.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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