Seat68 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 people, lots and lots of people calling Guzan, Guzman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Scrawny, white pikey yoof types that speak wif a Jamaican accent, ya get me blad ? You come from Tamworth, not Montego Bay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted January 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2014 people, lots and lots of people calling Guzan, Guzman. ASTONE VILLAR MISSPELT XIII Guzman Lowtown Vlarr Clarke Bertram Bakuna Al Ahmadi Silla Agbonlahore Bentake Kozac Subs Siegrest Okare Lunar Bennet Weimman Hellenius Bowrey All taken from here. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2014 Kazak is more common thank Kozac, imo Also, you could rename that the Aston Villa CI XI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Paul Franks on WM annoys me, he pronounces it "Goo-jan" with a soft J sound as in... er, Jean-Michel Jarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 'Slaithwaite' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2014 'Slaithwaite' I know that one! Slawit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 20, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2014 Commentators that pronounce the names of footballers in the accent of the player's nationality. This one comes up time and time again, doesn't it? I'm in the (almost) opposite camp - people who insist on pronouncing foreign names in a British way. Admittedly, there's no need for an exaggerated attempt at an accent, but correct pronunciation of the vowels and consonants is just good manners as far as I'm concerned. I find I reluctantly go along with the majority much of the time, just to avoid the guffawing that would ensue, but personally I'd rather say "Yon Carev" (if that's correct) than "John Caroo". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Commentators that pronounce the names of footballers in the accent of the player's nationality. This one comes up time and time again, doesn't it? I'm in the (almost) opposite camp - people who insist on pronouncing foreign names in a British way. Admittedly, there's no need for an exaggerated attempt at an accent, but correct pronunciation of the vowels and consonants is just good manners as far as I'm concerned. I find I reluctantly go along with the majority much of the time, just to avoid the guffawing that would ensue, but personally I'd rather say "Yon Carev" (if that's correct) than "John Caroo". But that would ruin the song! :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Personally, I don't hugely see the point in borrowing accents & pronunciations from another language unless you're using the language itself. For example, if you're speaking French (or attempting to) then by all means say Pareee, but otherwise it should be Paris, because that's the English pronunciation, and you're speaking English (presumably). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) What about if you're speaking Franglais? Or Frenglish... Edited January 20, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Parry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) Personally, I don't hugely see the point in borrowing accents & pronunciations from another language unless you're using the language itself. For example, if you're speaking French (or attempting to) then by all means say Pareee, but otherwise it should be Paris, because that's the English pronunciation, and you're speaking English (presumably). But it's their names! You wouldnt want foreign people to call you something weird because thats how they would pronounce the spelling of your name. Common courtesy? Edit: Perfect for this thread: Its like English(and Irish etc) people pronouncing Marbella with the Ls while in spain 2 L's is a y sound. Edited January 20, 2014 by zak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Parry. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Personally, I don't hugely see the point in borrowing accents & pronunciations from another language unless you're using the language itself. For example, if you're speaking French (or attempting to) then by all means say Pareee, but otherwise it should be Paris, because that's the English pronunciation, and you're speaking English (presumably). But it's their names! You wouldnt want foreign people to call you something weird because thats how they would pronounce the spelling of your name. Common courtesy? The problem I have with this is knowing where to draw the line. Thinking about it, names should be pronounced correctly as per the nationality of the subject (so that probably represents a touch of revisionism on my behalf). But if you were going to pronounce Paris as Paree then why wouldn't you pronounce France as Fr-h-awn-se? Perhaps it should carry for names, but nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Zanti cassorla. Boils my piss hearing that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Even when people do say foreign names properly, it's generally half arsed and they take a 'pick n mix' approach. I'm sure EVERYONE who pronounces it Marb-aya, also pronounce Valencia as Ba-len-thia, or only ever call Bangkok....Krung Thep Maha Nakhon. I dunno, maybe they do!? Maybe the super pedants always refer to it as: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Commentators that pronounce the names of footballers in the accent of the player's nationality. This one comes up time and time again, doesn't it? I'm in the (almost) opposite camp - people who insist on pronouncing foreign names in a British way. Admittedly, there's no need for an exaggerated attempt at an accent, but correct pronunciation of the vowels and consonants is just good manners as far as I'm concerned. I find I reluctantly go along with the majority much of the time, just to avoid the guffawing that would ensue, but personally I'd rather say "Yon Carev" (if that's correct) than "John Caroo". But that would ruin the song! :-) I noticed on MOTD last night that David Luiz has now become da-vid lueesh. Other belters include karim el acmedi, ole gunner sol-shara, & john motsons cringeworthy jochim luuurv!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 It's English - there are no hard rules. Why else would "rendezvous" be pronounced "ron-day-voo," yet "parliament" be pronounced with a good hard "T" at the end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yeah, and nobody ever attempts authentic Indian or Chinese accents! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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