Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted March 11, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 As someone with an Irish name (Donal) that even people in this country can’t pronounce correctly even when I say it to them, with them saying it back wrong immediately because they’re thick bascially, it’s much worse with the Americans. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over there and got to the point of just introducing myself as Donny or even using my middle name as the whole tedious process of explaining how it’s pronounced before they still fuck it up did my head in. I try and break it down and tell them it’s pronounced as Dough-nal but I get Don-ell and other variations and it’s highly irritating. I’ve even had Darnell or them trying to correct me and carrying on calling me Donald. I dated an American girl over here and was glad when she went back home as I couldn’t picture a future with someone unable to say my name correctly. It just seems alien to them and they look proper confused by it. Morons. So I’m lumping my name in with the Craig’s and the Graham’s. We stand together. Only met one American who could say it off the bat and that was Christopher Daniels (gone a bit KFogg there but we aren’t good mates like they probably would be)
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 11, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: As someone with an Irish name (Donal) that even people in this country can’t pronounce correctly even when I say it to them, with them saying it back wrong immediately because they’re thick bascially, it’s much worse with the Americans. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over there and got to the point of just introducing myself as Donny or even using my middle name as the whole tedious process of explaining how it’s pronounced before they still fuck it up did my head in. I try and break it down and tell them it’s pronounced as Dough-nal but I get Don-ell and other variations and it’s highly irritating. I’ve even had Darnell or them trying to correct me and carrying on calling me Donald. I dated an American girl over here and was glad when she went back home as I couldn’t picture a future with someone unable to say my name correctly. It just seems alien to them and they look proper confused by it. Morons. So I’m lumping my name in with the Craig’s and the Graham’s. We stand together. Only met one American who could say it off the bat and that was Christopher Daniels (gone a bit KFogg there but we aren’t good mates like they probably would be) Seems to be a similar thing with Domhnall Gleeson too. I hear so many people pronouncing the "m".
WyattSheepMask Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 Pretty sure it was someone on here who made this (correct name if I’m wrong)
Paid Members Chris B Posted March 11, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, TheBurningRed said: As someone with an Irish name (Donal) that even people in this country can’t pronounce correctly even when I say it to them, with them saying it back wrong immediately because they’re thick bascially, it’s much worse with the Americans. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over there and got to the point of just introducing myself as Donny or even using my middle name as the whole tedious process of explaining how it’s pronounced before they still fuck it up did my head in. I try and break it down and tell them it’s pronounced as Dough-nal but I get Don-ell and other variations and it’s highly irritating. I’ve even had Darnell or them trying to correct me and carrying on calling me Donald. I dated an American girl over here and was glad when she went back home as I couldn’t picture a future with someone unable to say my name correctly. It just seems alien to them and they look proper confused by it. Morons. So I’m lumping my name in with the Craig’s and the Graham’s. We stand together. Only met one American who could say it off the bat and that was Christopher Daniels (gone a bit KFogg there but we aren’t good mates like they probably would be) I'm reminded of Podge and Rodge interviewing Dara Ó Briain (had to copy and paste that one), and making fun of him for having English kids. "They'll grow up, Dara, and be coming in like 'Darryl! Darryl! Put the telly on, Darryl!'"
Guy Bifkin Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 Dunno if it was a mafia thing or an American thing but I love the way the characters in the Sopranos, chiefly Christopher and Ralph, pronounce "whore" as "whooah".
Paid Members chokeout Posted March 11, 2021 Author Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Scott Malbranque said: https://voca.ro/1jqDuYjEcoqX There you go, Gerry. Best way I can put it... Branquey saying squirrel is now going to be my message alert
Moderators neil Posted March 11, 2021 Moderators Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, bry2j said: not forgetting aluminium - aloo-minum It is spelt different tho - which itself is a story that just speaks to the English deciding to modify a word and then say everyone else is wrong.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 11, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, chokeout said: Branquey saying squirrel is now going to be my message alert I want to hear him say "Youse are a bunch of fuckin elephants".
Keith Houchen Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 Branquefurter should start a cameo account where he charges for voice messages. He’ll rake it in.
Awards Moderator Frankie Crisp Posted March 11, 2021 Awards Moderator Posted March 11, 2021 Sqrl. Edit: posted that before listening to Branquey’s voicenote, for frigg’s sake.
Paid Members chokeout Posted March 11, 2021 Author Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Scott Malbranque said: https://voca.ro/1jqDuYjEcoqX There you go, Gerry. Best way I can put it...
Steve Justice Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Guy Bifkin said: Dunno if it was a mafia thing or an American thing but I love the way the characters in the Sopranos, chiefly Christopher and Ralph, pronounce "whore" as "whooah". And "twot".
LCJ Posted March 11, 2021 Posted March 11, 2021 “Skedzh-ool” when pronouncing schedule. Lots of British people think it’s pronounced the American way these days too.
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 11, 2021 Paid Members Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, chokeout said: Wonderful!
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