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Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question

From:B. Garcia <madyaas@...>
Date:Sunday, November 28, 2004, 5:29
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:26:07 -0500, Sally Caves <scaves@...> wrote:

> I've heard that theory too. I've also heard, from a friend expressing > outright contempt, "Sad Damn," for Saddam, with an emphasis on the "damn." > But that could also arise from tendencies to pronunciations like Viet NAM > (to rhyme with "ham"). > > Sally >
Agh. It's so grating when I hear /vijEt n&m/ or /n&m/. I can't help but imagine uneducated bigots when I hear that pronunciation. I suppose growing up in a city with a large Vietnamese population it's even worse to hear it said that way. -- You can turn away from me but there's nothing that'll keep me here you know And you'll never be the city guy Any more than I'll be hosting The Scooby Show Scooby Show - Belle and Sebastian

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