Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, November 28, 2004, 18:39 |
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On Nov 28, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Sally Caves wrote:
>...> No more so than the Brits of latter years, who liked to pronounce Don
> Juan
> as "Don Joo-inn" and the river Guadalquivir as "Gwaddle Quiver."
Or the barrage of British-sounding ads for "Jag-yoo-uh" cars i heard
and saw last time i was in the 'States. I really don't see the point
of those... i understand the American cultural idea of British = posh =
high-class = good, but where does pronouncing a well-known American
word in a very silly- and incorrect-sounding way come into it?
-Stephen (Steg)
'the creator thought that one language would be enough,
but Raven thought differently, and made many.'
~ the bella coola, according to hyde
(as quoted by hanuman zhang)
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