YAPronouncingT

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Pronunciation threads never work. Even when people spell out the sounds of each syllable, they still are prone to multiple ways of saying them.
 

gamefreakgcb

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Sep 2, 2004
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Originally posted by: Locut0s
Originally posted by: QTPie
jean-rah (Jean in French, as in Jean-Claude van Damme)

Thats it I guess. Just sounds awkward though. My friend made fun of me for saying it this way even though he doesn't know how to pronounce it.
 

skace

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Originally posted by: coldmeat
john-ruh

how do you pronounce zh?

Actually, I just realized this isn't perfect... I guess thats why people were using jean. Bah. But Jean can be mispronounced too.

 

torpid

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Sep 14, 2003
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Originally posted by: gamefreakgcb
Originally posted by: Locut0s
Originally posted by: QTPie
jean-rah (Jean in French, as in Jean-Claude van Damme)

Thats it I guess. Just sounds awkward though. My friend made fun of me for saying it this way even though he doesn't know how to pronounce it.

Is your friend in first grade or something?