WTF is a Jagwah
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Datsports (03-18-2017)
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The Brits have even gone and cocked THAT one up, "Aluminum". For SOME reason they went and added a superfluous "i" between the "n" and the "u". So their weird and creepy pronunciation of the metal with the periodic table abbreviation of Al is correct for their egregious spelling. "Aluminium"
Or... oh now.... sodum for sodium?
Magnesium. Lithium. (and so on)
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Pronunciation is critical. Many people pronounce different words exactly the same way, even though they have different meanings. For example, the words "burro" and "burrow". They sound the same, don't they? Yes, but a "burro" is an animal - a donkey, whereas a "burrow" is a tunnel that a gopher, prairie dog, or other animal digs in the ground.
The moral of this story is that if you don't know the difference between a burro and a burrow, you don't know the difference between your *** and a hole in the ground!
The moral of this story is that if you don't know the difference between a burro and a burrow, you don't know the difference between your *** and a hole in the ground!
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I agree with the way they pronounce it. They made it. However I disagree with a statement made by Jeremy Clarkson in a Top Gear episode where he made fun of an American by the way he said "jagwar". He said it's "jag-yew-ar" like it spelled. This from the country that says "Edin-brah" when it's clearly spelled Edinburgh.
I too quell all by saying "I drive a Jaaaaaaaag."
I too quell all by saying "I drive a Jaaaaaaaag."
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Maybe more important do they say it with pride, embarrassment or jealousy?
I've heard an American say Jagwar (roughly that) and it just sounded a bit odd but didn't annoy me at all. (They probably thought I was speaking very oddly, too.)
I've heard Patrick Stewart say it that way. WTF? He was born near where I was!!!!
I've heard an American say Jagwar (roughly that) and it just sounded a bit odd but didn't annoy me at all. (They probably thought I was speaking very oddly, too.)
I've heard Patrick Stewart say it that way. WTF? He was born near where I was!!!!
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