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How do you encounter words you cannot pronounce?

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work in a supermarket, there is alot of things i can't pronounce. pronounced gruyere chees gggrrrwwww for a while tille a customer corrected me.

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Tommyjw

Meme.
Just didnt know how it was meant to be said until wikipedia confirmed it (:

Reply 3

hey_its_nay

i can't pronounce 'three' :smile:

Go to Wales.

Read a book.

Say it in a Mongolian accent.

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StephenP91

Original post by EmperorMustard

Say it in a Mongolian accent.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh my lord. That signature is ****ing hilarious.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 8

Fandabidoze!

By stuttering multiple times, having an expression that says "oh god help me" and sighing at increasing volume.

Reply 9

fire2burn

I like to sneak up on them and when they least expect it snap their neck...

They never see it coming. Gets rid of all hard to pronounce nouns, not so effective against adjectives though.

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Drunk Punx

Original post by Tommyjw

Meme.
Just didnt know how it was meant to be said until wikipedia confirmed it (:

Goes both ways... unless there's a third way I've yet to discover.

I say it "memay", my mate says "meemee" (which sounds like a hungry seagull to be honest).

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Tommyjw

Original post by Drunk Punx

Goes both ways... unless there's a third way I've yet to discover.

I say it "memay", my mate says "meemee" (which sounds like a hungry seagull to be honest).

Well wikipedia says it rhymes with cream.. so it must sound like 'meam' .. ?I dunno lmfao, not like im ever gonna say it .

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member520746

Original post by Drunk Punx

Goes both ways... unless there's a third way I've yet to discover.

I say it "memay", my mate says "meemee" (which sounds like a hungry seagull to be honest).

You're both wrong, it's 'meem'.

Reply 13

lukejoshjedi

Read ancient sumerian texts

Reply 14

dnumberwang

Pronounce it how it's spelt. e.g. that girl from the X factor becomes 'trake', jalapeños becomes jalla-peenoes, and deadmau5 becomes dead-mau-five.

Reply 15

fortunecookie

By learning Chinese ...

Reply 16

69Crazyfists

Original post by Drunk Punx

Goes both ways... unless there's a third way I've yet to discover.

I say it "memay", my mate says "meemee" (which sounds like a hungry seagull to be honest).

It's meem.

Reply 17

username244734

I'm pretty good with my mouth :awesome:

(I don't often encounter words I can't pronounce)

Reply 18

meenu89

The only word I can't say is 'subliminal.'

Reply 19

Cicerao

Sometimes you pronounce it RIGHT, invoking wtfs from everyone else.

"Do you have any Braun toothbrushes?"
"Wha?"
"Braun toothbrushes."
"..."
"..."
"OH! BROOOOOORN toothbrushes."

Bad times.