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A lot of names around here aren't pronounced the way they look, but their referents are often too modest to correct you. So, this page is dedicated to collecting and disseminating the proper pronunciations of names that are often bungled. | A lot of names around here aren't pronounced the way they look, but their referents are often too modest to correct you. So, this page is dedicated to collecting and disseminating the proper pronunciations of names that are often bungled. | ||
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| Paul Reyns || "Mayans" || [maɪənz] (or monosyllabic [maɪnz]?) | | Paul Reyns || "Mayans" || [maɪənz] (or monosyllabic [maɪnz]?) | ||
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| − | | Jason Kohn || "cone" || [koʊn] | + | | [[Jason Kohn]] || "cone" || [koʊn] |
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| Adam Bloch || "a bomb lock" || [əˈdɑm blɑk] | | Adam Bloch || "a bomb lock" || [əˈdɑm blɑk] | ||
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| − | | | + | | Noemi || "show me" || [ˈnoʊmi] (or trisyllabic [ˈnoʊəˌmi]?) (or maybe [noe'mi]) |
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| − | | | + | | [[Wege Auditorium]] || "Peggy" || [ˈwɛgi] |
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| − | | | + | | [[Devereux Powers]] || "Lever - oh" || ['dɛvəɹoʊ] |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, January 24, 2007
A lot of names around here aren't pronounced the way they look, but their referents are often too modest to correct you. So, this page is dedicated to collecting and disseminating the proper pronunciations of names that are often bungled.
| rhymes with: | IPA | |
| Paul Reyns | "Mayans" | [maɪənz] (or monosyllabic [maɪnz]?) |
| Jason Kohn | "cone" | [koʊn] |
| Adam Bloch | "a bomb lock" | [əˈdɑm blɑk] |
| Noemi | "show me" | [ˈnoʊmi] (or trisyllabic [ˈnoʊəˌmi]?) (or maybe [noe'mi]) |
| Wege Auditorium | "Peggy" | [ˈwɛgi] |
| Devereux Powers | "Lever - oh" | ['dɛvəɹoʊ] |
