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Cris Dukehart

Sent to me for pick-up within an audiobook I finished recording some weeks ago... "Cockburne's Port".

In my defense, I am not a drinker and was both EXHAUSTED and on TIGHT DEADLINE and okay... fine... I KNOW I should have looked it up... but I didn't.

I mean, it seems pretty clear cut doesn't it? Phonetic one would think...

So when it came back as a pick up without a phonetic spelling, but only the following reference link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=n3Iu0p40T5g

I was positively flummoxed...

Oh for the love of GRAPE JUICE, what did I say wrong THIS TIME?!?!

After watching the reference clip I HOWLED... absolutely HOWLED and have since adopted the slogan as my motto... at least for today... perhaps for the rest of the week... actually, I MAY TATTOO IT ON MY FOREHEAD!

cyclometh · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:58 pm Post subject:

That's priceless. Laugh

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Moe Egan · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:29 pm Post subject:

Oh my. I never would have thought to look that up- it's obvious how you should say it...or not. Gasp

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Chuck Davis · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:35 pm Post subject:

There were more than a few DJ's in 1980 who got into trouble for mispronouncing this artist's name - Bruce Cockburn - "Wondering where the lions are" (again..COH-burn)

Unlike Cris....Most of them were probably drinking.
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Bish · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject:

They used to run advertising back in the UK that was themed around a "Don't say Cock, say Co" tagline. That video was priceless though!

I've fallen foul of a couple of US names where I've been made to feel a tad stupid though... the point is that if you don't know, there's no way of knowing until you screw it up and people collapse around you in piles of laughter.

I guess the other one (which is a little better known) that never fails to crack me up is when an American tries to say worcestershire sauce without have pre-knowledge of the correct way.
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Matto · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject:

Ohhhh man, that's a cracker!

@Bish, since moving here I still refuse to take on the North American pronunciation of many words. Most noteworthy is 'Home Depot'.

You say Deep-oh, I say Depp-oh.
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Bruce · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:06 pm Post subject:

I have seen many examples over the years of words that WERE originally pronounced as they were spelled, but propriety, prudishness, or puritanism made folks change the pronunciation instead of the spelling.

But I will think twice before daubing that drink anywhere on my body.

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Jen Gosnell · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:11 pm Post subject:

Excellent, Cris! LOL. I love that they sent you that link. Sarcastic

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Pam · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:03 pm Post subject:

Hey if you are going to screw up, make a supersized one! Pun intended of course. Hilarious Cris!
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todd ellis · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:45 pm Post subject:

yeah - it's all fun & games until you ACTUALLY have the condition. it hurts!

a little penicillin fixed it up, though.
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Lizden · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject:

That's hysterical!
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Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:44 am Post subject:

How about Magdalen College? People with the surname Cholmondeley?

Deirdre · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:04 am Post subject:

"Chumley" would like a word with you, sir.

The wildest one I ever saw (I'm guessing is might have been a joke) was
Featheringstonehaugh

pronounced
Fainshaw.
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Simon Phillips · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 4:07 am Post subject:

Ridiculous though it is, Featherstonehaugh pronounced Fanshaw is genuine. As are Belvoir pronounced Beaver and Beauchamp pronounced Beecham.

This one, I'm not so sure about...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y