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has no member title Member  |
Barack Obama's name is suffering from similar pronunciation problems as Lech Walesa did, long long ago. Our newscasters are, however, nearing a consensus that sounds vaguely like "Brawk".
__ noodlenoodlenoodlenoodlenoodlenoodle DOOT DOOT noodlenoodlenoodle -- Royko, explaining the concept of jazz |
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Rumble Fish Member  |
i went with "Bear-rack". but sometimes i think i say Ba-RAQ.
to everything there is a season |
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Pirate/Zombie/Hero Member  |
Buh-ROCK. Or Brawk. Depends on how heated the conversation is.
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Sittin' at the dock of the Bayeaux Tapestry Member  |
HUSSEIN OSAMA JIHAD GLORIOUS FIVE YEAR PLAN MAO STALIN MUSSOLINI MOHAMMAD ABORTION COCAINE NAMBLA Bah-rack
  "England is governed not by logic but by Parliament" - Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield and Viscount Hughenden. "You don't understand. Dark Mark is the 14th regeneration of Dr. Who. He knows stuff.  "- Furious |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member  |
Either buh-rark or buh-rak... so, MEAT
 ____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member |
or barrack - like barracking or barracks..
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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Knows what a real civil war should be Member  |
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that's what I said, like soldiers domitories! ~ I prefer to live in a country that's small, and old, and where no one would ever have the NERVE to wear a cape in public, whether they could leap tall buildings in a single bound or not. CHIKKINZ? |
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Istanbul was never Constantinople. They lied. Member  |
I find it's always a good rule to pronounce a person's name the way he or she pronounces it. (In fact, I find it slightly rude when people don't, unless it's a matter of not being able to form the phonemes). Thus, Barack Obama says "I'm buh-ROCK Obama (and I approve this message)," so I say "buh-ROCK Obama."
If I met someone else named Barack who pronounced it BEAR-rock, then I'd call that person BEAR-rock and call the president-elect Mr. Obama (well, if I ever met him, anyway). inagreyplace + colour theory. |
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@Domi
Yes, but which syllable do you stress? the BA or the RACK? __ noodlenoodlenoodlenoodlenoodlenoodle DOOT DOOT noodlenoodlenoodle -- Royko, explaining the concept of jazz |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member |
The second, I think.
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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Fractal demiurge Member  |
buh-ROCK.
Emphasis on the ROCK. Cuz..y'know..he... nevermind. *sigh*  ego forceps ergo ego forceps **** "Chives?" "Yes, m'lud?" "Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?" "Indeed m'lud. She's marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins." "Well, Chives, you'd better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too" --- Joe 3Heads |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member |
except on the 'barracks' one - then it's the first
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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has a beaver that talks Member  |
it's buh-rock, with emphasis on the rock (just the way I like it!)
****************************************** Me in Rock: This Shirt Is Pants | Mr. Fusion Me in blog: izenmania |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member |
Snazz is WEIRD!
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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Fractal demiurge Member |
*jinx* ego forceps ergo ego forceps **** "Chives?" "Yes, m'lud?" "Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?" "Indeed m'lud. She's marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins." "Well, Chives, you'd better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too" --- Joe 3Heads |
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2008 Poster of the Year! Member |
but! but! it has an A innit!
____________________________________________________ tiny ball of rage. hilarious, condensed rage - Snazz I never really lost my virginity... it just sort of eventually wore off - Chris Addison Um... I'm thinking that a lot of my internal conflict and malaise comes from the tension between the life I ACTUALLY want to live, and the stories I'd love to be able to tell? - T-Rex, qwantz.com Rome wasn't built in a day. But I wasn't on that particuar job. - Brian Clough |
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Fractal demiurge Member |
So does "Iraq", but it's been pointed out on more than one occassion that USAnians are raping the pronunciation.
Now, I will point out that his nickname as a kid was "Barry"... But his full name is totally not pronounced "Barrack". I mean, do you pronounce his last name "O- BAM- uh?" Or "O- BAHM- uh?" ego forceps ergo ego forceps **** "Chives?" "Yes, m'lud?" "Is that Ms Ephemera hovering over the croquet lawn?" "Indeed m'lud. She's marshalled all the haggle-dans. Missy-twigs and vale-nymphs from Claypole Woods. Apparently she intends to tear this house down and dance on the ruins." "Well, Chives, you'd better start the car, what? And pack my tennis things too" --- Joe 3Heads |
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Vampiric Scottie-bat trainer Member  |
Buh-RAWK (cause I pronounce "rock" with an actual /o/-sound) o-BAH-ma.
Some of our newscasters hypercorrect their pronounciation (I get to use actual linguistics terminology here! Whoohoo!) to "BEAR-rack". I shudder every time. ****************************************************************** Superbly Sublime Splendiferous Sterling Shiftmaster of the Realm of Unproductivity and Procrastination ****************************************************************** You are a Player. There are no small parts, only small people, and we suspect that's due to malnutrition endemic to the period. Every night you're a different person, knave or king, man or woman, 875 roles in all. The ones the audience liked got you applause, and the ones they didn't got you pelted rotten vegetables. The theater is a harsh mistress, but you love her dearly. Plus, it beats working for a living! ****************************************************************** 'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can't help that,' said the Cat: 'we're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad.' 'How do you know I'm mad?' said Alice 'You must be' said the Cat 'or you wouldn't have come here' |
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Has no front teeth Member  |
It's the buh-rak meat choice....or cherse as the case may be. ______________________ Fandangling across the moony sky, went the Beezee bold as brass, side-saddle she sat, on a big painted bat, shooting moonbeams out of her a(censored)e. ~Joe ________________________ Isn't sanity really just a one trick pony, anyway? I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy¦ooh ooh ooh the sky's the limit! |
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Neil Gaiman www.NeilgaimanBoard.com www.NeilgaimanBoard.com The World's End The World's End How do you pronounce Barack?
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