{"id":1786,"date":"2020-04-23T11:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2020-04-23T11:41:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T18:41:04","slug":"unpronounceable-words-or-i-didnt-quite-catch-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/callmebog\/2020\/04\/23\/unpronounceable-words-or-i-didnt-quite-catch-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpronounceable Words or . . . I Didn’t Quite . . . Catch That . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Unpronounceable Words or . . . <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span>I Didn’t Quite . . . <\/span>
\nCatch That . . . . <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span>
\n<\/i><\/span><\/i><\/h1>\n

Unpronounceable<\/b> Words!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

And I am not talking about tongue twisters. More like tongue twisters ON STEROIDS<\/strong>! Even English words are sometimes hard to pronounce … even for English speakers!<\/p>\n

I always have \"\"problems with … Worcestershire Sauce, and I still can’t pronounce it right, even today, even if Dictionary.com tells me how to pronounce it<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!!<\/p>\n

And then throw in learning a new language where making new sounds that HAVE MEANING … IS THE BALL GAME!<\/p>\n

I am simply in awe of EVERYONE that does speak more than one language! Sadly, my French is nowhere near where it once was, but …. I can still follow ‘La Soir\u00e9e du hockey<\/a><\/strong><\/span>‘! Ah, hockey, the international language! “La Premi\u00e8re \u00c9toile .. GUY LAFLEUR!<\/strong><\/span>” <\/p>\n

Oh, and if you don’t think this is not going to happen to you …. how about this. You go out to a very nice Italian restaurant! And you decide to order some BRUSCHETTA<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as an appetizer, an early ESPRESSO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to warm your palate taste buds, a main course of GNOCCI<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with free range raised GUANCIALE<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as the main ingredient.<\/p>\n

Are you CERTAIN you pronounced ALL those words right?<\/p>\n

If not, better check here:<\/p>\n

Menu items you’re mispronouncing<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n(and how to say them)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

And watch the YouTube Video below if you are curious about the three words\/phrases below and how they are pronounced! GO FOR IT! And I dare you to say the phrase below, in English, FIVE TIMES REALLY FAST – the squirrel line!! LOL!<\/p>\n

And a future post might just highlight even MORE English words that are hard to pronounce! So many Blog posts to do … not enough keyboards!<\/p>\n

E<\/span>N<\/span>J<\/span>O<\/span>Y!        <\/span><\/strong><\/span>\"\"      <\/span><\/strong>  <\/strong><\/span>T<\/span>T<\/span>F<\/span>N<\/span>!<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Five hundred fifty five ice skating squirrels!<\/span><\/h2>\n

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18 Words from around the World
\nYou can’t pronounce<\/h1>\n