Message Board Basketball Forum - InsideHoops - View Single Post - Why can't you yanks deal with polysyllabic words?

The_Pope · 02-17-2007, 12:23 PM

I don't mean all of them, obviously. However, there are loads of words that Americans seem to cut syllables from for no apparent reason.

Examples:
Hyundai, yanks pronounce it "Hun-dai", actual pronunciation is "Hai-un-dai".

Adam Vinatieri, this obviously should be pronounced "Vin-a-ti-eri", but yanks say "Vin-a-teri".

Sophomore, "Soph-o-more", not "Soph-more".

Manu Ginobili, "Gin-o-bi-li", not "Gin-o-bli".

I'm not having a dig at you colonials, just wondering why you think this is?

02-17-2007, 12:23 PM	#1
The_Pope Can barely lace up my sneakers Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39	Why can't you yanks deal with polysyllabic words? I don't mean all of them, obviously. However, there are loads of words that Americans seem to cut syllables from for no apparent reason. Examples: Hyundai, yanks pronounce it "Hun-dai", actual pronunciation is "Hai-un-dai". Adam Vinatieri, this obviously should be pronounced "Vin-a-ti-eri", but yanks say "Vin-a-teri". Sophomore, "Soph-o-more", not "Soph-more". Manu Ginobili, "Gin-o-bi-li", not "Gin-o-bli". I'm not having a dig at you colonials, just wondering why you think this is?