How do YOU pronounce "debacle"?
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:33 PM
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How do YOU pronounce "debacle"?
I just heard Amy Goodman say DEB-buckle. I thought it was de-BACK-uhl. ???
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:35 PM
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1. EmPHAsis on the second sylLABle.
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:36 PM
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5. That's how I say it too
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:41 PM
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8. Clearly, you're saying it the right way.
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:47 PM
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Sun Oct-01-06 03:22 PM
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15. Yep. That's how I say it.
And EVERYONE knows that Minnesotans pronounce EVERYTHING correctly!:P
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Sun Oct-01-06 03:44 PM
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21. Well, I think this pronunciation spans various regions.
Or at least Jersey, Washington, and Minnesota.
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Sun Oct-01-06 05:51 PM
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:35 PM
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3. More like yours, but with 'BAUK' rather than 'BACK'...
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Sun Oct-01-06 03:32 PM
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19. Yeah, that's it. My phoenetics are a bit off.
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:52 PM
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11. "Bush Administration"
but when my nose is stuffy it sounds more like "Republican Congress" :evilgrin:
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:53 PM
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Sun Oct-01-06 02:56 PM
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13. OK now that we got THAT settled
Edited on Sun Oct-01-06 02:56 PM by JitterbugPerfume
how do you pronounce Basalmic, as in Basalmic vinegar . It never sounds right when I say it
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Sun Oct-01-06 05:50 PM
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24. sounds funny when I say it
I guess it is just one a those funny words
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Sun Oct-01-06 05:51 PM
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25. Say it 30 times and it will sound like nonsense.
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Sun Oct-01-06 03:21 PM
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some kind of fancy pants? it's pronounced "ass whoopin"
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Sun Oct-01-06 03:31 PM
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17. Well, somebody needs to tell Amy.
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Sun Oct-01-06 06:40 PM
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27. It's de-LITE-ful, it's de-LOVE-ly, it's de-BAHK-uhl.
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Sun Oct-01-06 06:41 PM
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28. Ask * how he would pronounce it
Then, pronounce it the opposite way.
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Sun Oct-01-06 06:53 PM
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29. The original spelling is débâcle
The French accents give a good clue to pronunciation.
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Mon Oct-02-06 11:23 AM
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32. "Clusterf*ck" - there.
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Mon Oct-02-06 11:28 AM
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I'm usually too busy saying 'albeit' so I just cut to the chase and say "fuckass."
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Mon Oct-02-06 12:22 PM
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35. Colon blow powell used to say N-trep-a -nur
It used to drive me crazy!
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Mon Oct-02-06 01:07 PM
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de-bockle when I say it. Khash.
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