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What seemed weird when I visited your country
Mlle Germain:
--- Quote from: Akima on 06 Jun 2014, 17:40 ---I have written before about the many ways in which Westerners and Chinese people have managed to misunderstand one another.
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That was an interesting read!
--- Quote from: GarandMarine on 06 Jun 2014, 18:31 ---I think I pronounce Beijing "Bey-Jing" but that's probably a regional English thing on the first vowel.
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Uh, is there a pronounciation difference between Bey and Bay? I would pronounce them the same...
Method of Madness:
I don't think so.
GarandMarine:
Time for another sound cloud pronunciation thread?
mustang6172:
If someone ever calls you out for mispronouncing a word, reply with "I'll thank you for not drawing attention to my speech impediment."
cesium133:
One of my professors, who is Chinese, once said to a student who would always mispronounce his name: "I try very hard to pronounce your name. Please try to pronounce mine."
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