An Emberassing Question

[Kenneth R.]

Why do americans always seem to think scandinavian names and words are pronounced in an english way?

Ignorance. It still astounds me and shames me to be from that area of the world.

For the same reason stuff like Feng shui is poorly pronounced feng shwee

 

[Slayer101]

Ignorance. It still astounds me and shames me to be from that area of the world.

For the same reason stuff like Feng shui is poorly pronounced feng shwee

yea its a shame that people don't know how to spell shit correctly

 

[daimonion]

Its not about not knowing. Its about thinking you know when theres no reason to think that you do.

 

[BefriendedUnit]

use the motherfucking search fucking function you fucking fucked fuckers

 

[Kenneth R.]

yea its a shame that people don't know how to spell shit correctly

Damn, caught my slip. I was thinking of how the idiots around here pronounce it and I slipped in the h.

 

[Kalabalik]

Never mind, sorry!

 

[Cerberus III]

Hmm... check your facts.

 

[Slynt]

mee-KAH-ell awe-kerr-felt

 

[Frosties]

HAY-soos.

 

[liquidcow]

Ignorance. It still astounds me and shames me to be from that area of the world.

For the same reason stuff like Feng shui is poorly pronounced feng shwee

The one that pisses me off is Samurai, which people for some reason pronounce 'sam-yur-rai', even though there's no y in it. What's especially annoying in that case is that Japanese is basically said how it's written.

But in this case he has actually pronounced it as Michael himself so it's not really ignorance.

 

[hibernal_dream]

How should feng shui be pronounced?

 

[Slayer101]

Damn, caught my slip. I was thinking of how the idiots around here pronounce it and I slipped in the h.

lol

 

[SerenityNow!]

yea its a shame that people don't know how to spell shit correctly

S-H-I-T

 

[ingenkommentar]

I'm Swedish and I will try to write his name the way it's pronounced.

Mi - ka - el
the EE in "see" - the U in "number" - the E in "sell"

Åk - er - feldt
Awk - the E in "sell" - the E in "sell" -> felt

 

[Tepheron]

I'm Swedish and I will try to write his name the way it's pronounced.

Mi - ka - el
the EE in "see" - the U in "number" - the E in "sell"

Åk - er - feldt
Awk - the E in "sell" - the E in "sell" -> felt

That sounds right. I'm norwegian, and I like to think I have a general idea of how it's pronounced.

 

[Cerberus III]

So is his first name three syllables?

 

[Tash]

Why do americans always seem to think scandinavian names and words are pronounced in an english way?

Same way Swedes think English words are pronounced in a Scandinavian way, maybe? (hehe, "yust yoking!")

 

[ingenkommentar]

So is his first name three syllables?

That's right! And to sound extra Swedish, let the pitch of your voice fall in the second syllable and then let it rise in the last one.

 

[Tash]

Wouldn't that be more Norwegian? They always sound like they're asking questions.

 

[Dante's Inferno]

Swedes always sound like they got a cock up their ass...

I'm sorry, that was uncalled for.