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MrMallard
04/21/22 7:34:25 AM
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Why are Americans so cringe and fail?

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MarbyIsBack
04/21/22 7:37:00 AM
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I am American and I have never pronounced it this way.

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FabIe
04/21/22 7:37:08 AM
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MarbyIsBack posted...
I am American and I have never pronounced it this way.


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The Popo
04/21/22 7:39:00 AM
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Im an American and everyone I know calls it Leh-go

I could see someone who primarily speaks Spanish calling it Lay-go since thats how it would be spelled phonetically in their language

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nfearurspecimn
04/21/22 7:39:40 AM
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lmao at people trying to pretend they didn't pronounce it leh go

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viewmaster_pi
04/21/22 7:40:27 AM
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LFAQs

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rexcrk
04/21/22 7:41:24 AM
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Because.. thats how words with an eg are pronounced?


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nfearurspecimn
04/21/22 7:42:06 AM
#8:


MrMallard posted...
Why are Americans so cringe and fail?
no u

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hockeybub89
04/21/22 7:42:28 AM
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Why do some of us say "Ree-see Cup"?

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viewmaster_pi
04/21/22 7:45:01 AM
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why do americans pronounced egg like egg

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viewmaster_pi
04/21/22 7:46:21 AM
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major crimge

you should be like the british and end your soft A sounds with R sounds

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Cobra1010
04/21/22 7:54:30 AM
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They also cant pronounce Lara. Or if they can, they dont want to and just say it same way as Laura anyway.

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spikethedevil
04/21/22 7:57:38 AM
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Cobra1010 posted...
They also cant pronounce Lara. Or if they can, they dont want to and just say it same way as Laura anyway.

This drives me mad just because its the one time they actually decide to add a U to something when Lara and Laura are completely different names ffs.

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hockeybub89
04/21/22 7:58:00 AM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
major crimge

you should be like the british and end your soft A sounds with R sounds
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Tyranthraxus
04/21/22 8:00:39 AM
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I'm kind of surprised there's never been an Eggo waffles collaboration with Lego since all their commercials were basically Lego my Eggo

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Ilishe
04/21/22 8:01:39 AM
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The Popo posted...
Im an American and everyone I know calls it Leh-go

I could see someone who primarily speaks Spanish calling it Lay-go since thats how it would be spelled phonetically in their language

Wouldn't it be lah-go or lah-jo

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