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06-04-2012, 03:26 PM
I've also heard someone pronounce bichon frise as 'bi*ch-on-frizzy"! Although this was by the same friend who was convinced that lingerie was pronounced "linger-ray".
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Location: Wiltshire UK
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06-04-2012, 03:40 PM
Strictly speaking is pronounced
Vie marana
They are often called
Wee maraners
Why maraners
Bananaramas
and even, my favourite
Vymura
It is difficult to explain the difference between a dog and a wallpaper................
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06-04-2012, 03:42 PM
Cholmondeley
Mousehole
Belvoir
were pronounced the way they were spelt.
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06-04-2012, 03:59 PM
Originally Posted by smokeybear 
Reminds me of how, when I was a child I thought
Cholmondeley
Mousehole
Belvoir
were pronounced the way they were spelt.
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06-04-2012, 03:59 PM
Originally Posted by Leanne_W
Goatee, as in the small beard?
............. or very tiny goat.............
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