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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's "COMMA-LAH," not "KUH-MAL-UH."
Having been pronouncing the soon-to-be VP's name wrong for "forever", I thought I'd pass this on.
For those who have been saying it wrong for years, this switch may take practice.
But when she becomes president in 4 years, we should be able to get it right.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)qwlauren35
(6,162 posts)that works. We have 3 months to practice.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Just before engaging in an epic battle
So, too, will our intrepid heroes engage in battle for the sake of our nation
happybird
(4,758 posts)His impressive Commala won over the the last of the fence-sitters and nay-sayers in the Calla.
Seems fitting.
Long days and pleasant nights to you.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)malaise
(270,391 posts)R B Garr
(17,082 posts)Thats probably old news for many here, but I just saw it on MSNBC today.
dweller
(23,841 posts)✌🏼
CaliforniaPeggy
(150,187 posts)dweller
(23,841 posts)✌🏼
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)stillcool
(32,626 posts)... it's nice knowing how she would like her name pronounced, and with the comma,,,,it's pretty easy
NotANeocon
(423 posts)- it's not "Cam-ill-ah" or Cam-eel-ah"?
qwlauren35
(6,162 posts)did Trump butcher it?
NotANeocon
(423 posts)- commie- laa or even commie-law and variations thereof.
shanti
(21,679 posts)Geez, I've been seeing that on twitter!
hvn_nbr_2
(6,500 posts)It really annoys me when it changes things I specifically typed one way and it just changes it without even asking.
If you're seeing Kampala, it might not be that the posters are dumb; they may just be inattentive to what their software is doing. Sometimes it even changes things after I hit "send".
I can understand that!
Iggo
(47,693 posts)UTUSN
(71,018 posts)Raine
(30,565 posts)and she's my Senator so now I know.
Iggo
(47,693 posts)Hard to mess that up.
Blue Owl
(51,043 posts)la-trucker
(283 posts)Iggo
(47,693 posts)la-trucker
(283 posts)It is hard to phonetically express it but it is cuh-muh-laa or come-ul-la
radius777
(3,635 posts)that I tend to hear. It's probably intentional on the part of some.
Her name is beautiful and is easy to say, just how you explained it and she explained on The View.