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Laura Ingraham's last name properly.
It's not eng-ger-ham. It's eng-gram.
I feel embarrassed for Joy when she mispronounces it.
Ocelot II
(116,148 posts)Just_Vote_Dem
(2,837 posts)Bev54
(10,134 posts)for mispronouncing names, in an attempt to belittle them, could she just be doing the same?
Skittles
(153,482 posts)yup
Greybnk48
(10,188 posts)She acts like it's not important to know that person's correct name. The Repukes love to do that.
pwb
(11,367 posts)Pa Lo Si
XanaDUer2
(10,977 posts)And when she mispronounced "timbre" , I felt bad. She's so smart I adore her.
But I have a relative who mispronounced, "lingerie " as LING-A-REE.
LAS14
(13,801 posts)That's the correct pronunciation.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Not does anyone I know with that name.
llmart
(15,582 posts)It could be it depends on where you're from.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)Patterson
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