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In reply to the discussion: Did Alex Witt just say 'valets'...and pronounce it 'val-itts'? [View all]bluestate10
(10,942 posts)35. Pronounce "Park my Car" nt.
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People who are bi- or multi-lingual sometimes have problems carrying over pronunciation rules
Rozlee
Nov 2012
#27
Alex originates from southeast Asia. I don't know whether she is full Asian or part,
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#29
We should throw tv speakers a dish of New England names and watch their eyes budge out. nt
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#38
No one (almost no one) mispronounces caucus. Causes, caucusing.... a word I have no idea
2on2u
Nov 2012
#9
In a small defense of those who are reading aloud, I sometimes accidently revert to the first
1monster
Nov 2012
#12
The more common British pronunciation is with the audible "t" (rhymes with "pallet", not "ballet")
Spider Jerusalem
Nov 2012
#55