Funny miss-pronounced English words by Arabs
May 21st 2013, 4:14 am
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Re: Funny miss-pronounced English words by Arabs
This thread is sick
May 21st 2013, 7:45 am
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Re: Funny miss-pronounced English words by Arabs
You are being silly. I am sure no offence is meant and most of us find linguistic errors charming. It's not a criticism, but a little fun.
You really are a Dementor. So a big to you and your lack of joy in anything,
I love linguistic errors. I love the way words are mispronounced and things rather lost in translation. There is a big difference between laughing at someone in a cruel way and enjoying a mistake that takes on a different meaning.
You really are a Dementor. So a big
to you and your lack of joy in anything,I love linguistic errors. I love the way words are mispronounced and things rather lost in translation. There is a big difference between laughing at someone in a cruel way and enjoying a mistake that takes on a different meaning.
May 21st 2013, 9:09 am
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Re: Funny miss-pronounced English words by Arabs
My forename was regularly mis-heard when I was in UAE, and spoken back to me in incredulous tones: "You're called ------ !!!?????" Strange, coz its not an unusual name--maybe I just don't enunciate clearly.
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May 21st 2013, 9:48 am
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Re: Funny miss-pronounced English words by Arabs
My name roughly translates as 'Shut Up'
