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Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

29-10-2015, 12:58

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Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

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Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

sa-VAN-ah? My family always pronounced it sa-VA-yana. :wink:

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

29-10-2015, 12:55

Replies: 89

Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Maybe that was from a previous generation or maybe you're from the ejicated side of town but I have a couple of in-laws that were born in Albany and that's how they always pronouncced it. They are...

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

29-10-2015, 08:12

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Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

One problem I have with Spanish is that it's very different country to country. Example, from Mexico, to Central to South America and Spain the word for banana could be:

banana
guineo
...

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

29-10-2015, 05:43

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Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Not only extra letters but how they are pronounced which can vary dramatically from place to place. I think many "furriners" don't realize that there is not a southern accent but many different...

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

29-10-2015, 04:58

Replies: 89

Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Sounds like there might be a job opportunity here; offer language and translation services to new immigrants to the south from other parts of the US.

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

28-10-2015, 19:44

Replies: 89

Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

As you know, I'm also a southern boy with just a bit of an accent (at least compared to most of my cousins) but very good at understanding most of the various southern vernaculars. My wife on the...

Forum: Fishing, Recreation & Fun

28-10-2015, 19:30

Replies: 89

Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Views: 9,785

Posted By skipmac

Re: Oooops! I said that??? What's your biggest foreign language Faux Pas?

Funny. Are you still friends with him?

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