Pronunciation.

COLVERT · 25th November 2021, 22:07

Going back a good few years I used to be able to pronounce the names of folk appearing on my TV screen. Now I find it's getting harder and harder.--While I'm figuring it out the rest of the message has vanished.---

Just lately a youngster going by the name of Greta Thunberg was complaining about the fact that nobody had tried to find out how to pronounce her surname.
She said it is pronounced as-----------

Wait for it--------------

It's coming.--

Toonberry-----------------

Mind you it took MONTHS for the F1 TV announcers to call the French driver properly.-----It's not Le clerk
It's Leclaire. That's how you pronounce it.

I bet David Coultard would not like to be called David Coal tar.---

25th November 2021, 22:07	#1
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Pronunciation. Going back a good few years I used to be able to pronounce the names of folk appearing on my TV screen. Now I find it's getting harder and harder.--While I'm figuring it out the rest of the message has vanished.--- Just lately a youngster going by the name of Greta Thunberg was complaining about the fact that nobody had tried to find out how to pronounce her surname. She said it is pronounced as----------- Wait for it-------------- It's coming.-- Toonberry----------------- Mind you it took MONTHS for the F1 TV announcers to call the French driver properly.-----It's not Le clerk It's Leclaire. That's how you pronounce it. I bet David Coultard would not like to be called David Coal tar.---