#49

It was my stepmum who got me thinking about it. She speaks Spanish, but is from Peru, so doesn’t say words like that.

And yeah, obviously have to pronounce it Manchetaw

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#51

do a little skit of this every me and my mate are watching telly and Andy Carrol comes on. we have a proper right old laugh.

#52

exactly.

#53

Apparently Kathy Burke actually did that when she went to university. Was in a podcast with Adam Buxton IIRC…

#54

You mean Balen’th’ia.

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#55

I heard Melvyn Bragg (no less) on R4 talking about Don Kwik-Sote (Don Quixote)

I don’t know what to think any more.

#56

Paxman said the same during Uni Challenge

#57

ha ha! what a pair of thickies!

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#58

I’m sure I heard him say Don Jew-an once as well.

I get distressed when i hear people who should know better say deus ex ma-shee-na but is that me that’s wrong?

#59

Couple of my uni English lit lecturers used Don Jew-an :confused:

#60

Oh man, not you too!

#61

how do you say it then?

I have no idea - but I don’t think I’ve ever attempted to use it in conversation

#62

Day-us ex mack-in-ah

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#63

ta - definitely going to bust that one out this weekend and impress everyone

#64

Be careful, I could be very wrong.

#65

nope, you’re right. people who say it wrong are willies.

#66

You don’t get how “nuts of pine” is saying the same thing but doesn’t sound like peanuts? Is this about your issues with ‘pocket of my coat’?

Or you’re unaware of the Two Ronnies Four Candles sketch?

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#68

It’s how it’s pronounced in English apparently. I had to study it in my first year of uni (I didn’t read it obviously) and all the lecturers called him Don Quick-sut too