Quick competition!

[Boerseun]

All hail Mercedes Benzene, the winner of rep!

 

(which of course will have to be negotiated by a certain Third Party, seeing as I need to spread the luv sum!)

 

Good going, Merc! And you're right - it's a brilliant album, by the way! :shrug:

[Turtle]

All hail Mercedes Benzene, the winner of rep!

 

(which of course will have to be negotiated by a certain Third Party, seeing as I need to spread the luv sum!)

 

Good going, Merc! And you're right - it's a brilliant album, by the way! :)

 

So sayeth the Son of Boers, so doeth I. :wave:

[Boerseun]

London, easy. New York, easy. Berlin, come on...

 

Place names are normally short and sharp and easily pronouncable. Mostly 'cause we grew up with them, and know how it works. But then you get to off-beat places with funny names like Krzykystan etc., and you're stumped.

 

As an example, here's one: The capital of Madagascar, ANTANANARIVO.

 

The pronounciation of Madagascan names look impossible to us at first glance. Way too many 'nanana's, but are actually very easy, once you know the trick! So, rep to the first guy/gal who can tell me how Antananarivo is pronounced!

 

The clock is a'tickin', ladies and germs!

[Buffy]

Oh one of my favorite places to visit (I bet Turtle's been there!):

 

Gualala, CA...

 

Doesn't look like much but try to say it three times really fast....

 

In the Banana Belt,

Mendo Buffy

[Boerseun]

Three times? Here goes:

 

Gualalagualalagualala

 

That's the sound my toilet makes when the drain is blocked! :shrug:

[Jay-qu]

well here goes:

 

Antan (like in lantern without the 'l') ana-rivo :shrug:

[Turtle]

So, rep to the first guy/gal who can tell me how Antananarivo is pronounced!

 

The clock is a'tickin', ladies and germs!

 

I can't find the phoenetic characters so here's a rough go. The A is long A, the nt is pronounced as L, the anana is pronounce imp, short I, and rivo is pronounced veeny or weeny. A - lim - pweeny :shrug:

[Boerseun]

No dice...

 

Tick tock...

[Turtle]

Oh one of my favorite places to visit (I bet Turtle's been there!):

 

Gualala, CA...

 

Doesn't look like much but try to say it three times really fast....

 

In the Banana Belt,

Mendo Buffy

 

Gollly Seargent. I don't rmemeber the name of every Pyle of rocks I visited, but I have no reason to doubt the veracity of your assertion.

Been there, done that,

Turtle

No dice...

Rats!

[Tormod]

As an example, here's one: The capital of Madagascar, ANTANANARIVO.

 

antana-narivo.

 

Or maybe they just call it "An". :phones:

[Boerseun]

Rep to the guy who's rep count stays at fifty!

 

Yep, Madagascan names are a concatenation of words, and Antananarivo is actually two distinct words - Antana and Narivo. If you keep that in mind, it's quite easy to pronounce! The proper pronounciation is Antana Narivo. As in two words. Easy!

 

But mostly, the locals simply refer to it as "Tana" :phones:

[Tormod]

Rep to the guy who's rep count stays at fifty!

 

Nono, the rep goes up...it's jut the power that stays at 50. :)

 

But mostly, the locals simply refer to it as "Tana" :)

 

But of course. :hihi:

 

So try this one for size:

 

Guovvdageainnu

 

It's a city in Northern Norway, and the spelling is Sami. But how is it pronounced?

[Jay-qu]

It is pronounced with a norwegian accent :teeth:

[Tormod]

It is pronounced with a norwegian accent :teeth:

 

-50 rep for you son. :beer:

[Chacmool]

It is pronounced with a norwegian accent :teeth:

:beer: Brilliant answer!

[Jay-qu]

Thanks Chacmool, I thought so too :)

[Boerseun]

So try this one for size:

 

Guovvdageainnu

Sheesh!

 

Wouldn't even begin to know how to pronounce this, but it does sound rather contagious...