February 24, 2012

kateinalabcoat: saynathespiffy: sallyjessyrofl: vaguelybritishme: lagoyave: my life. oh my god yes. My French Revolution module, 2011-2012. Oh man, I do this all the time. Like with “Hawaii”, for example. Technically it should be spelled “Hawai’i” and pronounced like “ha-viy-ee”. But I say “huh-why-ee” because that’s how I’ve always heard it and that’s the way English speakers generally say it. I feel like if I say it right, I look like a poser snob. But I don’t like to say it wrong either, because it’s wrong. Wat do? Me with Spanish. I can roll my Rs, speak with the appropriate accent and say the words correctly, but I don’t. I’m Hispanic, but I don’t look it, so I guess I speak Spanish (when I do) the way any other non-Hispanic white girl would. my Mexican friend at work always laughs at me when I try to say Spanish words. She says I sound like a robot.

kateinalabcoat:

saynathespiffy:

sallyjessyrofl:

vaguelybritishme:

lagoyave:

my life.

oh my god yes.

My French Revolution module, 2011-2012.

Oh man, I do this all the time.

Like with “Hawaii”, for example.

Technically it should be spelled “Hawai’i” and pronounced like “ha-viy-ee”. But I say “huh-why-ee” because that’s how I’ve always heard it and that’s the way English speakers generally say it. I feel like if I say it right, I look like a poser snob. But I don’t like to say it wrong either, because it’s wrong.

Wat do?

Me with Spanish. I can roll my Rs, speak with the appropriate accent and say the words correctly, but I don’t. I’m Hispanic, but I don’t look it, so I guess I speak Spanish (when I do) the way any other non-Hispanic white girl would.

my Mexican friend at work always laughs at me when I try to say Spanish words. She says I sound like a robot.

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