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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 5:43 pm
I pronounce it HiroSHIMA like PHil. But I have heard HiROSHima also. I am sure both are considered correct.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 5:48 pm
My kids are watching a documentary on Che Guevara and the narrator today say TanZANEea (for Tanzania). I've never heard the middle syllable emphasized w/a long "a" before. Too funny, Merry. When I saw the first sentence, the BayNEE cee ah was how I said it in my head. Finally - all that Spanish is paying off! 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:03 pm
That was what I heard in my head too, Teach!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 7:18 pm
When I took Spanish e was pron eh.. so it would be Beh NEE cia unless there was an accent over the i. The vowels, as I was taught were ah eh eee oh oooh. But if you listen to those Japanese people pronouncing Hiroshima, none are exactly the same and they live in Japan. and the one guy put the accent on the last syllable, or emphasis since they said they don't really do accents. But city names are often pronounced in odd or different ways. Like in "Bobby McGee" if she means Salinas, CA then she pronounces it unlike anyone there would but closer to Salina Kansas. Cairo, Illinois looks like it would be pron like Cairo, Egypt, but people my parents know pron it like Karo (Kayro) syrup.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 8:55 pm
That's interesting. I was taught (and teach my kids) ah, ay, ee, oh, ooo. -- and Lima, Ohio is like Lima beans, except for my Latino kids who say it "Leeema" like Lima, Peru! 
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 8:57 pm
New York's Houston Street is pronounced HOWston. When I moved to California I had to learn all sorts of new ways to pronounce words.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 9:13 pm
http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=ggbeni02&word=Benicia&text=%5Cb%C9%99-%3Cspan%20class%3D%22unicode%22%3E%CB%88%3C%2Fspan%3En%C4%93-sh%C9%99%5C
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 9:14 pm
But that is just their opinion ;)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 9:17 pm
Ahh, here we go.. http://benicia.patch.com/articles/proper-pronunciation-is-often-personal
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 9:26 pm
This is pretty much what I was taught : http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishpronunciation/a/pronouncing_vowels.htm
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, May 11, 2012 - 9:27 pm
Interesting what Art said about him choosing the narrowest sled and that did him in.
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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 12:35 am
OMG, Rachel was such a whiner all the way through every episode of TAR, and she pretended to cry a lot--except that I never saw her work up real tears. In my book that's the hallmark of a very bad actress: I refer you to Dierdre Hall and Allison Sweeney of "Days of Our Lives" for bad actresses who tighten their voices and pretend to cry, but without actually producing tears. The great big boob who competed in TAR with Rachel made my head spin, too. They were annoying on BB, but remarkably similarly annoying on TAR!! I would really have really loved to see the Kentucky guys win, but they were eliminated. The ultimate winners were okay by me, but I really felt bad that they were so harsh with one another. What a shame for a married couple to talk to one another that way. (Sadly, their relationship reminds me of my husband's and my relationship: less than ideal!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 11:58 am
I do have hope for Dave and Rachel if they can adapt to living together, hopefully with not so many deployments that don't allow for family to come along. And I suspect their money will be more wisely spent than the other two M/F couples. Of course Kentucky would have made good use too but it was only a matter of time for them to be eliminated with each of them in not so good shape. And since later teams get to travel along as decoys, they did get to experience Japan and Hawaii, I think. Without having to heave themselves up tall buildings and back down.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-16-2003
| Sunday, May 13, 2012 - 8:48 pm
i couldnt take the kentucky team seriously. bopper always seemed to be over acting. i kept expecting him to say "knowwhatimean Vern?" ala Ernest (ernest saves christmas movies) other then that, i found them highly entertaining
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 9:51 am
I don't know if the Rachel who cried all the time has any siblings, but I don't, and never learned how to 'take' it. Most of my life if I felt like I was being picked on I cried. I understand her perfectly and do believe she is really crying.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 5:55 pm
There is a whole lot of difference in a kid or even a high school gal crying when she feels "picked on," and the same behavior from a grown woman. At spome point you have to say - "Okay, I am an adult now, and ONLY I am responsible for how I act. No matter what others do or say, how I respond is MY choice, and I elect to respond in an adult way." P.S.I am an only child too -
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Closetfanfour
Member
07-11-2009
| Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 11:49 pm
Rachel (BB) is not an only child. I know...it makes it all worse.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 8:48 am
I know a lot of "only" children and none of them act this way. I think this is a learned behavior of manipulation which shows her immaturity.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:08 pm
Rachel has another sister. She talked about her sister's wedding when she was on BB.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:30 pm
Regardless of whether we like it or not, obviously the reality tv people think she's worth casting just the way she is...they probably like her dramatics because here we are - 2 weeks later - still discussing it. Money in the bank for the network.
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Rslover
Member
11-19-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 11:38 pm
RACHEL & BRENDON PRESENTING A SHOWCASE ON THE PRICE IS RIGHT
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 11:51 pm
Rslover -- you just nearly gave me a heart attack! the preview of your post read "Rachel & Brendon PRE..." I thought it was going to say pregnant! Yeah, I saw a clip of this somewhere else. I wanted to know who won.
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