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PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@438210,Eddiesolds] Cool, even my Iraqi American friend says it like that.

Eddiesolds · 56-60, M

[@10788,PiecingMeBackTogether] Good thing I'm not alone .lol

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@73351,marsbar] Nice. Same ✌

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@334441,summersong] Interesting I really didn't know that some Americans say it like that. I say it like that too because it's closer to the Arabic name.

DarkHeaven ·

Eeraq is correct. We just Americanize the shit out of stuff. lol

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@605647,DarkHeaven] Exactly 🤭

LeopoldBloom · M

Eye Rack is the American pronunciation, while Ee Rock is closer to the Arabic one. Like Americans pronounce it Meck Sick Ko while Mexicans pronounce it May Hee Ko. Or Izz Ree Ull vs. Iss Rye Yell. Or Germany vs. Deutschland.

BluntSm0ker · 26-30, M

Eeraq originally but these Yankees got me saying eye rack.

DragonFruit · 61-69, M

“Eeraq" is the more correct pronunciation of Iraq (as is “Eeran" the more correct pronunciation of Iran).

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@475592,DragonFruit] Exactly, Israel too. Imagine someone saying eye srael 😅 eyes are real lol

DragonFruit · 61-69, M

[@10788,PiecingMeBackTogether] Some here even pronounce Italian as “Eye talian”....but still pronounce Italy as “Ih taly”.

deadgerbil · 22-25, M

I find myself using either of them

deadgerbil · 22-25, M

[@10788,PiecingMeBackTogether] never! Lol

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@761112,deadgerbil] I hope you get eaten by a mantis.

deadgerbil · 22-25, M

[@10788,PiecingMeBackTogether] I hope your clothes are ravaged by locusts

Docdon23 · 51-55, M

eer aq is more correct

PiecingMeBackTogether · 26-30

[@8568,Docdon23] Yes.

Docdon23 · 51-55, M

[@10788,PiecingMeBackTogether] I used to teach a course on the Middle East. I had students from Iraq (and Iran, Israel, Egypt...) and this is how they said to pronounce it. I had some really great students from the Middle East!