Do you pronounce "Iraq" like "eye rack"? Or just "eeraq"?
I always heard Americans say "eye rack" but today on Master Class website an ex FBI negotiator/author called Chris Voss pronounced it "eeraq" so I'm confused.
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PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@DragonFruit Exactly, Israel too. Imagine someone saying eye srael 😅 eyes are real lol
DragonFruit · 70-79, M
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether Some here even pronounce Italian as “Eye talian”....but still pronounce Italy as “Ih taly”.
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PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@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.
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deadgerbil · 26-30, M
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether never! Lol
PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@deadgerbil I hope you get eaten by a mantis.
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PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@Docdon23 Yes.
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@PiecingBabyFaceTogether 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!
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PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@Eddiesolds Cool, even my Iraqi American friend says it like that.
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether Good thing I'm not alone .lol
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checkoutanytime · 46-50, M
U.(haa)N.(nah)
PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@checkoutanytime Whaaaat?
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PiecingBabyFaceTogether · 31-35, M
@JustGoneNow Exactly 🤭