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MySecretIdentity1 · 46-50, M
That's how a friend who was a doctor for the state department stationed there pronounced it. That may be how it is pronounced by locals.
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
@MySecretIdentity1 But George wasn't from there, so he wouldn't have had their accent.
MySecretIdentity1 · 46-50, M
@NankerPhelge He did spend time in India. Perhaps he traveled there. Some people who visit a place will come back pronouncing a country's name the way the locals do. It does seem strange a lot of times. For instance, I live in Arizona. We have lots of news reporters from South of the boarder. They don't report with any accent at all, until they say their name, and the accent just rolls out. It sounds funny to me.
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
@MySecretIdentity1 The only time I say "America" in a put-on American accent is when I'm quoting something like Alan Freed's statement that "Rock 'n' roll is not black music, it is not white music, it is American music".
MySecretIdentity1 · 46-50, M
@NankerPhelge I do the same thing with the Beatles. I try to talk like John or Paul.
NankerPhelge · 61-69, M
@MySecretIdentity1 I was in Beatleland (i.e. Liverpool) yesterday (no pun intended lol). I was surrounded by people with accents like John or Paul.