Its an ethnicity thing. You know like how Asian cultures can't say, "Lincoln"

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Jun 18, 2019
12:30:06pm

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Its an ethnicity thing. You know like how Asian cultures can't say, "Lincoln"

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BYU Grounds

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Is there a good reason McCann still can't learn how to pronounce Polynesian surnames?

Indy Coug Loquacious Lummox

6/18/19 9:14am

No good reason, just time.

Heinz57

6/18/19 9:16am

It's not like there are a bunch of complex rules about what a vowel sounds like and when

Indy Coug

6/18/19 9:16am

All syllables end with a vowel...

Heinz57

6/18/19 9:19am

Unless you are a native speaker, you aren't pronouncing 100% right anyway.

6/18/19 9:17am

Sure, but you don't have to be 100% awful. It's not hard to get close.

jdub

6/18/19 9:21am

Agreed, I just don't think it is that big of deal because you are never going to

6/18/19 9:23am

Mainly because he's terrible at what he does.

foofcoug

6/18/19 9:23am

Its an ethnicity thing. You know like how Asian cultures can't say, "Lincoln"

BYU Grounds

6/18/19 12:30pm

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