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	Words with '''non-English pronunciations''' are often mispronounced based on their English spelling by the [[Characters\|characters]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], usually by [[Strong Bad]].		Words with '''non-English pronunciations''' are often mispronounced based on their English spelling by the [[Characters\|characters]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], usually by [[Strong Bad]].

	Other times, English words are given exaggerated, non-English pronunciations in an attempt to sound authentic to their foreign origins, usually by [[Strong Sad]]. This tendency of his has been referenced a few times; Strong Bad reminds him in [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015\|Dad's Garage & Friends]] that ~~"~~not every word has some dumb French pronunciation~~"~~, and refers to it in [[Fan 'Stumes 2020]] as ~~"~~try-to-pronounce-foreign-words-authentically-but-not-do-a-very-good-job-of-it~~"~~.		Other times, English words are given exaggerated, non-English pronunciations in an attempt to sound authentic to their foreign origins, usually by [[Strong Sad]]. This tendency of his has been referenced a few times; Strong Bad reminds him in [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015\|Dad's Garage & Friends]] that "not every word has some dumb French pronunciation", and refers to it in [[Fan 'Stumes 2020]] as "try-to-pronounce-foreign-words-authentically-but-not-do-a-very-good-job-of-it".

	~~<span id~~=~~"ignored-pronunciations"></span>~~		== Ignored Pronunciations ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~Ignored Pronunciations~~</span>~~ ==

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	! ~~width="10%"\|~~ Original word		! Original word
	! Source language		! Source language
	! ~~width="20%"\|~~ How it was pronounced		! How it was pronounced
	! ~~width="20%"\|~~ Standard pronunciation		! Standard pronunciation
	! ~~width="20%"\|~~ Appears in		! Appears in
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	\| '''résumé'''		\| '''résumé'''
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	\| seh·''nor''		\| seh·''nor''
	\| sen·''yor''		\| sen·''yor''
	\| colspan="2~~" style="text-align: center;~~"\| ''~~many~~ — see main article [[Senor]]''		\| colspan="2" \| ''Many — see main article [[Senor]]''
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''coup'''		\| '''coup'''
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	~~<span id~~=~~"exaggerated-pronunciations"></span>~~		== Exaggerated Pronunciations ==
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	\| ''ron''·day·voooooo·ses<br />		\| ''ron''·day·voooooo·ses<br />''ron''·dayz·vooz
	''ron''·dayz·vooz
	\| ''ron''·day·vou		\| ''ron''·day·vou
	\| Email [[origins]]<br />		\| Email [[origins]]<br />[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
	[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
	\| Strong Bad		\| Strong Bad
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	\| ''men''·iss		\| ''men''·iss
	\| [[Strong Badia the Free]]		\| [[Strong Badia the Free]]
	\| Narrator<br />		\| Narrator<br />''(mistakenly reading it as an Italian word)''
	''(mistakenly reading it as an Italian word)''
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	\| '''[[macabre]]'''		\| '''[[macabre]]'''
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	* [[French]]		* [[French]]
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	* [[Spanish]]		* [[Spanish]]
	* [[Russia]]		* [[Russia]]
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	\| colspan="2"\| ''~~Many~~ — see main article [[Senor]]''		\| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"\| ''many — see main article [[Senor]]''
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Words with '''non-English pronunciations''' are often mispronounced based on their English spelling by the [[Characters|characters]] of the [[Homestar Runner universe]], usually by [[Strong Bad]].

Other times, English words are given exaggerated, non-English pronunciations in an attempt to sound authentic to their foreign origins, usually by [[Strong Sad]]. This tendency of his has been referenced a few times; Strong Bad reminds him in [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015|Dad's Garage & Friends]] that "not every word has some dumb French pronunciation", and refers to it in [[Fan 'Stumes 2020]] as "try-to-pronounce-foreign-words-authentically-but-not-do-a-very-good-job-of-it".

<span id="ignored-pronunciations"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Ignored Pronunciations</span> ==

{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="85%"
|-
! width="10%"| Original word
! Source language
! width="20%"| How it was pronounced
! width="20%"| Standard pronunciation
! width="20%"| Appears in
! width="20%"| Spoken by
|-
| '''résumé'''
| French
| reh·''zoom''
| ''reh''·zoo·may
| [[The Interview]]
| [[Homestar Runner]]
|-
| '''[[chamois leather|chamois]]'''
| French
| sham·''oyce'', ''shim''·ee
| ''sham''·wah
| [[funny]], [[Podstar Runner 2008]]
| [[Strong Bad]]
|-
| '''[[gazebo]]'''
| English
| ''gayz''·boh
| gah·''zee''·boh
| [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
| [[Strong Bad]]
|-
| '''señor'''
| Spanish
| seh·''nor''
| sen·''yor''
| colspan="2"| ''Many — see main article [[Senor]]''
|-
| '''coup'''
| French
| ''koop''
| ''koo''
| Email [[car]]
| Homestar Runner
|-
| '''eau'''
| French
| ''eww''
| ''oh''
| Email [[origins]]
| Strong Bad
|-
| '''[[subpoena]]'''
| Latin
| sub·poe·''ee''·na
| sub·''pee''·na
| Email [[rampage]]
| Strong Bad
|-
| '''[[manga]]'''
| Japanese
| ''mag''·na
| ''mahn''·ga
| [[Trogdor Con '97]]
| Homestar Runner
|-
| '''chez'''
| French
| chezz
| ''shay''
| [[Date Nite]]
| Homestar Runner
|-
| '''[[Lasagna|lasagna]]'''
| Italian
| la·''zan''·ya
| la·''zahn''·ya
| [[DNA Evidence|DNA evidence]], [[business trip]] DVD commentary
| [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]]
|-
| '''[[laissez-faire]]'''
| French
| ''lazy''·fair
| lah·''say''·fair or lay·''zay''·fair
| [[Strong Badia the Free]]
| Strong Bad
|-
| '''[[prosciutto]]'''
| Italian
| pres·''quee''·toe
| pruh·''shoo''·tow
| [[fan club]] DVD commentary
| Strong Bad, Homestar Runner
|-
| '''[[macabre]]'''
| French
| macramé, ma·''ca''·ber, ma·ca·''bré''
| mah·''kahb''
| [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
| Homestar Runner, Strong Bad
|-
| '''[[monsieur]]'''
| French
| mon·soor
| mis·''see''ur
| [[Fan 'Stumes 2019]]
| Strong Bad, [[Coach Z]]
|}

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== <span class="mw-headline">Exaggerated Pronunciations</span> ==

{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="85%"
|-
! width="10%"| Original word
! Source language
! width="20%"| How it was pronounced
! width="20%"| Standard pronunciation
! width="20%"| Appears in
! width="20%"| Spoken by
|-
| '''[[ukulele]]'''
| Hawaiian
| oo·koo·''lay''·lay
| yoo·koo·''lay''·lee
| [[The Luau]]
| [[Marzipan]] ''(multiple times)''
|-
| '''[[baklava]]'''
| Turkish
| ba·ka·''la''·va, ba·ka·ma·''la''·va
| ''bahk''·la·vah
| [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
| Marzipan
|-
| '''[[Haiku|haiku]]'''
| Japanese
| hai·''oo''·koo
| hai·''koo''
| [[Halloween Fairstival]]
| Strong Bad
|-
| '''rendezvous'''
| French
| ''ron''·day·voooooo·ses<br />
''ron''·dayz·vooz
| ''ron''·day·vou
| Email [[origins]]<br />
[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]
| Strong Bad
|-
| '''[[Anime|anime]]'''
| Japanese
| ah·''nee''·may
| ''ah''·nih·may
| [[Trogdor Con '97]]
| [[Strong Sad]]
|-
| '''[[Chaperone (social)|chaperon]]'''
| French
| shah·pah·''rone'' (French accent)
| ''shap''·er·own
| Email [[senior prom]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''instrument'''
| English
| in·struh·''mohnt''
| ''in''·struh·ment
| [[Strong Badia the Free]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''[[thermometer]]'''
| English
| ther·mom·e·''teur''
| ther·''mom''·et·er
| [[Strong Badia the Free]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''menace'''
| English
| men·''ah''·chay
| ''men''·iss
| [[Strong Badia the Free]]
| Narrator<br />
''(mistakenly reading it as an Italian word)''
|-
| '''[[macabre]]'''
| French
| ma·''cahb''·ruh
| mah·''kahb''
| [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''troupe'''
| French
| troop·''ay''
| ''troop''
| [[Dad's Garage & Friends - 13 Jun 2015]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''[[machete]]'''
| Spanish
| ma·''shet''·eh
| ma·''shet''·ee
| [[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''[[Hercule Poirot]]'''
| French
| A·''cue'' ''Pwar''·o, A·''cool'' ''Pwagh''·chho
| Her·''kyool'' ''Pwah''·roh
| [[Haunted Photo Booth]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''[[Tove Jansson]]'''
| Swedish
| ''too''·vuh ''yahn''·son
| ''(correctly, but with overly stressed intonation)''
| [[The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods|The Homestar Runner Enters the Spooky Woods]]
| Strong Sad
|-
| '''[[Långstrump]]'''
| Swedish
| Long·''stroomp''
| ''Long''·strump
| [[Fan 'Stumes 2020]]
| Strong Sad
|}

<span id="see-also"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[French]]
* [[German]]
* [[Spanish]]
* [[Russia]]

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