Cameron Smith said:
It's funny you mention that. I knew a british guy who told me that the way the English pronounce snooker is actually the proper pronounciation. There are two o's, just like the word boot or shoot or mood or food. It is actually quite odd that north american's pronounce the word in such a manner, seeing as the letters are not ones that we generally pronounce differently, such as R.
Don't mind me, just my mindless ramblings for today.
I'm tuned into accents at times because of my work. Some of the toughest transcripts to produce are those with speakers from around the world. France, Pakistan, India, and some Asian Pacific Islander speakers for me can be difficult to understand.
There is a very prominent pool organizer who I am quite fond of, and he is from England, but I must admit, when I see him in the flesh, sometimes I cannot understand one word out of his mouth, even though he is speaking English.
In America, the words "creek" and "roof" are words that are pronounced differently, depending on where you hail from.
In my area, there is an intersection known as Chevy Chase Circle, pronounced exactly the same way as the comedian's name. However, if you are talking about the nickname for a Chevrolet, "Chevy," it is pronounced differently, like SHEVY.
And how about the State of Maryland?! It looks like it should be pronounced as MARY-LAND, but it ain't. It's more like MARILYN. LOL
And then there's Baltimore, pronounced like BALMER, or New Orleans, pronounced like NAWLINS, again, depending on where you live.
I have always liked the English accents from sports figures, like Lennox Lewis the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world, though I think he is retired now.
As well, I like Raj Hundal's English accent. When I viewed the video clip of Raj speaking on TV about a pool tournament, I was very impressed with his demeanor, but it was his accent that I enjoyed listening to. Good stuff!
JAM
