Author J.R.R. Tolkien created entire languages for his fictional universe, providing beautifully
pronounced names with an Old Norse, Anglo - Saxon, or Icelandic ring.
It's begun playfully poking fun at the trouble Americans have
pronouncing its name with the «Wow Way» campaign, and hired Gal Gadot, one of the world's most charming human beings, in the role of «Chief Experience Officer.»
Not exact matches
His bid for the presidency was marred by a seemingly inadequate knowledge of national affairs, which was most
pronounced during a televised debate that showed Perry unable to remember the
name of a third federal department he'd said he planned to cut, along
with the Departments of Commerce and Education.
Well, now we know that Theodor Geisel's (that's another thing — no «e» at the end of his first
name) pen
name — which was his mother's maiden
name — was actually
pronounced to rhyme
with «voice» rather than «moose.»»
Ginni Rometty Jin - ee Rom - ETTY, rhymes
with «spaghetti» IBM CEO Ginni Rometty's
name is much easier to
pronounce than it may look at first.
The ad ends
with the chorus of the song, which is
pronounced the same as the company's
name — «Bai, bai, bai.»
Some participants read about a man
with a relatively easy - to -
pronounce last
name (Lazaridis or Paradowska); others read about a man
with a harder - to -
pronounce name (Vougiouklakis and Leszczynska).
With the rise of voice - controlled digital assistants like Siri, having an easy to
pronounce name is more important than ever.
(Herendeen is so new to Valeant that he couldn't even
pronounce the
names of Valeant's drugs,
with their tongue - twisting monikers, on the earnings call, declaring after a few false starts, «I'm not even going to try.»)
Her first
name means optimistic and radiant life but we added the extra «n» for a connection to my own middle
name (Lynn) and it is
pronounced with soft «e» sound.
The British narrator, who
pronounced the hero's
name with three syllables (Christ - ee - an), kept the pace moving
with his brilliant voices, giving a slimy nasal whine to a denizen of Vanity Fair («Why aren't you buying our goods?
Immediately after
pronouncing the
Name, the voice of God continues: «Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, «YHWH, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, I have surely observed you and what has been done to you m Egypt; and I promise that I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt, to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, to a land flowing
with milk and honey!»»
When Smith tells Isabella, in Rimbaud's voice, that «we are dying,» she
pronounces the girl's
name with heroic indignation, as if only poets can straddle the space between the living and the dead.
Any Paprika worthy of its
name has an exquisite taste and varies in strength from decidedly hot to pleasantly mild but
with a
pronounced flavor.»
The most obvious aspect of clean label is reducing the number of ingredients, particularly ingredients
with long, unidentifiable, or difficult - to -
pronounce names; those perceived to be artificial or synthetic; and those that serve no obvious nutritional or functional benefit.
Additives like artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, added MSG, high - fructose corn syrup, food coloring from artificial sources, partially hydrogenated oils and many more
with names too difficult to
pronounce are never allowed in our kitchen.1
Some of the new features include enhanced color blocks
with blend
names and flavor descriptors, a more
pronounced satisfaction seal, thicker film on coffee bags and a more prominent display of fourth - generation owner Matt Saurage's signature on packaging.
What I do know is, that as soon as the «hype «starts Wenger goes cold and we end up
with a
name most of us ca n`t even
pronounce.
Cowher can get away
with doing almost anything, but he might want to be more careful
with his word choice next time he does the highlights, and make sure he doesn't
pronounce Brandon Weeden's
name with a slur.
On speculation linking the Gunners
with a swoop for Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, Merson added: «People tell me about the lad at Monaco, but I can't
pronounce his
name!»
me neither cant even
pronounce his
name,
with wenger never can be sure if hes a smokescreen for someone else...
British pundits and fans struggle
with even the simplest foreign
name, stumbling over accents silent vowels and a plethora of other factors that mean that we rarely
pronounce a players surname the way they do in his homeland.
Following how to
pronounce my
name (it's soule, as in soul), how we make popcorn ranks right on up there
with frequently asked questions.
Surnames like Campbell, Carson, Graham and Rowan, Barden says, «stand out as first
names, yet everyone is familiar
with them, and knows how to spell and
pronounce them.»
So, never make your child's life difficult
with names that are hard to
pronounce and hard to spell.
Apparently «Shaun» was a family
name, and the parents, while looking for another S
name, had fallen in love
with the traditional Irish
name Sean... without bothering to find out that it is, in fact,
pronounced «SHAUN».
Prepackaged meals have (deservedly) earned a bad
name for themselves by hosting ingredients too tough to
pronounce and then coated
with (excess) sodium to disguise the crappy taste.
Think twice about giving your children foods
with labels listing food additives, colors, preservatives, or chemical
names you can't
pronounce.
We agree that we want something easy to
pronounce and pretty easy to spell and we don't want any more
names that start
with a B, E, J or P.
For parents
with the last
name that is long and almost impossible to
pronounce, we've got just the
names for you.
Many mistakenly
pronounce the
name as its literal spelling but in actual fact, the
name is
pronounced as Too - rah (a certain Miss Banks of America Got Talent can be seen
with a dropped jaw and bulging eyes).
Adding an authentic Spanish twist, this
name is
pronounced «Gra - thee - ela», after the king of Spain had a speech impediment and the whole country began
pronouncing all «cee» sounds
with his impediment!
This Manx
name is
pronounced «KAH - lee breed» and
names beginning
with «Caly» were common in the North of the Isle of Man until the beginning of the 17th century.
Pronounced «Eye - la», it's no wonder millions are falling in love
with this
name.
The modern take on a traditional Chinese baby carrier
with a body panel, shoulder straps, and waist straps still carries the traditional
name, «mei tai» (
pronounced» may tie»).
Coming up
with a unique, nice, easy to
pronounce and meaningful
name can be very challenging especially if you are running short of ideas.
She was running
with a cash disadvantage, in a GOP - gerrymandered district,
with little
name recognition and a hard - to -
pronounce name.
With this sudden influx of material, the normally tranquil black hole —
named Sagittarius A * (
pronounced «A star») and as massive as 4 million suns — will roar to life, unleashing a fiery discharge of matter and radiation.
That's because most people
pronounce the German corporation's
name with an emphasis on the middle syllable — as in, «uh - DEE - dahs.»
As it turns out, the company is
named after its founder, Adolf «Adi» Dassler, and its
name is meant to be
pronounced, «AH - dee - dahs,»
with an emphasis on the first syllable.
It is always best to avoid packaged items
with a long list of ingredients, those
with hard to
pronounce names, additives and ones
with sugar at the top of the list.
It gets its
name (
pronounced «clore - ella,» not to be confused
with «Cruella» or «cholera») from its high chlorophyll content.
Unfortunately, many of these claims, when not properly understood, can be packed
with the same or even more of the ingredients we try to avoid, such as high calories per serving, saturated and / or trans fat, sugar, sodium, and some
names we can not even
pronounce.
(My daughter is
named after my great grandmother Evelyn, but
pronounced with a long E) I love the ceiling, love the chandy too, and the whole room is just gorgeous.
I always struggle
with pronouncing some of those
names haha.
My
name is Jone» t (
pronounced Ja - NAY) Wooten, founder and Editor of Fabulously Chic Over 50, a happy, uplifting community where women 50 + find inspiration through juicy interviews
with industry experts and vibrant photos about fashion and beauty!
We don't think anything made in a lab
with a
name you can't
pronounce should be the focal point of any makeup, when there's so much to choose from in nature around us.
It isn't so long ago that even fashionistas were unsure how to
pronounce Schiaparelli's
name, even though that of her great rival Chanel managed the trick of being sempiternal, as her
name and brand owners along
with Karl Lagerfeld continued in that way.
Making it memorable and easy to
pronounce helps as this is the
name that people who view your profile will be using when they think of you — it's quite possible that the person you're dating may even use it
with you face to face!
Blaenau Gwent (
pronounced blana wnt, Welsh bl.na) is a county borough in Wales, sharing its
name with a parliamentary constituency.