about that volcano thing
I know that it's a big pain in the ass and people are stranded and everybody's losing a lot of money on this deal. But deep down inside of me there's a Scandinavian Studies Degree screaming HAHAHA THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR IGNORING THE NORDIC COUNTRIES! WHO'S READING ABOUT ICELAND NOW, HUH? HOW DO YOU LIKE 'EM NOW, GORDON BROWN?
The BBC's pronunciation unit, a team of linguists which is responsible for ensuring that BBC newsreaders don't twist their tongues on the air, says that it should be pronounced "AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl-uh".
For clarity, that's that is -ay as in day, -fy as in few, -oe as in French "coeur", -uu as in boot, the -tl as in atlas. The (-uh) is "a" as in ago, explains the unit's Linda Shockey.
THAT'S SEVEN SYLLABLES, BITCHES. BUT WHO'S COUNTING.
The BBC's pronunciation unit, a team of linguists which is responsible for ensuring that BBC newsreaders don't twist their tongues on the air, says that it should be pronounced "AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl-uh".
For clarity, that's that is -ay as in day, -fy as in few, -oe as in French "coeur", -uu as in boot, the -tl as in atlas. The (-uh) is "a" as in ago, explains the unit's Linda Shockey.
THAT'S SEVEN SYLLABLES, BITCHES. BUT WHO'S COUNTING.