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that is fucking IT.
I've had enough.
If folks on NPR can't get it right, then it's time I doled out some schoolin':
say it with me:
"father"
one more time:
"father"
now, I'm going to spell it like this:
"fAther"
got it?
good.
now take that same "A" sound as in "fAther," and say this:
"stAn"
not as in the name "Stanley," but with that "A" with "fAther."
"stAn"
now "pAkistAn"
that's not too hard with two of 'em, is it?
'cuz next is AfgAnistAn
ooooh boy: three phonemes to think about!
but you're wikkid smaht, I have faith in you.
and, oh, beeteedubbs: the city is called " psh-OW'-r "
I've had enough.
If folks on NPR can't get it right, then it's time I doled out some schoolin':
say it with me:
"father"
one more time:
"father"
now, I'm going to spell it like this:
"fAther"
got it?
good.
now take that same "A" sound as in "fAther," and say this:
"stAn"
not as in the name "Stanley," but with that "A" with "fAther."
"stAn"
now "pAkistAn"
that's not too hard with two of 'em, is it?
'cuz next is AfgAnistAn
ooooh boy: three phonemes to think about!
but you're wikkid smaht, I have faith in you.
and, oh, beeteedubbs: the city is called " psh-OW'-r "