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Old 14-08-2024, 09:05 AM #30
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Originally Posted by Livia View Post
When people pronounce foreign words the way foreigners do it sounds pretentious to me. Like when BBC news readers pronounce an African leader's name.
It's because the Presenters on TV do it to get a pat on the back from people off of Social Media, rather than just saying the names how they'd really say them.

It's my explanation as to why I agree with you that it's pretentious.
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