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Cah-Rib-Ian 9 32.14%
Cah-Rib-Ian
9 32.14%
Carr-ih-Bian 19 67.86%
Carr-ih-Bian
19 67.86%
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Old 12-09-2017, 11:16 PM #1
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^ I actually said that to a tutor at uni and he (big English language buff) said it's actually US who say it wrong and the "AL-YOO-MIN-EE-UM" is correct?
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^ I actually said that to a tutor at uni and he (big English language buff) said it's actually US who say it wrong and the "AL-YOO-MIN-EE-UM" is correct?
That's not what they say though.

Americans say "alooominum". They miss out the second "i" altogether.
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