If they have these 'European football experts' on foreign channels

Scubahood

Scubahood

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Do you think they pronounce British players and clubs in a thick English accent? It's hilarious when these nobodies on SSN are blabbering on about such and such a player and any time they mention their name or club they suddenly turn into Bruno Tonioli to prove they really know their stuff 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
 
What's wrong with wanting to pronounce someone's name correctly?

I always try to. Although really struggle with Dutch names.

That being said I remember when Steve McManaman went to Real Madrid and there was a clip of a commentator saying "EhSteve Mcmannmnm...." and then kind of just fading out.
 
SmallTown said:
What's wrong with wanting to pronounce someone's name correctly?

I always try to. Although really struggle with Dutch names.

That being said I remember when Steve McManaman went to Real Madrid and there was a clip of a commentator saying "EhSteve Mcmannmnm...." and then kind of just fading out.
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Nothing wrong with it at all. But you don't have to put on an OTT foreign accent to do it. It's very McClaren-esque.
 
Scubahood said:
Nothing wrong with it at all. But you don't have to put on an OTT foreign accent to do it. It's very McClaren-esque.
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Maybe not, but sometimes it's difficult otherwise. Going back to my Dutch example. I always pronounce with an English accent but Dutch pronunciation (for example a soft "g") butbit always ends up sounding worse because it's not quite "flemmy" enough unless you out on a Dutch accent as well. To be honest I just give up most of the time.
 
That's fair enough if you're trying to integrate yourself into society in a new country, but it's really not necessary when delivering a report to a (mostly I'm guessing) British audience. I'm pretty sure you can say 'Atalanta' just fine in your own accent, rather than pronouncing it "Ath-ta-laan-taaa". I'm surprised the lass never bust out the stereotypical Italian hand gestures to put the icing on the cake.
 
Anyway, I'm aware it's a daft thing to be getting annoyed about, but that's how I'm feeling today. Bloody tired.
 
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