Why cant Americans pronounce "craig"?? | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1321766 Australia 04/01/2011 06:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You are absolutely right and the reason is Americans tend to be sloppy with their enunciation. I always try to say "Crage". Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1322239Apologies for my asshole countrymen and their assholish remarks. I always thought they were trying to "greg". |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1236429 United States 04/01/2011 06:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Give us the phonetically spelled version in which we low life must say it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1064657Cray-ger. But say it fast, one syllable, and the 'ger' like in an exclamation mark. Not "kreg". There is no er in craig! there is no sex in the champagne room That is not true |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57390700 United Kingdom 04/28/2014 11:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Silly thread, most places have their own pronunciation for things and it does not make it wrong, just different, stop being so uptight, there is not single English lanquage, not even inside the borders of England.. Around here the town of Selmeston is pronounced as though it was spelt Simpson, and it is not wrong. So |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57451414 China 04/28/2014 11:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perhaps there is something wrong with your hearing, no one I have heard pronounces it that way? Quoting: Mickeyblue 9806228 No, the whole English-speaking world, plus the whole non-English speaking world, here 'Kreg' when most Americans speak the name Craig. It is a modern day mystery that will never be solved. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 57451414 China 04/28/2014 11:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Perhaps there is something wrong with your hearing, no one I have heard pronounces it that way? Quoting: Mickeyblue 9806228 No, the whole English-speaking world, plus the whole non-English speaking world, here 'Kreg' when most Americans speak the name Craig. It is a modern day mystery that will never be solved. Hear, not here. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57191111 United States 04/28/2014 12:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Give us the phonetically spelled version in which we low life must say it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1064657Cray-ger. But say it fast, one syllable, and the 'ger' like in an exclamation mark. Not "kreg". Drop the er and you MIGHT be close, but you Chinese can't pronounce ANYTHING English... Some how you always end up saying Engrish... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 56842571 United States 04/28/2014 12:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It took me ages to actually realise that Americans were saying Craig. Surely it's 'Cray-g.' Not 'Kreg.' An 'a' and an 'i' together doesn't make an 'e.' Kreg sounds like a German name for something. Kreg is a bit of a strange pronunciation... Quoting: Stephen D 57449808 Craig looks like a German name regardless... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57489017 China 04/29/2014 06:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Give us the phonetically spelled version in which we low life must say it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1064657Cray-ger. But say it fast, one syllable, and the 'ger' like in an exclamation mark. Not "kreg". Drop the er and you MIGHT be close, but you Chinese can't pronounce ANYTHING English... Some how you always end up saying Engrish... Not Chinese, but have lived here years upon years...and never, never, have I ever heard anyone pronounce English as Engrish. Ever. But do Americans mispronounce Craig as Kreg? Hell yeah. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 57489017 China 04/29/2014 06:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Give us the phonetically spelled version in which we low life must say it. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1064657Cray-ger. But say it fast, one syllable, and the 'ger' like in an exclamation mark. Not "kreg". Drop the er and you MIGHT be close, but you Chinese can't pronounce ANYTHING English... Some how you always end up saying Engrish... p.s. I think the OP was using phonetic spelling. I'm guessing had he/she used "Cray-g" people would then retort that craig is not pronounced "cray gee"... |