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What do Kamala Harris, Chappell Roan and Olympic mascot Phryge all have in common?
Euronews ^ | 12/4/2024 | David Mouriquand

Posted on 12/09/2024 12:36:52 PM PST by nickcarraway

A list of mispronounced names and words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala Harris to Chappell Roan, via French Olympic mascot Phryge, Barry Keoghan and weight-loss drug Semaglutide. Which ones have you been struggling with? Vice President Kamala Harris did not have the best end of 2024, but her name was everywhere this year.

Same goes for breakout pop star Chappell Roan, who has had a banner year, especially with her song ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ and her six Grammy award nominations. As for the French Olympic mascot Phryge, it may look like a clitoris, but it won over everyone by the end of the games. Bow down and show your respect.

They were among the year's most talked-about people (and anthropomorphised plush toy). The video player is currently playing an ad. You can skip the ad in 5 sec with a mouse or keyboard

However, their names were also among the most mispronounced.

This is according to language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company The Captioning Group, who released a list of the words that news anchors, politicians and other public figures in the US struggled with the most in 2024.

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1 posted on 12/09/2024 12:36:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Incorrect. What they have in common is being vile.


2 posted on 12/09/2024 12:45:02 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: nickcarraway

All unburdened by sobriety?


3 posted on 12/09/2024 12:47:06 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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As for the French Olympic mascot Phryge, it may look like a clitoris

I guess, maybe, if you already were thinking that. Wouldn't put it past the French, though.



4 posted on 12/09/2024 12:49:26 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: nickcarraway

A complete lack of observable talent?


5 posted on 12/09/2024 1:47:44 PM PST by TexasM1A (GLASS HAMAS )
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To: nickcarraway
As for the French Olympic mascot Phryge, it may look like a clitoris, but it won over everyone by the end of the games.

There you go, stampeding for the clitoris! (It's a quote from a movie, but may have been mangled by yours truly.)

6 posted on 12/09/2024 1:53:05 PM PST by MortMan (Charter member of AAAAA - American Association Against Alliteration Abuse)
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To: nickcarraway

Camel Hairs...not hard.


7 posted on 12/09/2024 2:49:52 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy. until Jan 20, 2025)
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They all wish they could stand up to pee.


8 posted on 12/09/2024 4:24:25 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (America-hating Democrat "core values" really suck. All Marxist fascists have the same ones.)
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