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To: FairOpinion
Does anyone notice now it seems that Niger is no longer pronounced Niger, its become Nisheeer. When did the media up and decide to do this.
5 posted on 07/14/2003 3:17:49 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Husker24
I think they are using the French prononciation.
7 posted on 07/14/2003 3:24:41 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: Husker24
"Does anyone notice now it seems that Niger is no longer pronounced Niger, its become Nisheeer. When did the media up and decide to do this."

I'd sure like to hear ol' KKK Byrd try and pronounce this...

8 posted on 07/14/2003 3:33:54 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (Hey Bobby Byrd....say this word..........NIGER............)
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To: Husker24
Does anyone notice now it seems that Niger is no longer pronounced Niger, its become Nisheeer. When did the media up and decide to do this.

Yes..Rush was saying the Niger sounds too close to the N word...so Nisheeer is now the politically correct pronunciation.

I think it sounds like a really stupid..sounds someone speaking with a fake accent.

9 posted on 07/14/2003 3:38:37 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: Husker24
...its become Nisheeer. When did the media up and decide to do this.

East coast lib'rals--the same people that pronounce Nevada, "Nevahda". The correct thing to do is to find out how Nigerians pronounce the name of their country, but that's asking too much of media lib'rals--they know better than those unwashed heathens.

17 posted on 07/14/2003 4:18:56 PM PDT by randog (Everything works great 'til the current flows.)
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