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  2. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    Multiple places in New Zealand Canada: Osoyoos: oss-OO-yəss / ɒ ˈ s uː j ə s / Variant pronunciations of one place Canada: Osoyoos: oss-OO-yooss / ɒ ˈ s uː j uː s / Variant pronunciations of one place Canada: Osoyoos: SOO-yooss / ˈ s uː j uː s / Variant pronunciations of one place Canada: Ossington Avenue: OZ-ing-tən / ˈ ɒ z ɪ ...

  3. Brand blunder - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian people pronounce it as "Panteks" (pronounced as "pun-techs") in which Pantek is an expletive in Sumatran Malay (Minangkabau, Ocu, Palembang, Pasisi, etc.) and Maduranese language meaning "fuck you". [47] Sangean, a Taiwanese consumer electronic brand which means too easy to sexually aroused in Indonesian expletives. [48]

  4. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  5. Irish names you’re probably saying wrong and how to pronounce ...

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    The boy’s name Oisín and the girl’s name Róisín are Ush-een and Rush-een in most parts of the country, but O-sheen and Ro-sheen in others. When a fada appears over an i at the end of a name ...

  6. Mystery solved: How to pronounce Qatar, the World Cup host ...

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    A general view inside the stadium prior to the World Cup opening match between Qatar and Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar.

  7. Popular Brands Named After Real People - AOL

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    Some of the most popular brands we use today have founders behind them who not only gave their blood, sweat, and tears, but also their names. For instance, Johnnie Walker was a real person.

  8. List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

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    Name of multiple places New Berlin: New BUR-lin / ˈ b ɜːr l ɪ n / Name of multiple places New Orleans: new OR-linz / n j uː ˈ ɔːr l ɪ n z / [n 27] New Madrid, Missouri: New MAD-rid / ˈ m æ d r ɪ d / New Prague, Minnesota: New PRAYG / ˈ p r eɪ ɡ / New Tripoli, Pennsylvania: New trih-POH-lee / t r ɪ ˈ p oʊ l i / Noel, Missouri ...

  9. List of irregularly spelt places in the United Kingdom

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    This is a sublist of List of irregularly spelled English names. These common suffixes have the following regular pronunciations, which are historic, well established and etymologically consistent. However, they may be counterintuitive, as their pronunciation is inconsistent with the usual phonetics of English.