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->'''[[FairCop Officer]]:''' It's pronounced: Officer "Seegs-eeh".

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->'''[[FairCop Officer]]:''' It's pronounced: Officer "Seegs-eeh"."Seeks-eeh".
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->''"I have observed that, while most Common Lisp users pronounce [[AC:macrolet]] to rhyme with 'silhouette,' a small but vocal minority pronounce it to rhyme with 'Chevrolet.' A very few extremists furthermore adjust their pronunciation of [[AC:flet]] similarly: they say 'flay.' Hey, hey! ''Trés outré.''"''

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->''"I have observed that, while most Common Lisp users pronounce [[AC:macrolet]] ''macrolet'' to rhyme with 'silhouette,' a small but vocal minority pronounce it to rhyme with 'Chevrolet.' A very few extremists furthermore adjust their pronunciation of [[AC:flet]] ''flet'' similarly: they say 'flay.' Hey, hey! ''Trés outré.''"''
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->'''Officer:''' It's pronounced: Officer "Seegs-eeh".

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->'''Officer:''' ->'''[[FairCop Officer]]:''' It's pronounced: Officer "Seegs-eeh".
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->'''Toot:''' So, uh, what seems to be the problem, Officer... "Sexy"?

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->'''Toot:''' So, uh, what seems to be the problem, Officer... "Sexy"?Sexy?
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->'''Toot:''' So, uh, what seems to be the problem, Officer... "Sexy"?
->'''Officer:''' It's pronounced: Officer "Seegs-eeh".
-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_oLn4J9hSY Re-imagining]] of ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'''s "Freaks & Greeks"
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-->-- ''Wrestling/{{WALTER}}, as GUNTHER

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-->-- ''Wrestling/{{WALTER}}, '''Wrestling/{{WALTER}}''', as GUNTHER



-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', "Mazel Tov, Libby!"

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-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', "Mazel Tov, Libby!"



-->-- '''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''

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-->-- '''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
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->'''Fozzie:''' Dominic...Badguy?\\
'''Dominic:''' It's pronounced "bad-gee". It's French.
-->-- '''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''

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->'''Mr. Johnson''': Listen, Mr. [[EmbarrassingLastName Twat-]]

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->'''Mr. Johnson''': Listen, Look, Mr. [[EmbarrassingLastName Twat-]]


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->'''Mr. Johnson''': Well, it's ''spelled'' Twat! T-W-A-T, TWAT!
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->'''Sofia:''' Mr. Ceedric!\\
'''Cedric:''' It's "Ceh-dric".
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''

->'''Scratch:''' Ooh, a "Bat" Mitzvah!\\
'''Molly:''' Uh, I think it's pronounced "Baht Mitzvah".
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee'', "Mazel Tov, Libby!"
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->'''Mr. Johnson''': Listen, Mr. [[EmbarrassingLastName Twat-]]
->'''Richie''': It's pronounced 'THWAITE'!
-->-- ''Film/GuestHouseParadiso''
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->"It's pronounced 'GUN-TARR'!"
-->-- ''Wrestling/{{WALTER}}, as GUNTHER
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->'''Data:''' ''(Doctor Pulaski has just mispronounced his name)'' Data.\\
'''Pulaski:''' What?\\
'''Data:''' My name. It is pronounced "Dayta". You called me "Dahta".\\
'''Pulaski:''' What's the difference?\\
'''Data:''' One is my name. The other is not.\\
'''SF Debris:''' And really, if you were to say the ship was called the "USS ''Enterprisay''" and the ship computer corrected you, would you start arguing with it? Even if you do not see Data as a person but as a machine, do you think the machine does not know what its own name is?"
-->-- ''Website/SFDebris'' review of the the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Child"

->'''Rimmer:''' You always put the emphasis on "Rim" in "Rimmer". Makes me sound like a lavatory disinfectant. \\
'''Lister:''' Well, what do you want me to call you? "Rim-MAIR"?
-->--''Series/RedDwarf'', "Kryten"

->''"I have observed that, while most Common Lisp users pronounce [[AC:macrolet]] to rhyme with 'silhouette,' a small but vocal minority pronounce it to rhyme with 'Chevrolet.' A very few extremists furthermore adjust their pronunciation of [[AC:flet]] similarly: they say 'flay.' Hey, hey! ''Trés outré.''"''
-->-- ''Common LISP: The Language'' by Guy L. Steele

->'''Zapp Brannigan:''' These would be great with gwack-a-mole!
->'''Lrrr:''' Stop eating our young! And it's pronounced "gwahck-a-mo-lee'!
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

->'''Rona:''' Returning after last season's tragic setback, William Barfee!
->'''Barfee:''' It's pronounced ''Bar-FAY''. There's an accent ague.
-->--''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee''

->'''Mr. Krabs:''' Are you on some new allergy medication, boy?
->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' No, sir. Just practicing my karate, sir. Or ''kah-rah-tay'', as some call it.
->'''Mr. Krabs:''' ''Kah-rah-tay?'' You should be making me ''money-ay'', with your ''spatul-ay!'' Now get back to work!
->'''[=SpongeBob=]:''' Aye-aye, ''capi-tay!''
-->--''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', "Karate Choppers"

->'''Pintel:''' I don't think it's "Kraken" anyways, always heard it said "kray-kin".
->'''Ragetti:''' What? with a long A? Na-na-na-na-no-no no, "kroh-ken"'s how it's pronounced in the original Scandinavian, and "Kraken"'s closer to that.
->'''Pintel:''' Well we ain't original Scandinavians, are we? "Kray-kin".
->'''Ragetti:''' It's a mythological creature, I can calls it what I wants!
-->--''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest''

->'''[=OGiNiM=]''': So, about that character you created... “TEAR-in”...
->'''Nimja''' (''smiles''): Repeat after me. “Tah-ran.”
->'''[=OGiNiM=]''': ...I’m sorry?
->'''Nimja''' (''patiently''): “Tah-ran.”
->'''[=OGiNiM=]''': Tah-rahn?
->'''Nimja''': No. “Tah-''ran''.”
->'''[=OGiNiM=]''': As in the first syllable of “random”?
->'''Nimja''': Yes.
->'''[=OGiNiM=]''': Then why didn’t you just say that in the story, silly Mijnheer? Without a pronunciation guide everything confuses me!
->'''Nimja''': As English tends to do.
-->-- '''Nimja''' to [[GenkiGuy OGiNiM]], on the former's character of Taran, ''Fanfic/PokemonXNimjaPlayTheGame'' [[note]] Taran is the main character of Nimja’s story ''Twilight.'' Not to be confused with the series about vampires. And yes, Nimja is real. As is the story. [[/note]]

->Far away from Sylvania, scholars of the Reikland have only ever seen the name [[[ClassicalMovieVampire Von Carstein]]] written down, and there is some confusion amongst them about the exact pronunciation. For the family itself, there is no confusion whatsoever: the a is short as in "cart", the r is slightly rolled, the s has a hint of the Kislevian zh, and the last syllable rhymes with “wine.” [[SeriousBusiness This is a matter of deep family pride]], and it is not unknown for Von Carsteins to [[TongueTrauma flay the tongues]] [[DisproportionateRetribution of those who make the last syllable rhyme with "seen".]]
-->--''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay: Night's Dark Masters - A Guide To Vampires''

->To avoid horrible confusion, please pronounce the ''g'' in the word "GNU" when it is the name of this project.
-->--'''Richard Stallman''', [[https://www.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.en.html "The GNU Manifesto"]]

->"My name's Mira. It was the name you gave me, and I couldn't love it more. Some pronounce it 'Mee-rah,' while others prefer to call me 'My-rah. Personally, I like the sound of both!"
-->-- '''Mira''', ''Fanfic/{{Offspring}}''

->'''Mokuba:''' So we're going with the [=KaibaCorp=] "Grand Pricks".
->'''Joey:''' [[NoYou You're a grand prick]]!
->'''Yugi:''' I think it's pronounced "Grand Prix".
->'''Joey:''' You're a grand prick!
->'''Mokuba:''' Roland was very insistent that [[StealthInsult it would lose something if we went with the original pronunciation]].
-->-- ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'', "A Grand Day In"

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