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How do you pronounce "Thailand"

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  • 02-01-2012 3:25pm
    #1
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭


    I pronounce it Thigh-land, with an audible letter h.
    I pronounce it Tie-land, with a silent letter h.
    Does it really matter either way?
    I'm Irish, so I say what I like!

    How do you pronounce Thailand? 14 votes

    I pronuunce it Thigh-land, with an audible letter h.
    0% 0 votes
    I pronounce it Tie-land, with a silent letter h.
    57% 8 votes
    Does it really matter either way?
    42% 6 votes
    I'm Irish, so I say what I like!
    0% 0 votes


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    #2
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,158 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I reluctantly pronounce it Tie-land but with an inaudible rub of the tongue against my teeth.


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    #3
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    Same as Pickarooney.


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    #4
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Silent h


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    #5
    deman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭deman


    Tie-land as that's the way it's supposed to be pronounced.


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    #6
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Toy land.


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    Osgoodisgood
    Registered Users Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Osgoodisgood


    Tie-land

    It's one of my pet hates to hear "Thigh-land".


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    #8
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    I can't believe the THIGHS are winning this poll, us silent H'ers need support from linguistics, who will of course add weight to our silent H.

    Not very many posters to the English forum is there :(


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