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Name of Gerry Ryan's girlfriend

  • 11-10-2012 5:31pm
    #1
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭


    Why is G Ryan's girlfriend called Meh'lan-nee?

    When her name, clearly is Mel-in-ee

    ??


Comments

  • #2
    Ilovelucy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭Ilovelucy


    She's south African and that's how it's pronounced.


  • #3
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    South African Afrikaans pronunciation?


  • #4
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    Ilovelucy wrote: »
    She's south African and that's how it's pronounced.

    In South Africa.

    In England Liam Gallagher is pronounced GallaGer. But if his name is said on tv or radio over here it is pronounced GallaHer.


  • #5
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    mike65 wrote: »
    South African Afrikaans pronunciation?

    Yeah but rte news readers aren't Afrikaans??


  • #6
    Stavro Mueller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,673 ✭✭✭Stavro Mueller


    I can't believe this thread exists :confused:


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  • #7
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    cymbaline wrote: »
    I can't believe this thread exists :confused:

    I can't believe you took the time to post in a thread that you can't believe exists :confused:


  • #8
    HerrScheisse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭HerrScheisse


    Maybe that switch of vowel sound is used to add a hint of flair? Who gives a fck!


  • #9
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    George Hamilton tries to say Valenthia rather than Valencia in the Champions League coverage :)


  • #10
    amdublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,653 ✭✭✭✭amdublin


    mike65 wrote: »
    George Hamilton tries to say Valenthia rather than Valencia in the Champions League coverage :)

    Ha ha! How does that work out?!! :)

    Dionne Warwick she calls herself War-Wick. We call her Warrick :confused:

    :eek:
    A legend like Dionne and rte announces her name "our" way!!!!!!

    Why this Meh'lan-nee wun not called plain old Mel-in-ee by rte :confused:


  • #11
    ChopShop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,797 ✭✭✭ChopShop


    Nope.


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