I've finally found out why some Irish people pronounce Chicago as 'Chi-cargo'.

Omackeral

Because they're fcuking numbskulls.

verycool

sheh-cargo

or she-cargo

Chi as in mystic Chinese energy force?

greenspurs

and you needed to start a thread to answer the question no else asked ?!?
But at least you found out, did you use Google to get the answer ??

Bob Harris

Sharkey & George lived in Seacago.

riffmongous

Considering the word itself is a bastardisation of an indian word that was pronounced differently, does it really matter?

Omackeral

greenspurs wrote: »

and you needed to start a thread to answer the question no else asked ?!?
But at least you found out, did you use Google to get the answer ??

I did check Google but all it said was ''greenspurs, why don't you shut your god-damn whore mouth?''. I was shocked that they answered a question with a question too!

verycool

riffmongous wrote: »

Considering the word itself is a bastardisation of an indian word that was pronounced differently, does it really matter?

I believe it means "whale's vagina".

Cee-Jay-Cee

Omackeral wrote: »

Because they're fcuking numbskulls.

Its nearly as maddening as New Yorkers calling their home city Nu Yoik.

greenspurs

Omackeral wrote: »

I did check Google but all it said was ''greenspurs, why don't you shut your god-damn whore mouth?''. I was shocked that they answered a question with a question too!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Take it easy there butt muncher ...

Bob Harris

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Its nearly as maddening as New Yorkers calling their home city Nu Yoik.

It's not Nu Yoik it's Noo Yawk.

greenspurs

Omackeral wrote: »

I did check Google but all it said was ''greenspurs, why don't you shut your god-damn whore mouth?''. I was shocked that they answered a question with a question too!

Ohh and I think you are making that up , petal...... :cool:

Cushie Butterfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7RM7E0-rwg

everlast75

riffmongous wrote: »

Considering the word itself is a bastardisation of an indian word that was pronounced differently, does it really matter?

Omackeral

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Its nearly as maddening as New Yorkers calling their home city Nu Yoik.

I think that accent is dying out though and was possibly a Nu Joizey thing more than New York. I love a no nonsense New Yawk accent though, you can tell you're pissing them off just by existing, my type of people.

Boom_Bap

verycool wrote: »

I believe it means "whale's vagina".

it's an old wooden ship

seamus

It's a trick of the brain, actually.

If you take a New York or Boston accent, these have been typically "non-rhotic", which means that they tend to omit the "r" sound from words.

So "New York" is pronounced "New Yawk". Where this causes confusion is in similar sounds.

So we become accustomed - through TV - to hearing the word "car", being pronounced "cah" by American accents. When we hear an American on a TV show say the "cah", we know they mean "car".

So when they say, "Chi-cah-go", our stupid brain translates this to "Chi-car-go". And thus when some Irish people say it themselves, they insert an "r" which doesn't exist, because saying "Chicago" feels like you're putting on a fake American accent.

verycool

Left-tenant... she-cargo bastids!

kunst nugget

Omackeral wrote: »

Because they're fcuking numbskulls.

I say it like that. If I try to say it just as Chi-cago, I sound like I'm trying to do a Boston accent.

Then I just start doing the 'if you say "Space Ghetto" in an American accent it sounds like "Spice Girl" in a Scottish accent' thing and look like a fúcking idiot in work.

TheValeyard

Is it like one of those

Daleks or Darleks?

kunst nugget

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Is it like one of those

Daleks or Darleks?

Dalex or DaLicks?

riffmongous

everlast75 wrote: »

Boy I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder

greenspurs

If you say 'Satsuma' slowly, it sounds like gullible.

kunst nugget

greenspurs wrote: »

If you say 'Satsuma' slowly, it sounds like gullible.

Saaaaattttttsssss… what! goddammmit!

Omackeral

greenspurs wrote: »

If you say 'Satsuma' slowly, it sounds like gullible.

If you say 'rise up, lights' slowly it sounds like you're saying razor blades in a South African accent.

Are Am Eye

Anyone know what conditions are like in the Windy City?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

verycool wrote: »

I believe it means "whale's vagina".

In actual fact it comes from shikaakwa meaning wild onion or striped skunk.

kunst nugget

Adrien Breezy Litter wrote: »

In actual fact it comes from shikaakwa meaning wild onion or striped skunk.

A striped skunk smells like a whale's vagina though…

Sam Quentin

Everybody knows it's pronounced:-
CHI-KI-GO

PARlance

seamus wrote: »

It's a trick of the brain, actually.

If you take a New York or Boston accent, these have been typically "non-rhotic", which means that they tend to omit the "r" sound from words.

So "New York" is pronounced "New Yawk". Where this causes confusion is in similar sounds.

So we become accustomed - through TV - to hearing the word "car", being pronounced "cah" by American accents. When we hear an American on a TV show say the "cah", we know they mean "car".

So when they say, "Chi-cah-go", our stupid brain translates this to "Chi-car-go". And thus when some Irish people say it themselves, they insert an "r" which doesn't exist, because saying "Chicago" feels like you're putting on a fake American accent.

I nearly hope you made that up.

Brilliant. After Hours delivers.

Rory28

kunst nugget wrote: »

A striped skunk smells like a whale's vagina though…

Hence the confusion.

kunst nugget

Rory28 wrote: »

Hence the confusion.

I went down on a big girl before and I went 'Woah! Chicago!!!' She got very offended because she thought I was talking about her being windy like the city but I was really talking about her whale vagina smelling like a striped skunk.

Irish Guitarist

I saw The Flaming Lips live in Kilkenny years ago and the lead singer, Wayne Coyne, kept pronouncing it as 'kill kayney'. It made me think he was a bit of a wanker.

kunst nugget

Fleet Foxes have a song where they talk about going to Inishfree but they keep pronouncing it as Inis-free - it's really annoying.

TheValeyard

kunst nugget wrote: »

Dalex or DaLicks?

DEFTLEFTHAND

Bob Harris wrote: »

Sharkey & George lived in Seacago.

God, that brings back memories.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Heard Ronnie O'Sullivan try to pronounce Drogheda one time.

Absolutely hilarious stuff.


Donegal is another one Brits can't get.

kunst nugget

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Heard Ronnie O'Sullivan try to pronounce Drogheda one time.

Was it funnier than hearing Drogheda people pronouncing Drogheda.

Your Face

I'm sure the OP isn't one of those uniballed, feces eating cretins that goes around trying correct peoples pronunciation.

AllForIt

Oma ckeral !

Accidentally

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Heard Ronnie O'Sullivan try to pronounce Drogheda one time.

Absolutely hilarious stuff.


Donegal is another one Brits can't get.

Connaught

Omackeral

Your Face wrote: »

I'm sure the OP isn't one of those uniballed, feces eating cretins that goes around trying correct peoples pronunciation.

Your Face wrote: »

I'm sure the OP isn't one of those uniballed, feces eating cretins that goes around trying to correct peoples pronunciation.

Sentence structuring is the main occupation.

Say Your Number

The late Kevin Cadle who presented NFL on Sky Sports pronounced it Chicargo and he was American.

dd972

Exaggerated rhoticity is the reason, 'Look at me, I'm Irish' is the intention.

suicide_circus

seamus wrote: »

So we become accustomed - through TV - to hearing the word "car", being pronounced "cah" by American accents.

Only if the show is set in New England.

PandaPoo

If you say Space Ghetto it sounds like spice girl in a Scottish accent

indioblack

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Heard Ronnie O'Sullivan try to pronounce Drogheda one time.

Absolutely hilarious stuff.


Donegal is another one Brits can't get.

How should it be pronounced?

kunst nugget

indioblack wrote: »

How should it be pronounced?

According to people from Drogheda, it's 'Draaaawda'

Relikk

Are they the same people that pronounce "father" as "fawwther"?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

indioblack wrote: »

How should it be pronounced?

mad muffin

Chee-kago. Gangsterim. TATATATATA!!!

indioblack

kunst nugget wrote: »

According to people from Drogheda, it's 'Draaaawda'

Oh dear - you'd need all yer own teeth for that one.