The Kindle's Obama Problem

[ClarkUSA]

The New York Times finds the first major problem with the new Kindle: Its electronic "voice" mispronounces two important words that show up often in the pages of newspapers: "Barack" (the device rhymes it with "black") and "Obama" (sounds like "Alabama").

Hat Tip: Political Wire

[Skinner]

1. Maybe it's British.

That's how EarlG pronounces the President's name: "buh-RACK oh-BAM-uh"

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[ClarkUSA]

2. Hmm... could be. Is that how Gordon Brown said it during the G20? I don't recall.