Sauce for the "boh-nur"

[SoCalDem]

I am so glad to see a few people insisting on calling him "Boh-nur" instead of "Bay-nur".

Dave Letterman, Craig Ferguson & Jon Stewart are allies in this venture, as are we here at DU.

Why is this little thing important?

For a DECADE ,since we all have been paying attention (actually much longer if you do the research), republicans have been clever wordsmiths when it comes to re-naming us "the democrat party" or to identify individuals as "the democrat president, senator, congressperson".

Most of the mainstream media has gone along with them, as have even democrats who should know better, but who are too meek to speak up.

Why don't so many speak up?

Because after something becomes the vernacular, to suddenly object only calls more attention to it, and the person suddenly objecting becomes the "oddity".

It's like being named William, and wanting to be called William. Most people , once met, will call you William, but your "enemies" can easily demean you if and whenever they want, by calling you "Willie". If enough people hear you being called Willie (without hearing your objections) , you eventually BECOME Willie.

Republicans have made an art out of "re-naming, re-labeling, deliberately mis-pronouncing". It's what they do.

Eee-rock became EYE-Rack
Eee-Ron became EYE-Ran
Noo-klee-ur became nooo-Q-lur
Obama is often "oopsied" as Osama (not at all accidental, but laughed off as being an honest mistake)

So WHAT if John "wants" his name to be pronounced as "Bay-nur"? I'm pretty sure that Iraqis & Iranians prefer their countries' names be pronounced correctly, especially when they are being invaded/occupied/threatened.

If your name is Smith, most people will call you Smith..not Smythe. If John wants to be called John Bayner, maybe he should spell it Bayner. ..or he could just accept the fact that people "may" just decide to call him what they want to call him, or pronounce his name the way THEY want to, and he should not be so "touchy"..:evilgrin:




Koehner = Koh-nur
Boer = Boh-rrr
Moe = M-ohhh
Schmoe = Sh-m-ohh
Roebuck = Roh-buck
toe = Tohhh
1144 words with "oe"

and more listed by length of word