Pronounce "Queens"
About this episode
The episode discusses the humorous mispronunciations made by a British-accented GPS voice in New York City.
The voice of the GPS sounds like a British man, with an RP accent, and he gives his instructions to turn right or left like he’s a butler guiding the staff. He mispronounces some things funny because he does not have local knowledge. For example, he’ll tell us to take the Ed Cock Bridge when everyone knows that, our former mayor, Ed Koch’s name is pronounced with a clear “CH”. To read Pronounce "Queens" visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. Episode 493 Song: A New England Image by Samuel Regan-Asante via Unsplash Give this podcast 5 stars. Write a nice review! Rate it at: https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist Mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/ Facebook…
People in this episode
Host: Songs for the Struggling Artist
Topics covered
- pronunciation
- GPS
- local knowledge
- New York
- language
Keywords
- GPS
- pronunciation
- Ed Koch
- Queens
- British accent
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Queens
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