Watch Germans Try to Pronounce the Word Squirrel

Watch Germans Try to Pronounce the Word Squirrel
A version of this post appeared on The Week: itsnoteasy Say my name! Photo by Thinkstock. A few years ago, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson pointed out that the best way to expose a German spy would be to ask them to say the word "squirrel," because "no ...
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BASSfest folks have a tough time pronouncing "Chickamauga"
There are no "N's" or "W's" in it. Pronounce it phonetically with hard consonants all the way around [chik-uh-maw-guh]. Go here and Dictionary.com will even say it out loud for you. Will the mispronunciations matter in the grand scheme of things? No ...
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For the right, 'deal' is a four-letter word

For the right, 'deal' is a four-letter word
The Pew Research Center has a monster new report out this week on the political polarization in the United States, and the depth of the 121-page study is a veritable gold mine for social scientists. But there's one takeaway that seemed especially ...
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Brat's vision comes into sharper focus
Fresh off his stunning primary win over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) this week, David Brat spoke with msnbc's Chuck Todd about the road ahead. The interview didn't go well – the economic professor and political novice avoided substantive ...
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A problem the United States can't solve
If you missed last night's show, Rachel flagged a piece from Leslie Gelb on U.S. policy in the Middle East that rings true. What happened in Iraq was history as usual. The U.S. fights in Iraq and Afghanistan and Libya and Vietnam and other places ...
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