How do YOU pronounce "Iran"

[TheChort]

There is a correct way to pronounce it, but I won't post it just yet.
Don't wanna skew the results

edit: the pronounciation accepted by Iranians is ee-ron/ee-raan (same thing)

 

[S Freud]

like I-ran.

 

[DivideBYZero]

PIE

 

[dmcgough]

Iranians that I know pronounce it ee-run.

 

[jpeyton]

ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: dmcgough
Iranians that I know pronounce it ee-run.

That's how it's supposed to be
for some reason our Presidency and Media has turned it into eye-ran

 

[rancid kootchie]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

Iran = ee-ron
Iraq = ee-rock

bravo jpeyton, its nice to hear proper pronunciation once in a while....

 

[Leros]

I know it should be ee-ran, but I usually say eye-ran.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.


Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: dmcgough
Iranians that I know pronounce it ee-run.

That's how it's supposed to be
for some reason our Presidency and Media has turned it into eye-ran

That's because they have to pronounce it that way. Try saying Iran in your stereotypical Seven Eleven Indian-like accent.. it sounds like e-run, even if you try to pronounce it eye-ran . (well at least it does to me )

 

[2Xtreme21]

Either eye-ran or uh-rawn.

 

[dug777]

i-raan?

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.

Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

The name of the country is ee-ron.
If you permit me to use a more personal example ... What if I started pronouncing your name "Cobray"?

 

[2Xtreme21]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.


Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

So the American-English pronunciation of something is the end-all of how it is pronounced?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.

Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

The name of the country is ee-ron.
If you permit me to use a more personal example ... What if I started pronouncing your name "Cobray"?

I wouldn't care because you would be an idiot. Same with Iran, I really don't think they care...you don't see them telling us the proper pronunciation. Only American douche bags trying to be politically correct etc. Unless you are in a formal setting, I-ran is fine. We don't ask other countries to take the accent out of their speech when they say American.

Also we don't say Spain is Espana do we?

 

[johnjbruin]

I think its neither ee-ron or ee-ran, its more like ee-raan, its an 'aa' sound rather than an 'a'

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.


Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

So the American-English pronunciation of a country is the end-all of how something is pronounced?

You should buy a jump to conclusions mat from the guy from office space.

 

[Squisher]

Pardon me if I call it by what ever way that annoys the Iranians the most.

 

[SammyTheSalmon]

Ponanny

 

[91TTZ]

I say eye-ran.

I'm not required to say it with an Iranian accent. Just like I don't expect Iranians to say "America" like someone from Philly does. I don't criticize them for saying "ah-mericah" when we say, "uh-merica". Of course people from different regions are going to pronounce things with a different accent.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Pardon me if I call it by what ever way that annoys the Iranians the most.

Except for Catherine Bell because she is hot.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

People pronounced it like that well before any of Apple's iProducts.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: TheChort

Originally posted by: SVT Cobra

Originally posted by: jpeyton
ee-ron is the correct way.

eye-ran is the result of an iPod nation.

BS America has been saying it like I-Ran for a long time. Remember the bomb iran parody song of Barbara Anne by the beach boys back in the 80's.

Also this is America, so I will say I-ran.

The name of the country is ee-ron.
If you permit me to use a more personal example ... What if I started pronouncing your name "Cobray"?

I wouldn't care because you would be an idiot. Same with Iran, I really don't think they care...you don't see them telling us the proper pronunciation. Only American douche bags trying to be politically correct etc. Unless you are in a formal setting, I-ran is fine. We don't ask other countries to take the accent out of their speech when they say American.

for not pronouncing your name properly?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
I say eye-ran.

I'm not required to say it with an Iranian accent. Just like I don't expect Iranians to say "America" like someone from Philly does. I don't criticize them for saying "ah-mericah" when we say, "uh-merica"

Bingo

 

[2Xtreme21]

i?'??n

Official phonetic spelling.