MEL-BOURNE

I hate how the Americans pronounce Melbourne. Gives me shudders when I hear it!

Was listening to Ryan Seacrest every Sunday on Fox (broadcast all the way from the States of course!) When they were talking about capital cities across the globe receiving this broadcast, and then they came to Melbourne.

And I swear it was not said the way it should be, calm and relax way.

As in MEL-B-EARNE. See the -EARNE bit at the end. The Americans say it like MEL-B-OOOURNE. They emphasize too much on the Ourne bit! As in Bourne in "The Bourne Identity". And saying it in a very strong firm tone. Kinda annoying.

And once this visiting youth pastor from Seattle, Washington came as a guest speaker, he also made the mistake.

Oh gosh.... C'mon. It's MEL-B-EARNE.

Americans will be Americans. Get it right, Americans!
Oh well, can't blame them. I'm sure we probly get most of the American States wrong like Illinois or Wyoming or Missouri or Massachusetts or Tennessee or Louisiana.

I will silently shut up now...