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Five-hole · 02-14-2008, 09:37 PM

Part of it I'm sure is that in English we wouldn't say the country like it is spelled in their native tongue.

Norge looks like norj, but it's more like Nor-guh. The 'o' sound is different too,

Espana is more like espanyah. And so on.

02-14-2008, 09:37 PM	#4
Five-hole Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The C-spot Exp:	Part of it I'm sure is that in English we wouldn't say the country like it is spelled in their native tongue. Norge looks like norj, but it's more like Nor-guh. The 'o' sound is different too, Espana is more like espanyah. And so on.