An Appeal to Everyone: Please Stop Pronouncing “Pokémon” Wrong

A HowToGeek contributor's plea: Neither Japanese nor Americans "pronounce it po-KEE-mon. The true pronunciation is po-KAY-mon, or po-KAH-mon, both propagated by the cartoon, which is available on Netflix just in case you need a refresher."

Posted by Hrishee Shastri on May 7, 2019

Tags:
Standard Language Ideology;
Prescriptivism;
Phonetics

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