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GUEST,Kittie BS: Honn Buy-ne ( John Wayne ) (3) BS: "Honn Buy-ne" aka John Wayne 23 Aug 03


The thread on "Jones in Welsh" triggered something in me .

Have you ever heard the way non-English speakers pronounce famous people's names ?

Some examples from Spain:


Honn Buy-ne ( John Wayne )

Clark E-Gab-li   ( Clark Gable )

Say-an Connery ( Sean Connerry )

Paco Hones ( pronounced Pa -Cojones )   ( Tom Jones - they are being

                         cheeky here because cojones are testicles )


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