Pronunciation Guide: extremely funny videos on how to pronounce things

[Video Link], via Sean Bonner. I LOL'd, then cried, then hit play again and LOL'd some more. CONTAINS HELVETICA.

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gauch0

Who does this channel? It sounds like Todd Barry to me.
- wibbled_pig
  
  SomethingAwful FYAD poster Wayne Gretzky does it..
Schizno

Just stupid. That is all.
derek prowse

i would watch this in long-form 24 hour cable format.
Labbit

Horse doovers!
skeptacally

definitely canuckistanian in origin. george stroumboulopoulos? michael ondaatje? fairly recognizable canadians. magnus pääjärvi? he’s a hopeful for the edmonton oilers hockey team. so either our translator has a canadian fetish, or he’s from the great white north. plus, it is total hoser humour.

oh, and i did indeed lol.
- wibbled_pig
  
  Yup, he’s canadian.. the videos have been shown on Ellen.. and I think wired or Huffpo did an interview with him.
danimagoo

My favorite was pooper macho.
Donald Petersen

I cracked a crooked grin at first, but at Guinness I really came apart.
anondrea

I feel the need to point out that this is Pronunciation Manual, which is a parody channel of Pronunciation Guide. I was subscribed to both for a while, pathetically.
haineux

Just gonna leave this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYlmamudFo
sean

Huh? If you LOLed and then cried, please send me some of whatever you are smoking or ingesting to reach the mental state necessary for this to appear humorous.
chgoliz

My favorite has got to be the absolute stunned silence for “caipirinha”, with a total Hail Mary attempt in the last few seconds.
tedrock

I am REALLY surprised you are just now seeing this …. It’s been making the rounds for some time now.
but it is very funny stuff. This one might be my favorite:
Haute Couture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-3RZl3YyJw
http://dreadpiraterobert.blogspot.com dreadpiraterobert

I’ll never pronounce Bjork’s name incorrectly again.
pjcamp

What’s the opposite of a silent letter? You know, it isn’t there but you say it anyway?

Apparently, we have a lot of that kind of O’s.
Anon_Mahna

I’ll stick with Primiti Too Taa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcrTzPAUqic