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sprechen sie Irish?

Stephen Fry poses the great Geogheghan question

Nothing like some pronounciation debate to liven up you Friday afternoon.

THIS AFTERNOON STEPHEN Fry found himself asking the eternal question:  How the hell do you pronounce Geogheghan?

After a few misguided responses…

And a few Irish “names” wading in…

He came to the correct conclusion.

In case you’re wondering, a schwa is a reduced vowel sound.  Like the ‘a’ in about, ‘e’ in taken or ‘i’ in pencil.  We weren’t sure either.

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