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in reply to a message by তন্ময় ভট
Never trust a radio sports commentator ... but the great Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq is pronounced by all of them as if his last name (I've never worked out what all those hyphens are doing. Perhaps you know? If so, I'd love to!) was spelled Hahk.
It bothers me when people say that Haq sounds like Hawk. When I say 'hawk' I use the same vowel as in 'more', without the R of course, or 'aw' as in 'aw! Cute!'. Americans I think often say 'hahk'. Which is fine if we're all making the same noises, and fine for Inzie too, but confusing for those who come from different language/dialectal backgrounds.
It bothers me when people say that Haq sounds like Hawk. When I say 'hawk' I use the same vowel as in 'more', without the R of course, or 'aw' as in 'aw! Cute!'. Americans I think often say 'hahk'. Which is fine if we're all making the same noises, and fine for Inzie too, but confusing for those who come from different language/dialectal backgrounds.
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