How do you pronounce Haiti

[Buzzer]

I say High-ee-tee

 

[Johnny Crumplin Football]

I thought the same Buzzer but every time I put the news one it seems to be haytee (CNN is channel of choice over here in Nippon). Is there more than one way to pronounce it?

 

[Danny-Boy]

How do you pronounce Seaford?

Some say Seafud but those locals who claim to be "Sea-fordians" say that unlike Oxford and just about every other -ford in the country, the accent has to be on the second syllable, i.e. seaFORD.

Makes no sense to me but that's the way they call it.

 

[withdeanwombat]

And,at the races,I'm at SOUTH _well.( Hay tee,perhaps High tea.)

 

[Danny-Boy]

And,at the races,I'm at SOUTH _well.( Hay tee,perhaps High tea.)

Yes but if you tried to even it up it'd sound like Southall; and no-one would say South-WELL, would they?

 

[withdeanwombat]

Yes but if you tried to even it up it'd sound like Southall; and no-one would say South-WELL, would they?

Suppose so.Like Suthick-by-Shoreham,really.

In fact,many residents of South -WELL pronounce it just like that.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Haytee. The pronunciation of the capital Port au Prince is also open to debate as to whether you anglicise it or keep it in its original french format.

 

[Danny-Boy]

Haytee. The pronunciation of the capital Port au Prince is also open to debate as to whether you anglicise it or keep it in its original french format.

Presumably your avaerage Brit holiday-maker would say "Porto Prints" then...

The squaddies in the First War christened Ypres in Belgium as "Wipers"! It's really pronounced Ee-purr.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Presumably your avaerage Brit holiday-maker would say "Porto Prints" then...

The squaddies in the First War christened Ypres in Belgium as "Wipers"! It's really pronounced Ee-purr.

depends on the french or flemish influence on how a native Belgian would pronounce this , Ee-purr or Ee-pre are both acceptable.

 

[Uncle C]

I say tomato

 

[Spider]

I say tomato

Let's call the whole thing off!

 

[Jahooli]

High Tea?

 

[Bluejuice]

Buzzer you just listen to me here. You don't need a poll to tell you that YOU ARE RIGHT. Anyone who pronounces it HI-TEE or HAY-TEE is simply WRONG but that's ok because the world is full of wrong'uns and without them the rest of us wouldn't be RIGHT so much.

HIGH-EE-TEE

 

[Hunting 784561]

Port au Praance - cos its french, innit

 

[beorhthelm]

why high-ee-tee? that would be spelt Hiaiti. clearly wrong.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Port au Praance - cos its french, innit

It's Haiti French - and is pronounced Port-o-Prints, not Port-o-Prance.

 

[drew]

is it not Hay-eat-e

 

[Lord Bracknell]

If Haiti was pronounced as in metropolitan French, the 'H' would be silent.

 

[Hunting 784561]

It's Haiti French - and is pronounced Port-o-Prints, not Port-o-Prance.

ooh well done

award yourself 5 points

 

[Hunting 784561]

If Haiti was pronounced as in metropolitan French, the 'H' would be silent.

it seems there is a smorgasbord of options for pronouncing Port au Prince, according to Wikipedia :

> Port-au-Prince (pronounced /ˌpɔrtoʊˈprɪns/; French pronunciation: [pɔʁopʁɛ̃s]; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens)