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Oh my…hmmm….any Finnish speakers in the house? ‘eet -onan’ ? ‘Ike silent ‘T’ onan’? I had an Austrian friend with the last name ” Repesha” It was pronounced ‘Rep- a- shaw” but everyone always mispronounced it ” Ree -pesha”. lol Drove my friend nuts.

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