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Irish_Dem

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16. He said it this way:

Reply to Skittles (Reply #14)

Sun Jun 15, 2025, 05:12 AM

Jun 2025

DAH NANG.

Emphasis on both syllables. And the DAH was wrong.

It is pronounced more like de or da NANG.
Emphasis on the last syllable.

I am a military kid and spent four years in the Far East during the Viet Nam war.
The men were flying back and forth to Da Nang all the time.
So I heard it pronounced frequently.

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He's constantly losing the order of events at this event. [View all] nolabear Jun 2025 OP

... SheltieLover Jun 2025 #1

Very strange at the end, he calls Melania up to the podium. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #2

IKR? She's a terrible prop. nolabear Jun 2025 #5

He must have kicked in an extra $100k for that smile newdeal2 Jun 2025 #6

I think he surprised her when he dragged her to the podium. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #8

He had some really glaring mispronunciations (and phonemic paraphasias) but i was shocked he managed hlthe2b Jun 2025 #3

I wondered how many references he actually understood. nolabear Jun 2025 #7

He mispronounced Da Nang. He never heard of it before tonight. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #9

Yup... And they probably tried to go over the names with him--to no avail... hlthe2b Jun 2025 #12

I thought it obvious that he had been coached within an inch of his life. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #13

sorry - huh? Skittles Jun 2025 #14

He said it this way: Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #16

fellow GI brat here Skittles Jun 2025 #18

I know, it was cringe worthy, he really struggled with the name. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #19

That's what happens when somebody who actually attended college writes a speech for allegorical oracle Jun 2025 #17

He aint as good at this BOSSHOG Jun 2025 #4

Never let Grandpa do a big event when he is sundowning. Irish_Dem Jun 2025 #10

*SNORT* Skittles Jun 2025 #15

Split Screen DC vs LA EarthAbides Jun 2025 #11