Hurricun is actually the proper pronunciation. It's the accepted British pronunciation.

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Nov 15, 2024
10:58:04am

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HarlemCoug

Previous username: Big12
Bio page: HarlemCoug
Joined: Sep 8, 2014
Last login: Nov 15, 2024
Total posts: 35,775 (4,497 FO)

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It's going to be really cold tomorrow - you guys need to go ahead and put your

bad84cougar

10:47am

"sell"

eysikal

10:48am

Typing your Utah accent should be a felony

JimmyZ

10:49am

Had to be voice to text, right?!

CapitalCougar

10:52am

He was probably typing that down by the crick in Hurricun

Huge Manatee

10:55am

Hurricun is actually the proper pronunciation. It's the accepted British pronunciation.

HarlemCoug

10:58am

OK pal, explain crick please. (ha ha)

DizzyDean

11:14am

I'm still trying to figure out "all the sudden"... I'll work on "crick" later...

HarlemCoug

11:19am

“Hurricun” as a British word is cultural appropriation. “Hurricane” is much closer to the original Carib/Arawak pronunci

SJS

1:40pm

You think the Brits who founded Hurricane Utah culturally appropriated the pronunciation? Please explain.

HarlemCoug

2:49pm

A few years ago it was my number one grammar/spelling peeve.

IdahoCoug

10:55am

I don’t get the Utah thing of pronouncing “g” in gerunds as a “k” or kuh sound.

sandiegocgrfan

11:04am

Is this a thing? Reading your last sentence. I've never heard speech like that.

Narfin'Coug

11:25am

Sorry, you now will start to hear it and then you can’t not hear it! Seems

sandiegocgrfan

11:38am

Ah, definitely not part of the female social media crowd and neither is my wife.

Narfin'Coug

11:49am

It's definitely a thing. Hate it.

eysikal

11:35am

This one drives me crazy too

shaggy

1:35pm

I'm glad others have noticed it.

eysikal

2:11pm

Born in Kentucky and proud of it.

bad84cougar

11:04am

RE: It's going to be really cold tomorrow - you guys need to go ahead and put

It's A Bowling Ball

10:49am

Yep, dump them my way. I’ll take 10 at $30 each.

stoils

11:09am

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