why can't the BBC

From: "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 06:26:40 -0700 (PDT)

pronounce Barack Obama's name correctly?

They insist on saying "Barrick," like "garridge" for "garage."

The difference is that this is a person's name, and the person gets to
say how his name is pronounced.
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