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Old Nov 10th, 2009, 08:09 PM
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How do you pronounce Ouarzazate?

Question as per topic title.
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Old Nov 11th, 2009, 03:26 AM
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oo..ah.zar..zar..tay ??
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Old Nov 11th, 2009, 06:43 AM
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I've heard it as both Whar-za-zot and Whar-za-zot-tay. But mostly the first.
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Old Nov 11th, 2009, 06:44 AM
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War-za-zot
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Old Nov 11th, 2009, 06:46 AM
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I was told both - "war-za-zat" or "war-za-za-tay"

tongue twister, for sure!
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Old Nov 11th, 2009, 04:41 PM
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thanks people.
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Clueless in Seattle!
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Old Nov 12th, 2009, 09:15 PM
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LOL shouldn't you be sleepless ??
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 06:49 PM
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A few years ago, Brad Pitt was shooting a movie there, can't remember which one - Babal or something like that? There was a piece written on the shooting and I will never forget the guys description of how to pronounce it, it was just too funny.

I don't think I can copy the paragraph here as I don't want to break any rules but basically you have to picture yourself bar hopping, after having had a few too many. You ask the bartender where you should go next, he gives you the name of a bar & as you didn't really catch that, you slur "Where's zat at?" And that's how you pronounce Ouarazazate.....
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 07:33 PM
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Hey, that's pretty good LyndaS !!!

Your comical version is very close to sandi's !!
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Old Nov 13th, 2009, 11:23 PM
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LOL
I can slur with the best of them !
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