US reporter sparks international debate after pronouncing emu as EE-mooh

Have you heard a lot about the pronunciation of the word emu lately?

He said he'd pronounced it as EE-mooh his whole life, so when Winston Featherbill's owner, Cassandra Redding, pronounced it the same way, he didn't question it."I did canvas our newsroom and 90 per cent of people have heard it the same way that I have all my life," he said.Of course, there are other examples of Americans pronouncing emu this way, including a season-10 episode of The Simpsons in which Marge encourages Homer to start an emu farm.

"I'm only saying Americans are free to pronounce emu as EE-mooh, not that Australians should follow suit."Rushfield said while NPR had strict pronunciation guidelines, there wasn't a ruling on "emu", so the issue was debated at the office.

And this makes the news! (Here’s another it’s pronounced Kanga-rooh)

Again our taxpayer funds being spent breaking the ‘big stories’ ScottMorrisonMP DefundTheABC

You can't sodder aluminum.

Eem-oo is WRONG. I bet Americans don't even know emus can't walk backwards. Americans don't live here. We do. We know how to pronounce the name of one of our nation's crest icons. It's eem-yew. The Oxford dictionary is wrong too. The American pronunciation is NOT acceptable.

Looks like Google taught the reporter how to say it.

Defund the abc and the wank who did this story

How are Aussies any better? The word 'important'. Aussies say 'impor-dent' Americans say 'im-por-ant'

vcg47 don't know what the fuss is, I've been saying it this way for years

It’s not a debate. Just ignorance.

Compared to how people spoke 400 years ago we are absolutely butchering the English language. There's no right or wrong folks. It's all just face noises.

How is this news?

Only in your workplace

All Americans call it an EE- mooh. Annoys me but I don’t think this is newsworthy.

They also drive Hoondais made of aloominum in Melboorn.

There's no 'debate', hes just wrong.

Omg!🙄 So over American abuse of the English language! What they do to ours, though, is just cringeworthy. E-myou!! You not moo!!! It’s not hard!😤

“International debate”?😂😂 good god

Merica

Slow race bait day?

'if i wanted to see the english language spelt incorrectly, and put together poorly, i'd talk to an american'

Who gives a shit what Americans think how a word is pronounced? Tell them to get stuffed.

Wait until you hear how Americans people pronounce ‘herb’, ‘basil’, ‘Melbourne’ or ‘Brisbane’.

Oh the dreaded American pronunciation of Eeemmuuu

Meanwhile we have a government that actively interferes in the impartiality and integrity is ABCaustralia and this is the best you can do?

Is not an ‘International debate’, just a good ol’ fashioned shit sling. All cheesy. Nothin to see here (without a sense of humour)

yanks always pronounce it like that... bit of a laugh...lol

Way too much to worry one than American pronunciation

Why is this suddenly news? Americans have always pronounced it this way.

Ok. Take note that in retaliation, we are now to refer to those big bison things they have over there by their proper pronunciation, 'big-hairy-bloody-boosens'.

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Is it pronounced Stu (Stoo) or Stu (Stew)?

Please no! I am well and truly over American bastardisation of our language, and languages in general!! I am going to learn an Indigenous language! Hopefully they will leave that alone!!

Eamyu

There is no debate

Meta-moo-cil

ABC, you have too much bloody free time on your hands.

Is it just me , or does that Ee-moooooh have a big pecker?

Let's hope the reporter never decides to go to Phuket

TheSportsGuy212 🤦🏽‍♀️

ABC spruikes a global diversion from actual news! The media has become complete theatre!

Well let's adopt the American pronunciation. We seem to be becoming more like them anyway. EEMoooooh2020

Can u imagine the debate if international community listened to an ABC reporter. Wrongfulness indeed!

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