However else it is pronounced, it is not fookay. When I was there (admittedly, 30 years ago) it was poo-ket with the p having a breathy "h" component rather than a hard p.
Of course, I expect you fully checked your story first and can cite a zillion sources to prove me wrong. But 10 seconds googling found me several sources including this one: http://monkinthailand.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-do-you-pronounce-phuket.html
However else it is pronounced, it is not fookay. When I was there (admittedly, 30 years ago) it was poo-ket with the p having a breathy "h" component rather than a hard p.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I expect you fully checked your story first and can cite a zillion sources to prove me wrong. But 10 seconds googling found me several sources including this one:
http://monkinthailand.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-do-you-pronounce-phuket.html
Regardless of it's possibly many pronunciations, it's still funny.
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