[Ads-l] [Non-DoD Source] "Niger" or "Niger"?

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Sat Oct 21 22:03:25 UTC 2017


Eric Shawn, FoxNews anchor & Senior Correspondent, began his program saying
<Niger> [NIGH-zhr], but after talking with a [knee-ZHAIR]-sayer, also
switched to saying [knee-ZHAIR], succumbing to Francophilic pressure.
20171021.

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