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Tucker Carlson's 'Very Odd' Pronunciation Of 'Ottawa' Has People In Stitches
Fox News’ primetime personality Tucker Carlson had many Twitter users scratching their heads on Friday night with his pronunciation of the name of Canada’s capital city, Ottawa.
Carlson pronounced it “Ah-Tah-Wa” in a segment criticizing Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The anchor suggested the California senator didn’t know American history because she spent some of her teenage years north of the border.
Check out the clip here:
I have never heard anyone mispronounce "Ottawa" the way @TuckerCarlson does here. Very odd. pic.twitter.com/8nHEqEJsJk
— Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) October 10, 2020
Ottawa City Councillor Tim Tierney tweeted a “how to pronounce Ottawa?” video in response to Carlson’s version:
As a city councillor in A-Ta-Wa... Proud to be in the best city in North America, even if it is actually pronounced Ottawa.
Take note here : https://t.co/TrgZutPonw— Tim Tierney (@TimTierney) October 10, 2020
And while the majority of social media users mocked Carlson over his apparent gaffe, some suggested it could have been on purpose, given his repeated mispronunciation of Harris’ name in the past.
Given how Tucker Carlson pronounces ‘Ottawa’ I’m going to bet he pronounces ‘Calgary’ like it’s two guys named Cal and Gary. pic.twitter.com/HgUmi93GT9
— Rosa Hwang (@journorosa) October 10, 2020
If you're ever experiencing impostor syndrome, remember how confident Tucker Carlson was when he pronounced the word Ottawa.
— Paul Fairie (@paulisci) October 10, 2020
Tucker Carlson being ignorant of how to pronounce Ottawa and, rather than taking two-seconds to learn, simply making it up and pretending that's the way it is, is no different from how he approaches and delivers every other bit of info on his show.
— Alheli Picazo (@a_picazo) October 10, 2020
I’m losing it at Tucker Carlson’s pronunciation of Ottawa pic.twitter.com/rPxYZSPbYr
— B. W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) October 10, 2020
