The main thing is that the 'C' is silent, so it kind of starts with a 'Z.' Z-O-O-K-RIE. It's Ukrainian, on my dad's side.
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It was my dad's idea to change my name from Sahatciu to Ora. He said it would be easier to pronounce.
I just love dialects; they're really fun.
In Bulgaria, they use the Cyrillic alphabet, which is completely different from ours. You can't sound the words out, so you can't read street signs or packages in the grocery store! You have to rely on pictures and guesses.
They made me use an accent, which I wasn't thrilled about because a lot of us, obviously, don't have them.
There's a very particular way that the military speaks. There's a lot of profanity and a lot of acronyms.
I had to know at least two languages.
My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.
I say the word N-U-C-L-E-R the same way that George W. Bush says it.
It's pronounced 'Romaine', like the lettuce.
My name is actually Polish. It's my husband's name. Most people say 'Zaw-stak,' but it's 'Show-stack,' like you're going to a show, eating a stack of pancakes.