Canadian Idol- Ben Mulroney overpronounces French names

[oldfriendofmine]

Marie-Pierre Bellhoes.

[languagesonstage]

I am also a francophone, and have interviewed Ben in French. For us francophones to have someone say our name as it really should be said, and pronounced it in its original language is a great compliment and makes us feel 'known' and that anglos are making an effort to know us. When I say anglophones, or spanish or arabic names, I don't say them in French while talking French. I love how he does it, and his pronounciation is perfect. He is perfectly bilingual, that is great.

[Longsleeeves]

I don't see the problem with pronouncing a word the way it ought to be pronounced no matter what language you speak

[yetanotherdavid]

He got the best education in French and English, courtesy of the money his father stole from Canadians over the years.

[EthMan09]

funny, he pronounces the names in a french accent, but doesn't say Québec right? lol

[chrisbreton5]

i hate ben mulroney.

[tsttm]

sorry guys, didn't know my comment was posting, so i clicked it a few too many times...

[tsttm]

lol..this a pet peeve. There's a difference btwn pronouncing a name in a 'french fashion' vs doing it full on french. If he were speaking french, he likely wouldn't say his name in full on english..rather something in btwn.

I've lived in ottawa & montreal..people who did this tend to be show offs.

Imagine speaking to someone who's lived in UK & Can speaking in a cdn accent but pronouncing UK cities & british celebrities' names in full on british accents..annoying & weird right?

[purpledarklighter]

@tsttm That's exactly what I was talking about! Finally someone who gets it :) I never said his pronunciation was wrong, it's just the way he changes it only for French names that's kinda funny.

[Medsas]

wtf? he is bilingual...

[shaynaj1980]

What are you talking about, over pronouncing? He's pronouncing the names correctly, which he does in perfect French because the man is bilingual. The man's French is absolutely perfect!

[TheChipmunkTwins]

Bah.. Il le prononce comme il faut.. c'est juste qu'il a un accent anglais quand même assez heavy ahahaa so ça pourrait paraitre weird mais ouais, il dit les noms comme du monde au moin :P

[kkhacc]

il le dit comme il faut...he says it right ur retarded...

[carmencita89ambi]

How is he over pronouncing them?

[ItsLauraXD]

I speak French and he isn't over pronouncing the names. He is saying them properly.

[joannerryan]

exactly, he's just pronouncing their names exactly how their own parents and friends would pronounce them. that's a good thing! what's wrong with that!!

[Robis2349]

Ben got the position based on his last name. The guy was born with connections, never earned a damn thing..

[joach6145]

son accent francais est tres bon ...very good french accent no over pronounce

[AlexDS69]

Even with his "overpronouncing", he's still better than Ryan Seacrest.

[purpledarklighter]

Yeah I agree on that

[feylong19]

très bonne prononciation, rien à dire si ce n'est qu'il a un accent québécois

[Crusae]

he pronounces french words and names like they are said and pronounced in french. He sounds like he's french.

[pasfresh123]

The only thing I noticed that might be considered an exaggeration is that his Rs are a little too strong (scratchy, like some Arabs) and he says belle-rôsse instead of belle-rôze.

[jelatin07]

Actually Ben is saying it right.

[unravel101]

HAHAHAH I've seen this many times and it never gets old! Bravo!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank you♥ That's a big compliment coming from you:]

[ShaneThompson94]

he pronounces them very well, i speak french and english and its very easy to tell.

[anthonyd3ca]

LOLL its just a bit much.

[SlickComic]

As someone who is perfectly bilingual in both French and English, Ben does a great job saying the names the way they were meant to be pronounced. If he can pronounce them as they were meant to be (French) Why pronounce em with a fake English accent?

[jellybean2219]

his accent is perfect!

I did a French exchange and I WISH I could have an accent as strong as his!

[Evy2526]

I'm french and I can assure you, his prononciation AND accent is absolutely perfect so I'm not sure what you mean :P

[EthMan09]

@Evy2526 except for the way he pronounces Québec, other than that, you're right, he does have a good accent.

[Joelleeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

He sounds funny but he doesn't overpronounce them I think.

I'd actually hate to go on that show or any show or anything in general and they'd say my name as I was English-speaking because I'm not, you know.

It's weird because he puts lots of accent on the 'r's. Funny.

[TheFourCullenists]

I totally agree!!

[maattloz]

HAHAH MARIE PIERRE BELLEROSE.

[rio4123]

I don't think he overpronounces them, but I still think it sounds funny! I've heard people go back and forth between languages all my life, but for some reason I always find it funny when people switch between languages with perfect accents XD Maybe the differences in the languages sound jarring? "Je m'appelle BOB SMITH." Anyways, this video is awesome! ^^ I especially like the part with the multiple Bens like in the Julie Chen Montage XD

[purpledarklighter]

Thank you:]

[lilsunshine112]

he doesnt over pronounce their names. it was practically perfect. and i speak french at with my parens all the time XD

[inkmathematics]

He's not over pronouncing the names at all. It just sounds weird to Americans because they don't know anything about other languages.

[Root202]

What do you mean, "he overprounces"? He talks french perfectly. And yes, he's from Montreal, Quebec. You're just not used to hearing french.

[wawacom]

BAHAHAHA

Great video PDL!!

[purpledarklighter]

Thanks!

[Twilight2Dawn]

wat was the song at the end, or was it made by u

[purpledarklighter]

It's a sound from Matrix I downloaded from somewhere...

[Mogag2]

His french is perfect and he's from Montreal. It would be really stupid from him to say those names with an english accent.

And he doesn't overpronounce french names. I know it, my first language is french.

[moneyman10k]

I dont know the french but isnt this just like another accent? in england there are like 100 different english accents

[joancamo]

I love the girls name in original French and I love french!!! :D

J'adore le français!!!

[swinimar]

Let's vote Ben Mulroney off of Idol!!! Let alone the Canadian airwaves!!! OUI!!

[tikiadam]

Best video ever!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank u♥

[PtiBas]

LOL

Thank you très beaucoup much.

[purpledarklighter]

u welcome

[Briary22ca]

Ben est née à Montréal.

[Mysteriosoman]

Too funny! Excellent!

[purpledarklighter]

Thanks♥

[insaneinthesfv]

OMG this is the funniest thing ever!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank u Sean♥

[smarterthanpickler]

Grrreeeeeeeatest Video Eveeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr!

Ben's such a zero.

[purpledarklighter]

Thank u STP♥

[ItsMeDeb]

OMG! That was fabulous!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank u Deb♥

[cooljob9]

hahaha.. he doesn't over pronounce at all.. the fact is that he has absolutly no accent when he speaks Quebec french... good for him to be that bilingual! I wish I'd be that good in English

[tipiflaps]

Bwhahahahha!!! I love it!!!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank you♥

[smartiesplace]

HAHAHAH! Great work!

[purpledarklighter]

Thank you Smartie♥