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Why NBC intentionally pronouncing PyeongChang wrong is so problematic
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"There’s nothing ruder, really, than refusing to call someone, or somewhere, what they prefer to be called," says Annaliese Griffin of NBC's decision to change the pronunciation of the 2018 Winter Olympics home. "It’s especially weird to go to the trouble of asking, and then argue with the answer. And it’s not NBC’s first problem with this."
TOPICS: Winter Olympics, NBC, NBC Sports
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