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NBC's official Winter Olympics policy is to mispronounce "PyeongChang"
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NBC has been pronouncing the Winter Olympics host city as “Pyeong-Chayng," when it's supposed to be pronounced "Pyung-Chahng." Asked to respond, an NBC spokesperson told The Washington Post: “We heard a variety of ways to say PyeongChang during our preparation for the Games, and ultimately decided on the version in which the second syllable sounds like ‘twang.’ Although we have informed all of our commentators of this, with 2,400 hours of coverage and more than 80 on-air personalities, you may occasionally hear a slightly different pronunciation.”
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TOPICS: Winter Olympics, NBC, Baz Luhrmann, Mike Tirico, NBC Sports, Ratings
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