Japanese game shows are famous for testing just how much abuse people will take in front of an audience, but this one truly raises the bar! I mean, what kind of masochists sign up to have their English corrected on prime time TV? Here three hapless contestants must step up in front of the worthy professors on the right and recite whatever appears on the screen.
Check out what this poor lady is supposed to read! If I’d been forced to read this “silver shoon” piffle in my formative years, I’d have given up the damn language too.
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Poor woman! She is probably thinking “I got all dressed up for this? WTF is shoon supposed to mean?!” (^-^)
Even as a native English speaker I think WTF shoon? Plus, on the fly she has to decide whether it’s pronounced like boon or book…