Skop-jay
A humorous rendition of the capital city of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (also known as the Republic of Macedonia).
It stems from the actual spelling:
SKOPJE (pron: Skop-YEH)
And the fact that many non-Slavs have difficulty pronouncing the later "JE" element of the name.
This rendition instead pronounces the "JE" as JAY, since it almost looks out of place when spelt in English.
It stems from the actual spelling:
SKOPJE (pron: Skop-YEH)
And the fact that many non-Slavs have difficulty pronouncing the later "JE" element of the name.
This rendition instead pronounces the "JE" as JAY, since it almost looks out of place when spelt in English.
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