>>>mispronounce his first name and make it sound like a word for a rude
>>>bit of anatomy. ;)
>>
>>as a non native English speaker I had not realised that could be possible ;)
>
>Yes, the US Secretary of State (Colin Powell) uses that pronunciation.


He doesn't, he says Co-lan (almost silent N), which is along the 
lines of the French word for wine. You're thinking of Co-lon.


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