Queer Eye’s Tan France says some people are saying “squirrel” incorrectly

Can you say "squirrel"? 🤔 #QueerEye #QueerEye3 https://t.co/GXFLQgJuZH

— PAPER Magazine (@papermagazine) March 17, 2019

TAN IS RIGHT YOU AMERICAN BASTARDS #QueerEye #Squirrel pic.twitter.com/qa2x6pSTig

— Patrick Swayne (@pswayne7) March 17, 2019

Just one episode in on the new season of Queer Eye and a debate on Twitter has started about the correct pronunciation of the word squirrel. It started when Tan France was on his way to Missouri with the rest of the Fab 5 in the car. Tan begins telling them it’s pronounced “squir-REL” while Jonathan and the rest of the gang say it’s “squiRL.”

Queer eye just taught me that Americans say squirrel wrong

— chloe (@thestylesshow) March 18, 2019

Squirrel! That's it! Oh boy Americans 😬
I'm Team @tanfrance @QueerEye #squirrel

— Malhar Savale (@ThisIsMalhar) March 18, 2019

Squirrel, not squirl.
Any questions?

That's what I thought.#QueerEye

— 𝓣𝓪𝓷~ (@FashionxFrance) March 18, 2019

#QueerEye Ep 1 - @tanfrance teaching the other guys how to correctly say "squirrel" is me watching every US tv show and screaming at the screen. 😂 @QueerEye pic.twitter.com/skNUNYasCv

— Stefanie Haigh (@stefaniegrace) March 18, 2019

"It's not SQURRL It's SQUIRREL" obviously 💁
On Team Tan on this definitely#QueerEye

— Kritika (@KDVidi) March 17, 2019

Four minutes into the new Queer Eye and I’ve just discovered that Americans pronounce squirrel with one syllable, I am shook

— Dr. Zoë Shacklock (@scifizoe) March 16, 2019

ONTD, how do you pronounce squirrel?

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