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Old 07-13-06, 01:50 PM
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what is the phonetic respelling of "SRAM"?

b/c, dood, i'd talk about the company a lot more if i knew how to pronounce it.

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I can't type phonetically, but it's like spam with an r instead of a p.
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From the horse's mouth.
https://www.sram.com/en/service/sram/...5d38e6d163e820
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its not srame...
Sir Am (like sir yes sir) "ser" and am like i am frekin sleepy ser am, ser am, ser am, on more time, ser am, SSSSRAM

ram, rams, srams
sram
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I always thought it was ess ram
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that's easy and pretty straight forward.....SURAM....one syllable.

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Originally Posted by aadhils
I always thought it was ess ram
It is. It's a German company, and that's the way everyone here says it, including bike shop employees.

EDIT: Apparently, I was misinformed.

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SRAM is pronounded SHRAM, one syabble, kind of like that missing p in Clemson.
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thanks, everyone. appreciate it. seems i'd been winging it properly, based on the link to the SRAM sight.

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I thought it was spelled phonetically.....maybe I was thinking ebonically.
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"sak-s"
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Old 07-14-06, 05:57 PM
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