How do YOU pronounce "SRAM?"
08-03-06, 08:12 AM
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I always thought it was pronounced as a single word.
Kind of like:
SURAM
with only one sylable
Kind of like:
SURAM
with only one sylable
08-03-06, 08:45 AM
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well since we're talking about how we pronounce things, how do you fellas pronounce giro (as in the helmet company or bianchi bike), ksyrium and aksium? i was going to make a new thread on this but i figured it would fit in here
08-03-06, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by snugent
well since we're talking about how we pronounce things, how do you fellas pronounce giro (as in the helmet company or bianchi bike), ksyrium and aksium? i was going to make a new thread on this but i figured it would fit in here
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08-03-06, 02:28 PM
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ok, well i am gonna get h*ll for this but how does one pronounce "campy" and the whole word, "campagnolo." i have never heard another human being speak the dang words!
08-03-06, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 55/Rad
I always heard it as shram.
08-03-06, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bilydu
ok, well i am gonna get h*ll for this but how does one pronounce "campy" and the whole word, "campagnolo." i have never heard another human being speak the dang words!
08-03-06, 08:11 PM
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I watched a video on their website and they pronounced it as rhyming with Sam. I pronounce it S-Ram and will continue to do so even on the day I can finally afford their double-tap group. 
08-03-06, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bilydu
ok, well i am gonna get h*ll for this but how does one pronounce "campy" and the whole word, "campagnolo." i have never heard another human being speak the dang words!
kahm-pahn-yo-lo
The "gn" has the sound like you'd say in lasagna
08-04-06, 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Dinstee
I wasn't aware there was any confusion about the pronunciation of SRAM. Learn something new everyday.
I admit it. I've always read it as, ess-ram.
Which brings up a similar thing... is DRAM, "dee-ram' or 'dram' (rhymes w/ tram). I always said dee-ram.
08-04-06, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by climbo
ksyrium has a silent "K" - i.e. see ree um.
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08-04-06, 06:08 AM
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Really.................just point at the item like a French food menu and say, "I will take one of those; and two of those."
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I always pronounced Ksyrium with the K as a sort of click at the beginning like many west-African languages have. So k'-see-ree-um...
And Giro is pronounced with the same 'G' as in 'giant' -- just looked it up on the OED -- even though I'd always thought it was a hard G.
And Giro is pronounced with the same 'G' as in 'giant' -- just looked it up on the OED -- even though I'd always thought it was a hard G.
