Pronunciation Question of the Day!
07-05-14 | 08:11 PM
#27
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From: Minneapols, Minnesota
Bikes: 89 Raleigh Technium PRE, 92 SP 1000 ti, '09 Team Pro, 72 International, 63 Hercules 3-spd, '81 Vitus 979, 2 Kabuki Submariners, 2 C. Itoh Submariners, Gary Fisher Big Sur, Skyway 3-spd, Robin Hood w/ S-A IGH 5 speed.
In South Dakota they have a town named Pierre. Most of us would say Pee-yare like we think the French would say. No. The locals pronounce it peer. Go figure.
I do love my Rail-ee-ig bikes, though!
I do love my Rail-ee-ig bikes, though!
07-06-14 | 03:25 PM
#29
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From: tennessee
Bikes: '13 Trek Madone 5.2 '14 Giant Thrive - (wife's)
Maybe somebody can help me with this one...PUCH. Have owned one for years but never knew how to say it correctly. I have always just called it a PUKE.
07-06-14 | 03:49 PM
#30
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From: Toronto (again) Ontario, Canada
Bikes: Old Bike: 1975 Raleigh Delta, New Bike: 2004 Norco Bushpilot
Reminds me of my Bikecology days, when we would get free repeat radio ads whenever disk jockey Wolfman Jack mispronounced Nishiki. Of course, my Japanese-literate elder son tells me most Americans mispronounce it, as well, by emphasizing the middle syllable, but at least they don't say, "Neshersky" or something like that.
