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03-19-05, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by canuckbiker
How about the pronounciation of Veloce? Is it vel-OSE-ee, with three syllibles or VEL-ose, with two?
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=veloce (read Boze's post)
03-19-05, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Damn right! Something is only worth listening to if it's said in English. Who do those foreign people think they are talking in that jibberish!
03-19-05, 06:41 PM
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I think you read wrong. If we call it a seat in the states, that's what I'll call it when I'm there. When I'm riding with my mates here, it's a saddle, a rear mech, and bidon, etc. If I walked into your LBS and asked for a bidon, they'd look at me funny. I'll stick with the local name/pronunciation, as long as it's commonly accepted, right or wrong.
03-19-05, 06:48 PM
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I used to get funny looks at the LBS here, and then go into shock over prices. The solution was simple: I import my own stuff and sell it cheap on the net. Now I only go into the LBS to get pricing info. The ony exception is a small bicycle/model train shop run out of a store front built into the front of a house. If I can give them any business, I usually do.
03-19-05, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
I think you read wrong. If we call it a seat in the states, that's what I'll call it when I'm there. When I'm riding with my mates here, it's a saddle, a rear mech, and bidon, etc. If I walked into your LBS and asked for a bidon, they'd look at me funny. I'll stick with the local name/pronunciation, as long as it's commonly accepted, right or wrong.
When in Rome....
03-19-05, 07:02 PM
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At least "Tyres" and "Tires" are pronounced the same.
03-19-05, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Expatriate
At least "Tyres" and "Tires" are pronounced the same.
Are they? Damn. That explains a lot.
03-19-05, 07:16 PM
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Phil Liggett teaches me how to pronounce the hard words.
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Originally Posted by Ч
It's vel-OH-che, the e's sound like e in bed, the o like o in trophy, three syllables.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=veloce (read Boze's post)
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=veloce (read Boze's post)
Right, just like Bianchi - they are Italian words and should be pronounced like the Italians would pronounce them (or as close to it as we can).
And I'll just emphasize that the "c" is a "ch" sound, not a "s" sound.
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Don't forget about "allez" = a-lay (meaning: "you go", or more of a command: "Go!")
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03-19-05, 07:48 PM
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Ah right, I'll expect you to get this right as well then:
smrgsbord - SMURR-gaws-BOORD
smrgsbord - SMURR-gaws-BOORD
03-19-05, 08:07 PM
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Suprised this one didn't come up in this thread-
THULE
For years i thought it was Th-ule
But i heard it on the radio too-le
(I know, im from mass, some say accent, some don't)
THULE
For years i thought it was Th-ule
But i heard it on the radio too-le
(I know, im from mass, some say accent, some don't)
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Originally Posted by Machka
Right, just like Bianchi - they are Italian words and should be pronounced like the Italians would pronounce them (or as close to it as we can).
And I'll just emphasize that the "c" is a "ch" sound, not a "s" sound.
And I'll just emphasize that the "c" is a "ch" sound, not a "s" sound.
True, in Italian, the c can have a ch sound, but only if followed by an e or an i (eg: Veloce, Arrivederci, etc)
The ch combo has a hard k sound (eg: Bianchi, Chianti, etc)
03-19-05, 08:29 PM
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Over here, it's Bee on chee. But who are we to correct them?
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Originally Posted by Ч
um... I'm pretty sure it's Bian(kee)
True, in Italian, the c can have a ch sound, but only if followed by an e or an i (eg: Veloce, Arrivederci, etc)
The ch combo has a hard k sound (eg: Bianchi, Chianti, etc)
True, in Italian, the c can have a ch sound, but only if followed by an e or an i (eg: Veloce, Arrivederci, etc)
The ch combo has a hard k sound (eg: Bianchi, Chianti, etc)
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Originally Posted by Ч
um... I'm pretty sure it's Bian(kee)
True, in Italian, the c can have a ch sound, but only if followed by an e or an i (eg: Veloce, Arrivederci, etc)
The ch combo has a hard k sound (eg: Bianchi, Chianti, etc)
True, in Italian, the c can have a ch sound, but only if followed by an e or an i (eg: Veloce, Arrivederci, etc)
The ch combo has a hard k sound (eg: Bianchi, Chianti, etc)
03-20-05, 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ADAJackMcCoy
Shim-ay-no or Shim-ah-no?
SRAM. Sounds much better, works better.
03-20-05, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ADAJackMcCoy
Shim-ay-no or Shim-ah-no?
03-20-05, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Machka
Yes, sorry ... my comment was referring to the word: 'Veloce' not 'Bianchi'. I should have made that clearer.
note to self: read previous posts FULLY before replying
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Masi- there are a half dozen threads about how to say bike words but I haven't seen Masi explained yet?
10-10-10, 10:26 AM
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This might already be known on BF as this thread has been silent for a while, but check out www.forvo.com
Ask and ye shall receive. A helpful native speaker will respond to your pronunciation request by recording it for you.
Ask and ye shall receive. A helpful native speaker will respond to your pronunciation request by recording it for you.
10-11-10, 12:02 AM
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How about
MAFAC
and
Miche?
I use, pretty exclusively, MAFAC Competition brakes. It'd be nice to know if my pronunciation of [Mah' fahc] is correct or if it gets the long A.
I have a co-worker who will be mangling how things are said. He manages to mispronounce the fi'zi:k brand on a daily basis; and I have to keep reminding him that there's no 'e' in Nuovo.
MAFAC
and
Miche?
I use, pretty exclusively, MAFAC Competition brakes. It'd be nice to know if my pronunciation of [Mah' fahc] is correct or if it gets the long A.
I have a co-worker who will be mangling how things are said. He manages to mispronounce the fi'zi:k brand on a daily basis; and I have to keep reminding him that there's no 'e' in Nuovo.
10-28-10, 07:26 AM
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These are just my thoughts. I may or may not be right. Ironically, the one I was least sure of is Sram. But I may be wrong about all of them.
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