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How do you pronounce...
Marzocchi? and is Giro pronounced gy-ro?
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Originally Posted by Pink_Ninja
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I pronounce Marzocchi : Mars Zaw chee
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mar (bar with an "m")-zoh (like homer's doh but with a "z")-key
Mar-zoh-key
gyro (like a gyroscope in helicopters or those cool tous we used to play with)
Mar-zoh-key
gyro (like a gyroscope in helicopters or those cool tous we used to play with)
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Originally Posted by Jason222
Man, I said it before, you'd better be getting a sasquatch for the extra bit of $.
I pronounce Marzocchi : Mars Zaw chee
I pronounce Marzocchi : Mars Zaw chee
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Originally Posted by Jason222
Man, I said it before, you'd better be getting a sasquatch for the extra bit of $.
I pronounce Marzocchi : Mars Zaw chee
I pronounce Marzocchi : Mars Zaw chee
Marz-zoh-key
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I say Giro the way it is in Giro d'Italia. Kinda like "zhee-roe."
How many people in the world actually know all the pronunciation symbols, and should be punch them?
How many people in the world actually know all the pronunciation symbols, and should be punch them?
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Call up the companies and see what they say when they answer the phone.
I did that for Ringle (Ring-lay) years ago.
I did that for Ringle (Ring-lay) years ago.
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Originally Posted by gastro
Call up the companies and see what they say when they answer the phone.
I did that for Ringle (Ring-lay) years ago.
I did that for Ringle (Ring-lay) years ago.
I always pronounced Giro as "zhee-row," as a previous poster said. Now I am not so sure...
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Marz-zoh-key
Marz-zoh-key
Marz-zoh-key
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There was a post like this in the roadie forum, about ciocc (chee oke). Once again these are italian words, so:
marz zoh key
ghee row with a soft g
marz zoh key
ghee row with a soft g
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Yep, chi in Italian is always 'key' and ci is 'chee'. How is SRAM pronounced while we're at it? Is it S then Ram or SRAM as one word?
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marz zoh key
ghee row with a soft g
SRAM is pronounced SRAM, much like BASF or IBM [I think it's on their FAQ]. In contrast, NASCAR is pronounced: bo-ring.
ghee row with a soft g
SRAM is pronounced SRAM, much like BASF or IBM [I think it's on their FAQ]. In contrast, NASCAR is pronounced: bo-ring.
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Originally Posted by leonardotmnt
Yep, chi in Italian is always 'key' and ci is 'chee'. How is SRAM pronounced while we're at it? Is it S then Ram or SRAM as one word?
before a, o and u --> c and g are hard (as in car and gar)
before e and i --> c and g are pronounced 'ch' as in cheek and g as in 'gym"
BUT an h makes c and g hard again
thus:
marzocchi --> mar-TZOH-key
bruschetta --> brew-SKEH-ta (NOT brew-SHEH-tah like your mom says)
giro --> GEEH-ro (g as in jeep, but the ee is shortened)
Ghisallo -> ghee-sa-loh (ghee as in geek)
Of course, Marzocchi is a brand name, so they can pronounce it however they want.