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j3ffr3y 08-12-09 06:11 PM

pronouncing "Pake"
 
is it pake, like rhymes with rake or is it pah-kay? I've seen it written with an accent mark over the "e".

dauphin 08-12-09 06:13 PM

it's actually Par-Kay...like Sade is actually Shar-Day...it's origin is in sub-Saharan Africa...

dayvan cowboy 08-12-09 06:14 PM

on the site under the logo it says "pa-kay"

BenReed 08-12-09 06:19 PM

PAH! (kay) its the m***********g catilina wine cooler

Cy Trivialities 08-12-09 06:22 PM


Originally Posted by dauphin (Post 9474078)
it's actually Par-Kay...like Sade is actually Shar-Day...it's origin is in sub-Saharan Africa...

the hell u gettin the R from?

BenReed 08-12-09 06:25 PM

hes kidding. man.

MPLSdunk 08-12-09 08:03 PM

pah-kay

Astronomical 08-12-09 08:13 PM

Pookie

peabodypride 08-12-09 08:21 PM

I "pronounce" it (although I've never needed to say it out loud) pah-kay.

Also I always thought Sade (the artist) was shah-day.

Scrodzilla 08-12-09 08:26 PM

poo-poo.

dsh 08-12-09 08:44 PM

I say pake.

ifthe21st 08-12-09 09:14 PM

It's Japanese, so Pah-kay.

Astronomical 08-12-09 09:46 PM

It's pronounced "****-anchor"

das_pyrate 08-13-09 10:21 AM

i just say p-ache

Patricky 08-13-09 01:23 PM

Its l**** rhyme with rake pake or paek

MysticRats 08-13-09 02:20 PM

PAY
KEE

like
achey
Brakee

fuzz2050 08-13-09 02:26 PM

Pake, to rhyme with rake. Just to irritate people who own Pah-Kay's

ZENiC 08-13-09 02:36 PM

since when did americans care about pronouncing anything right?

Prime 08-13-09 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by BenReed (Post 9474104)
PAH! (kay) its the m***********g catilina wine MIXER

Do it right or dont do it at all!

Patricky 08-13-09 05:09 PM


Originally Posted by ZENiC (Post 9479923)
since when did americans care about pronouncing anything right?

hey dood go back to college class loser

amor fati 08-14-09 12:15 AM

This is the correct pronunciation and meaning (excluding entry 3 of course).

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pake

I live in Hawaii and would feel a little uncomfortable about riding a bike around that had this word pasted on it just as I might feel uncomfortable riding a bike on the mainland that was adorned with a racial slur commonly used over there. I think the bike company meant to stress the idea of frugality which is part of the meaning of this word.

http://www.pakebikes.com/aboutpake.html

bbattle 08-14-09 06:21 AM

When you buy one, they whisper the correct pronunciation in your ear.

Scrodzilla 08-14-09 06:48 AM


Originally Posted by bbattle (Post 9483944)
When you buy one, they whisper the correct pronunciation in your ear.

This is the best answer so far.

xB_Nutt 08-14-09 12:58 PM

Butter

Patricky 08-14-09 01:00 PM

Its Pake like rake


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