Pronunciation of bike names

ProfTournesol Wrote:
Look - as in soon not cook (ie luke)
Very clever, you're a smart individual

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Walrus

Walrus Wrote:
Very clever, you're a smart individual.

I'm a Professor!


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ProfTournesol

I've got a couple more
Vivace, and
Merida. I've heard them pronounced in a few different ways

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Courtancer

"Courtancer" wrote in
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I've got a couple more.
Vivace, and
Merida. I've heard them pronounced in a few different ways.


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Courtancer

What about that exotic "Huffy" brand....(pronounced Who Fay)

Gags

Gags Wrote:
"Courtancer" wrot
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I've got a couple more.
Vivace, and
Merida. I've heard them pronounced in a few different ways.


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Courtancer

What about that exotic "Huffy" brand....(pronounced Who Fay)

Gags

Colnago - soft G or hard G?
Campagnolo - how to pronounce the G

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ProfTournesol

ProfTournesol Wrote:
Colnago - soft G or hard G?
Campagnolo - how to pronounce the G?

I'd guess virtually not at all. ie- cam-pan-YOH-loh Sort of like
jalapeno. Oh, and Vivace would probably be Vee-VAH-chay.


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Resound

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:19:25 +1100, ProfTournesol
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Colnago - soft G or hard G?

hard.

Campagnolo - how to pronounce the G?

The gn is pronounced like the gn in gnocchi :-) OK, That's not going
to help much is it? Like the gn in gnu. And while we're on about it,
the o's are not pronounced like owe, but more like the o in hot.

Here's one that always gives trouble :-) Ciocc.


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Regards.
Richard.

Richard Sherratt Wrote:
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:19:25 +1100, ProfTournesol
wrote:


Colnago - soft G or hard G?

hard.

Campagnolo - how to pronounce the G?

The gn is pronounced like the gn in gnocchi :-) OK, That's not going
to help much is it? Like the gn in gnu. And while we're on about it,
the o's are not pronounced like owe, but more like the o in hot.

Here's one that always gives trouble :-) Ciocc.


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Regards.
Richard.

"chee-OKK"? Or "chee-OHCH"

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Resound

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 16:29:40 +1100, Resound
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Richard Sherratt Wrote:
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Here's one that always gives trouble :-) Ciocc.

"chee-OKK"? Or "chee-OHCH"?

The second one's close :-)

The Ci gives you a Ch. The o gives you an o (like the o in hot). The
cc gives you a ch. So it's Choch.

So who else used to have an Italian mother-in-law with an impeccable
cultured Italian accent who winced at the way English speakers
pronounced Italian? :-) But, to give her her due, she was happy to
give lots of coaching and never laughed maliciously at the inevitable
mistakes.


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Regards.
Richard.

Richard Sherratt wrote:
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 13:19:25 +1100, ProfTournesol
wrote:



Colnago - soft G or hard G?


hard.


Campagnolo - how to pronounce the G?


The gn is pronounced like the gn in gnocchi :-) OK, That's not going
to help much is it? Like the gn in gnu. And while we're on about it,
the o's are not pronounced like owe, but more like the o in hot.

Here's one that always gives trouble :-) Ciocc.



I prefer 'Chook'.

But then, I don't own one

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Nick