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..... the Norwegians say Norrgeh, so that's how I'll pronounce it.
Quote from: Tom on January 05, 2011, 01:20:51 PMQuote from: Lannis on January 05, 2011, 09:12:15 AMQuote from: Adk.IBO on January 04, 2011, 09:46:23 PMOk, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???Well, we know how the Swedes would pronounce it and how the Italians would pronounce it and how the Norwegians would pronounce it.Most of the people I talk to on a daily basis being American, it makes more sense to me to pronounce it like an American would pronounce it rather than trying to sound like someone from Scandinavia or Italy, which I'm not, so I say "Norj".How would someone speaking Mandarin pronounce it? There's more of them than anyone in the world, seems like THAT would be the way to go .. ? :DLannisY'ep..... but if I bought a Chiang-Jiang I'd pronounce it properly too. Since we're talking about an Italian bike made by Moto Guzzi. I'll pronounce it the way they would. You of course can say whatever you want. Your dime. :P Call it a Honda if you want. ;DMaybe, but it just sounds pretentious to me. I don't say "SAHNT-i-meter" just because it's a French derived word and the French pronounce it that way.And if you go to BYOO-na VISS-ta, Virginia, you can pronounce it "BWAY-na VEES-tha" with your tongue between your teeth if you want to, but people there will just laugh at you, even if the town name IS Spanish for "Lovely View". :D But never mind that; you'll be secure in your OWN mind that you are pronouncing it CORRECTLY P:) ;)Lannis
Quote from: Lannis on January 05, 2011, 09:12:15 AMQuote from: Adk.IBO on January 04, 2011, 09:46:23 PMOk, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???Well, we know how the Swedes would pronounce it and how the Italians would pronounce it and how the Norwegians would pronounce it.Most of the people I talk to on a daily basis being American, it makes more sense to me to pronounce it like an American would pronounce it rather than trying to sound like someone from Scandinavia or Italy, which I'm not, so I say "Norj".How would someone speaking Mandarin pronounce it? There's more of them than anyone in the world, seems like THAT would be the way to go .. ? :DLannisY'ep..... but if I bought a Chiang-Jiang I'd pronounce it properly too. Since we're talking about an Italian bike made by Moto Guzzi. I'll pronounce it the way they would. You of course can say whatever you want. Your dime. :P Call it a Honda if you want. ;D
Quote from: Adk.IBO on January 04, 2011, 09:46:23 PMOk, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???Well, we know how the Swedes would pronounce it and how the Italians would pronounce it and how the Norwegians would pronounce it.Most of the people I talk to on a daily basis being American, it makes more sense to me to pronounce it like an American would pronounce it rather than trying to sound like someone from Scandinavia or Italy, which I'm not, so I say "Norj".How would someone speaking Mandarin pronounce it? There's more of them than anyone in the world, seems like THAT would be the way to go .. ? :DLannis
Ok, now that I almost own a Norge, what is the correct pronunciation???
When in Roma, it's Roma; here, it's Rome. Italy and Georgia.
As said before, no they don't. ;DHalf of them says NOREG, pronounced with a root-of-tongue R (like thr French pronounce it), the other half says NORGE, pronounced with a tongue-tip R, . - . - Think I've said enuff here; won't have a Lemon piston in my neck from Pebra. :D
Quote from: Lannis on January 05, 2011, 02:56:36 PMMaybe, but it just sounds pretentious to me. I don't say "SAHNT-i-meter" just because it's a French derived word and the French pronounce it that way.And if you go to BYOO-na VISS-ta, Virginia, you can pronounce it "BWAY-na VEES-tha" with your tongue between your teeth if you want to, but people there will just laugh at you, even if the town name IS Spanish for "Lovely View". :D But never mind that; you'll be secure in your OWN mind that you are pronouncing it CORRECTLY P:) ;)LannisThis probably pains Lannis as much as it does me, but I agree with his every word. ;DBill
Maybe, but it just sounds pretentious to me. I don't say "SAHNT-i-meter" just because it's a French derived word and the French pronounce it that way.And if you go to BYOO-na VISS-ta, Virginia, you can pronounce it "BWAY-na VEES-tha" with your tongue between your teeth if you want to, but people there will just laugh at you, even if the town name IS Spanish for "Lovely View". :D But never mind that; you'll be secure in your OWN mind that you are pronouncing it CORRECTLY P:) ;)Lannis
OK, all you lingui-purists have won me over - I will from this time forward refer to my Calvin as a Motogootsie Colliforneea Vintagay... appropriate Latin gesturing included.
Quote from: Bill Hagan on January 06, 2011, 10:05:22 AMQuote from: Lannis on January 05, 2011, 02:56:36 PMMaybe, but it just sounds pretentious to me. I don't say "SAHNT-i-meter" just because it's a French derived word and the French pronounce it that way.And if you go to BYOO-na VISS-ta, Virginia, you can pronounce it "BWAY-na VEES-tha" with your tongue between your teeth if you want to, but people there will just laugh at you, even if the town name IS Spanish for "Lovely View". :D But never mind that; you'll be secure in your OWN mind that you are pronouncing it CORRECTLY P:) ;)LannisThis probably pains Lannis as much as it does me, but I agree with his every word. ;DBillI must have a terrible memory. I don't ever remember disagreeing in any way with you, or you being rude and uncivil to anything I said. If you've disagreed with me on the forum, I probably learned something from it! Maybe I told a lawyer joke in 2008, but that would have been about it ....So no pain here! And "I agree with Lannis" is #2093 on Google's "most commonly found phrase on the Internet" .... :D :DLannis
In Colorado, the towns Genoa and Arriba are pronounced Gen OH uh and ARR uh buh; the city of Cairo, IL is pronounced Kay row (like the syrup). Berlin, MA is pronounced BURL in.Whatever you call your bike is the right pronounciation.
In Colorado, the towns Genoa and Arriba are pronounced Gen OH uh and ARR uh buh; the city of Cairo, IL is pronounced Kay row (like the syrup). Berlin, MA is pronounced BURL in.
Boy, am I glad i own a V7C :o ;D :D ;-T ;-T ;-T :BEER: :BEER: :BEER:Bill
I live near Guadalupe (GUAD-ah-loop) County Texas where the the river is (GUAD-ah-loopy) and a local church is Our Lady of (WADDA-loopy).
Quote from: oldmanjob on January 07, 2011, 08:39:53 AMBoy, am I glad i own a V7C :o ;D :D ;-T ;-T ;-T :BEER: :BEER: :BEER:BillDo you pronounce that "Vee sette chee?" :Dhttp://tinyurl.com/GuzziV7CAnother Bill
Parla Italiano? "Norgay". Italiano moto. Vaffanculo "Norj"!!