Author Topic: How, or how not, to pronounce "Norge" merged threadfest (Read 73684 times)

jim mac · « **Reply #90 on:** April 04, 2011, 10:34:52 AM »

Quote from: David Lee on March 30, 2011, 09:59:42 PM

Quote from: Motogogo on March 30, 2011, 09:04:26 PM
it rhymes with orange.

I don't think anything rhymes with "orange", or is that "purple"? Except for maple syrple.

In Texas, in a world of HD sycophants, it's enough that I'm on a Guzzi. I've decided to simplify my life a bit here and there and part of that was just embracing the fact that my sport-tourer was named in honor of a famous appliance manufacturer.

Apparantly nothinh rhymes with orange - but purple has 'hirple' which means to limp or drag your leg, and 'Cirple' which has soemthing to do with the back end of a horse

Bill Hagan · « **Reply #91 on:** April 04, 2011, 10:53:37 AM »

Quote from: Thunderbox on April 04, 2011, 09:58:17 AM

Well then if we don't pronounce Norge as Norjuh. Then why pronounce Moto Guzzi as Moto Gootsie. We may as well just say moto gussie. Half of the pronunciation just doesn't seem right if you know what I mean Vern..

Not sure how the French side of you folks say it up there, but south of the border, we apply the "pizza rule." I mean, do you really say "I'll take a medium pissa?" ;D

Bill

Thunderbox · « **Reply #92 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:18:05 PM »

Quote from: Bill Hagan on April 04, 2011, 10:53:37 AM

Quote from: Thunderbox on April 04, 2011, 09:58:17 AM
Well then if we don't pronounce Norge as Norjuh. Then why pronounce Moto Guzzi as Moto Gootsie. We may as well just say moto gussie. Half of the pronunciation just doesn't seem right if you know what I mean Vern..

Not sure how the French side of you folks say it up there, but south of the border, we apply the "pizza rule." I mean, do you really say "I'll take a medium pissa?" ;D

Bill

No because you use the Italian pronounciation.

Lannis · « **Reply #93 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:50:33 PM »

Quote from: Thunderbox on April 04, 2011, 01:18:05 PM

Quote from: Bill Hagan on April 04, 2011, 10:53:37 AM
Quote from: Thunderbox on April 04, 2011, 09:58:17 AM
Well then if we don't pronounce Norge as Norjuh. Then why pronounce Moto Guzzi as Moto Gootsie. We may as well just say moto gussie. Half of the pronunciation just doesn't seem right if you know what I mean Vern..

Not sure how the French side of you folks say it up there, but south of the border, we apply the "pizza rule." I mean, do you really say "I'll take a medium pissa?" ;D

Bill

No because you use the Italian pronounciation.

And if you use the American pronunciation on the word "ghouti", it's pronounced "fish". ("gh" as in "tough", etc.)

nilknarf · « **Reply #94 on:** April 04, 2011, 01:54:35 PM »

Quote from: Thunderbox on April 04, 2011, 09:58:17 AM

Well then if we don't pronounce Norge as Norjeh. Then why pronounce Moto Guzzi as Moto Gootsie. We may as well just say moto gussie. Half of the pronunciation just doesn't seem right if you know what I mean Vern..

;D ;D Are you guys absolutely sure it's not "Nor-geh" ? ;D ;D

~; Dave ;-T

Crusty · « **Reply #95 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:29:22 PM »

I call mine a Norge. Pronounced like the appliances. Not nor - gee, nor - geh, nor - guh or even nor - juh. Just one sylable: Norge.

How important is it, really?

Thunderbox · « **Reply #96 on:** April 04, 2011, 04:41:33 PM »

Quote from: Crusty on April 04, 2011, 03:29:22 PM

I call mine a Norge. Pronounced like the appliances. Not nor - gee, nor - geh, nor - guh or even nor - juh. Just one sylable: Norge.

How important is it, really?

Well Crooostie I am not really sure now that you mention it lol.

Rotten Ralph · « **Reply #97 on:** April 04, 2011, 05:26:20 PM »

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How important is it, really?

Once the nice weather gets to us northeners it won't matter one crappola because we'll all be riding!! ;-T ;-T ;-T ;-T ;-T ;-T :BEER: :BEER: :BEER:

biking sailor · « **Reply #98 on:** April 04, 2011, 05:58:57 PM »

Seems to me (WARNING: weird logic alert!) if an Italian motorcycle is named after a foreign town, that also was the name of a refrigerator, the pronunciation should be the same as the town the motorcycle model was named after, or should it be the Italian pronunciation of the foreign town. I think not?

If I had one of "those bikes with the controversial name", I'd pull the plastic off and call it a Breva! :BEER:

David Lee · « **Reply #99 on:** April 04, 2011, 09:40:43 PM »

Quote from: biking sailor on April 04, 2011, 05:58:57 PM

... if an Italian motorcycle is named after a foreign town, that also was the name of a refrigerator, the pronunciation should be the same as the town the motorcycle model was named after, or should it be the Italian pronunciation of the foreign town.

I agree, but it's a country, not a town and then many of us lost interest and went riding.

Lank · « **Reply #100 on:** April 05, 2011, 06:50:50 AM »

as far as I am concerned there is no "gay" in Norge. Just a tough, good riding bike that should go the distance.

biking sailor · « **Reply #101 on:** April 05, 2011, 07:03:21 AM »

Norge was named after a country? :o Next you're gonna tell me it was from a guy riding a bike from Italy to Norway a long time ago. And all this time I thought it was a town in Oklahoma!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norge,_Oklahoma

I gotta get out of Oklahoma more often! (riding in Arkansas this weekend doesn't count) :BEER:

Adk.IBO · « **Reply #102 on:** April 05, 2011, 07:07:59 AM »

So, how do Norgians(?) in Oklahoma say it? ;D

moltoguzzi · « **Reply #103 on:** April 05, 2011, 07:10:15 AM »

Quote from: Bill Hagan on March 31, 2011, 12:05:18 PM

These threads always puzzle me.

I have as many -- OK, probably more ;) -- affectations as anyone here, but why would we not apply English language pronunciation rules to this?

Friends who come back from Italy and make others suffer through how they "simply loved Milano, Firenze, and Venezia," eventually get over it, but this Norge [as in "NORJ," IMO] discussion is seemingly endless.

Wonder if appliance groupies debated how to pronounce that old brand, Norge? :D

http://www.rekitchen.com/stoves/brands/norge.html

Bill

Anyone that can pronounce Gelato and North can pronounce Norge. take the Nor part of North and add the Ge part of gelato. If Gelato is a problem use the Je from Jeremiah or Jeremy.

exiledrebel · « **Reply #104 on:** May 14, 2011, 10:53:31 PM »

So, can you help out a newcomer? How is "Norge" pronounced, when we're talking about the Moto Guzzi rather than the old-school refrigerator? I'm thinking they're not pronounced the same way.
thanks

muenzt · « **Reply #105 on:** May 14, 2011, 11:02:28 PM »

Apparently there is a lot of disagreement about this, based on this previous thread.

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=42596.0

exiledrebel · « **Reply #106 on:** May 14, 2011, 11:47:52 PM »

Ah. Can of worms, I opened it.

Crusty · « **Reply #107 on:** May 15, 2011, 12:26:57 AM »

Just think of your old icebox.

muenzt · « **Reply #108 on:** May 15, 2011, 01:21:19 AM »

Frigidare? :D

muenzt · « **Reply #109 on:** May 15, 2011, 01:29:31 AM »

Quote from: exiledrebel on May 14, 2011, 11:47:52 PM

Ah. Can of worms, I opened it.

If you want to open another can of worms, maybe you should also ask how to pronounce "Guzzi".

elmosisu · « **Reply #110 on:** May 15, 2011, 02:30:28 AM »

I asked a real Italian transplant that is a friend of my father, and he said:

Moto Gootsie NOR jeh

a slight rolled "R" in the "NOR" and the "jeh" is almost cut off and very soft

.............I believe him................ his name is Marcel............. .he was born and raised in Italy........

Stretch45 · « **Reply #111 on:** May 15, 2011, 03:23:57 AM »

Go here

http://translate.google.com/#en|it|Moto%20Guzzi%20Norge

Works for me ;-T

Stretch

Stormtruck2 · « **Reply #112 on:** May 15, 2011, 11:01:14 AM »

My preferred way to pronounce Norge is "Mine." Unfortunately I still have to pronounce it as "Not Mine." :'(

Crusty · « **Reply #113 on:** May 15, 2011, 11:32:39 AM »

Quote from: muenzt on May 15, 2011, 01:21:19 AM

Frigidare? :D

Naw; Kelvinator

Rotten Ralph · « **Reply #114 on:** May 15, 2011, 01:27:19 PM »

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Naw; Kelvinator

He most certainly did not! :o :o

Edo · « **Reply #115 on:** May 15, 2011, 03:37:23 PM »

"Norge" is not an Italian word. Norge is the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish name for Norway. So it would not be pronounced as an Italian word. (Makes sense to me)

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #116 on:** May 15, 2011, 04:10:34 PM »

Quote from: Stormtruck2 on May 15, 2011, 11:01:14 AM

My preferred way to pronounce Norge is "Mine." Unfortunately I still have to pronounce it as "Not Mine." :'(

Nice of those bank folks to let you borrow it.

Sasquatch Jim

Stormtruck2 · « **Reply #117 on:** May 15, 2011, 04:13:08 PM »

They won't even let me borrow one. My credit is so bad, (How bad is it?) that they won't even take my cash without a cosigner. (Ba Da Dum) ;) :D

Ed in Miami · « **Reply #118 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:07:40 PM »

The Google translator says that Norway in Italian is "Norvegia." In Norwegian, "Norge" means "Norway." The word "Norge" has no meaning in the Italian language.

Years ago, I had Italian in college. I believe the correct Italian pronunciation of "Norge" would be "Nor-jay" (phonetic). I would bet that's what the Moto Guzzi employees call them back in Italy.

In any event, it's "una moto bellissima."

nikwax · « **Reply #119 on:** July 27, 2011, 02:39:49 PM »

and the Norwegian pronunciation would be noor-guh with rising inflection at the end.

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Author Topic: How, or how not, to pronounce "Norge" merged threadfest (Read 73684 times)

Bill Hagan

nilknarf

biking sailor

David Lee

Lank

biking sailor

elmosisu

Stretch45

Ed in Miami