Author Topic: Who knows...... (Read 5612 times)

Mark Harpell · « **on:** September 23, 2016, 06:36:17 PM »

The correct pronunciation of Norge?.......I know in Norwegian it sounds like Noryay.(Mom is a Scand), I've heard it all sorts of ways...Norj (like the appliances),.Norgay....Norg....should we be using the Italian pronunciation?, which I wouldn't know anyway....or ??......I just dont want to sound any more like an idiot than I already do..... Been bugging me......I need a hobby...

Sheepdog · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2016, 06:43:11 PM »

I don't know, but I like nor-yay...

twowings · « **Reply #2 on:** September 23, 2016, 06:50:14 PM »

Nor-guh

ITSec · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2016, 06:54:58 PM »

The Norweigians I know don't say Nor-yay. They sort of swallow the g and make it soft, and the e doesn't become a fully long 'a', but a kind of schwa. Emphasis is on the first syllable, so it comes out kind of "Nor - ghe" (again, the g is soft and swallowed).

There's a Wiki link for a playback of a native speaker saying the word at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/No-Norge.oga

fotoguzzi · « **Reply #4 on:** September 23, 2016, 06:56:47 PM »

Rhymes with George here at my house in Minnesota.

at least that's what we called our fridge when I was growing up..

Tom · « **Reply #5 on:** September 23, 2016, 06:58:47 PM »

"Nor guh" but a lot of the guys say it like the refrigerator.

acogoff · « **Reply #6 on:** September 23, 2016, 07:35:59 PM »

Being from a town called Viking and very Norwegian, I have always pronounced it as follows: Pronounced like you would say nor -gay except the a is extremely short and the y is silent

Penderic · « **Reply #7 on:** September 23, 2016, 07:36:57 PM »

I think 10 Norge motorcycles together in a group ride is called a Norgee. (N-orgy)

The First Italian Gentlemen's Riding Club.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #8 on:** September 23, 2016, 08:30:04 PM »

I gave up a long time ago and just go with the fridge.
GliderJohn

oldbike54 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 23, 2016, 08:40:09 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on September 23, 2016, 08:30:04 PM

I gave up a long time ago and just go with the fridge.
GliderJohn

Kelvinator ??

Dusty

Tom · « **Reply #10 on:** September 23, 2016, 08:41:05 PM »

Hotpoint???

ITSec · « **Reply #11 on:** September 23, 2016, 09:07:41 PM »

Quote from: gliderjohn on September 23, 2016, 08:30:04 PM

I gave up a long time ago and just go with the fridge.
GliderJohn

The brand doesn't matter - as long as it's full of good beer!

craigclu · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2016, 12:49:54 AM »

How do the Italians pronounce it? Just curious.... I'm Norse and have Norwegian friends and they pronounce it as has been described. I've lazily just called mine a Norj as it rolls off the tongue easier for me.

azguzzirep · « **Reply #13 on:** September 24, 2016, 01:49:50 AM »

Quote from: craigclu on September 24, 2016, 12:49:54 AM

How do the Italians pronounce it? Just curious.... I'm Norse and have Norwegian friends and they pronounce it as has been described. I've lazily just called mine a Norj as it rolls off the tongue easier for me.

My good friend Roberto Rusconi who lives in Lecco calls his a 'Nor-gay''.

Mark Harpell · « **Reply #14 on:** September 24, 2016, 07:35:30 AM »

O.k. So how do we pronounce "porsche"..?.........kidding... kidding..

oldbike54 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 24, 2016, 07:44:16 AM »

Quote from: Bikes on September 24, 2016, 07:35:30 AM

O.k. So how do we pronounce "porsche"..?.........kidding... kidding..

A young lady once told me she "liked those Bew Ells" . Took a while to figure that one out

Guy from New York drives to Nacogdoches TX , decides to stop at the local Dairy Queen for lunch . After he orders , he asks the young lady behind the counter how to pronounce this place . She replies in an East Texas drawl "Dayree Queen"

Dusty

PJPR01 · « **Reply #16 on:** September 24, 2016, 07:57:44 AM »

Quote from: Bikes on September 24, 2016, 07:35:30 AM

O.k. So how do we pronounce "porsche"..?.........kidding... kidding..

Properly...one hopes!!

oldbike54 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 24, 2016, 08:04:55 AM »

Quote from: PJPR01 on September 24, 2016, 07:57:44 AM

Properly...one hopes!!

Corrrctly it is Por$che

Dusty

Luap McKeever · « **Reply #18 on:** September 24, 2016, 08:06:00 AM »

Norge. [nawr-guh]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/norge

Bill Hagan · « **Reply #19 on:** September 24, 2016, 08:35:23 AM »

I am not, of course, consistent in my approach -- hobgoblins, etc.

-- but I approach this as I do other "furin" words. Unless in that country, I don't say, e.g., Milano, Firenze, or Venezia, but, here in the U.S.A., say Milan, Florence, and Venice.

Though I rarely quote marines

, this debate reminds me of what USMC Commandant, Gen. Shoup said of swagger sticks: "If you feel the need of it, carry it."

So, for me, as my sig line notes, it's NORJ, as in the appliance. Naturally, this only applies to the red ones.

Bill

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #20 on:** September 24, 2016, 08:51:45 AM »

Call it the one with the dashboard problems

Curtis Harper · « **Reply #21 on:** September 24, 2016, 09:04:40 AM »

Whenever a Customer asks me the proper way to say it, I always ask his preferred method, and then agree. Customer is always right they say.

Rotten Ralph · « **Reply #22 on:** September 24, 2016, 09:17:17 AM »

Nica bika ??

Lannis · « **Reply #23 on:** September 24, 2016, 09:42:15 AM »

Quote from: Bill Hagan on September 24, 2016, 08:35:23 AM

I am not, of course, consistent in my approach -- hobgoblins, etc. -- but I approach this as I do other "furin" words. Unless in that country, I don't say, e.g., Milano, Firenze, or Venezia, but, here in the U.S.A., say Milan, Florence, and Venice.

Though I rarely quote marines , this debate reminds me of what USMC Commandant, Gen. Shoup said of swagger sticks: "If you feel the need of it, carry it."

So, for me, as my sig line notes, it's NORJ, as in the appliance. Naturally, this only applies to the red ones.

Bill

Sometimes words get "assimilated" into another language, and the word picks up, as a result, the pronunciation of the new language. There's nothing "disrespectful" about that, it's just a linguistic fact. Linguists have used this very feature to track the flow of migration of peoples over the years.

For example, the place where we used to have the Virginia Rally. It's spelled Buena Vista.

In a Spanish-speaking country, that town would be called "B-WAY-na VEES-tha", with a soft "th" sound for the "t", tongue between the teeth.

However, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, the town is pronounced 'B-YOON-ah VISS-ta', since English is the primary language spoken there (even though many Yankees would disagree).

To me, it sounds a bit "pretentious" to ostentatiously use a foreign pronunciation on a word that has been used in English for a hundred years .... like saying "Chez LON-ga" instead of "Chase Lounge" for that thing you nap on, on the back porch ...

Although, now that I think of it, I DO still say "Or-DERV" and not "Horse Doovers" for little treats on toothpicks ....

Lannis

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #24 on:** September 24, 2016, 09:50:53 AM »

Quote from: Lannis on September 24, 2016, 09:42:15 AM

Sometimes words get "assimilated" into another language, and the word picks up, as a result, the pronunciation of the new language. There's nothing "disrespectful" about that, it's just a linguistic fact. Linguists have used this very feature to track the flow of migration of peoples over the years.

For example, the place where we used to have the Virginia Rally. It's spelled Buena Vista.

In a Spanish-speaking country, that town would be called "B-WAY-na VEES-tha", with a soft "th" sound for the "t", tongue between the teeth.

However, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, the town is pronounced 'B-YOON-ah VISS-ta', since English is the primary language spoken there (even though many Yankees would disagree).

To me, it sounds a bit "pretentious" to ostentatiously use a foreign pronunciation on a word that has been used in English for a hundred years .... like saying "Chez LON-ga" instead of "Chase Lounge" for that thing you nap on, on the back porch ...

Although, now that I think of it, I DO still say "Or-DERV" and not "Horse Doovers" for little treats on toothpicks ....

Lannis

I've been meaning to "axe" you about that

Tom · « **Reply #25 on:** September 24, 2016, 01:04:38 PM »

Quote from: Bikes on September 24, 2016, 07:35:30 AM

O.k. So how do we pronounce "porsche"..?.........kidding... kidding..

1st you have to realize that German is not Italian. A Germanic language vs. a Romance language. Obviously, 2 different languages. Correct pronounciation is what a German would say.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #26 on:** September 24, 2016, 01:15:58 PM »

Oh kuddlemuddle

Dusty

Tom · « **Reply #27 on:** September 24, 2016, 01:23:26 PM »

La aria il bocca....merda!

Two Checks · « **Reply #28 on:** September 24, 2016, 02:24:14 PM »

How do you pronounce "Norge"?

Goot-see.

ejs · « **Reply #29 on:** September 24, 2016, 03:38:44 PM »

Quote from: Two Checks on September 24, 2016, 02:24:14 PM

How do you pronounce "Norge"?

Goot-see.

Post 18 is spot on !!

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Author Topic: Who knows...... (Read 5612 times)

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