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Title: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 04, 2010, 11:26 PM: That Crupi stem I sold tonight got me thinking... I dont mix in big BMX circles so dont often speak (as in talk) to BMX'y people very often. As a result, I sometimes find ive spent my life pronouncing some of the names of bikes and parts wrong.

For instance, is Crupi pronounced 'Croopi' - how I'd say it or is it a shorter u like 'krupi'?

What about decal? For some reason I always used to say 'deecal' but more recently have starting using 'dekal'.

And is Haro pronounced 'Harrow', 'High-ro' or 'Hair-o'

And one that always gets me is A'me. Is it said like the girls name 'Amy' or some other wierd pronunciation?

Theres loads more, but that'll do for starters. Feels free to add you own and we can all have a bit of fun and get on the same wavelength for a change...lol
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: brummie on February 04, 2010, 11:48 PM: ;D fook knows danny, the ones you have mentioned i say the same as you bud except i say deecal :daumenhoch: i also say nike not nikey and porsh not porsch e

had been havin a real problem with nos. i kept saying new old school :idiot2: i now just say nos :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: jT Racing on February 04, 2010, 11:56 PM: tange. in holland they call it tan-g as in the g from girl. first time somebody said tange as in flange it sounded so wrong.

i've heard decal pronounced both ways.
read this for more info, according to wiki it's only a decal if it's a transfer :shocked: anything else is a sticker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decal
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: brummie on February 04, 2010, 11:59 PM: Quote from: J.T.Racing on February 04, 2010, 11:56 PM
tange. in holland they call it tan-g as in the g from girl. first time somebody said tange as in flange it sounded so wrong.

i've heard decal pronounced both ways.
read this for more info, according to wiki it's only a decal if it's a transfer :shocked: anything else is a sticker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decal

delstickers dont have the same ring to it somehow ;D
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Bob_Acid on February 05, 2010, 04:44 AM: Decal dee-cal (although we use the word where i work and it's always been deck-all)

crupi crew-pea

Haro Har-row

A'me Aim-ee or Amy
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Bigfrawg on February 05, 2010, 06:28 AM: it does not matter how you say crupi , all that matters is that it is mine now :yahoo_silent: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: meticulous on February 05, 2010, 07:23 AM: thats amazing!!!! i have a form of torrets when trying to pronounce burner, and a outburst of 'POS' comes out.... ???

:10_2_12:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: xGoose on February 05, 2010, 07:51 AM: The Haro ones a good one, the first time I saw a haro bike was on the the cover of a BMX mag when I was about 7 but the angle of the picture was taken at was obscured and made the O look like a D. It spent the next few years thinking they were Hard bikes! :-[ (what a fooktard!)
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: double chevron on February 05, 2010, 08:05 AM: Had a friend like you BITD, XGoose :D I spent weeks to explain him :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 08:11 AM: I've always pronounced UKAI as UK ???
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: ED209 on February 05, 2010, 08:44 AM: Politician

Never sure if it was polly-ti-shone

or po-lit-tission

then it found out ...its pronounced LIAR

and BANKER as well

silent B ... much louder W.

basturds :2gunsfiring_v1:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 05, 2010, 10:11 AM: Quote from: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 08:11 AM
I've always pronounced UKAI as UK ???

I always say 'oo-kigh (as in high), and what about 'a-ray-a'

Tange rhymes with flange and always will in my book. :D

I'll have to get used to Har-row as ive always said it more like 'Higher-O' or something like that ???
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 10:15 AM: Think the Americans say - argh ro :D
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Moose on February 05, 2010, 10:23 AM: I've always pronounce Haro as Harow and still have difficulty pronouncing it properly (Har-row).

I pronounce UKAI as you-kigh, but the hardest one for me is Suzue. Since a nipper I've called them sooz, but I think it should be soo-zoo??
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: modfather on February 05, 2010, 10:23 AM: Joining the bmx scene few years ago like you the poster of this thread doesnt hang around in the bmx scene to get to speak bmx anyway you know the words Mk1 and Mk2 BURNERS right well :-[ :-[ i call them by the name of saying EM KAY ONE burners or EM KAY TWO burners INSTEAD of saying Mark 1 or Mark 2 god am fooking cringing right here. My cousin whos in his late 30s caught me out when i mentioned here you know M K 1 blahh he pi ssed himself laughing ever since :-[ so i have trained myself and it was hard getting into the habit of saying MARK 1 or MARK 2........
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: meticulous on February 05, 2010, 11:05 AM: i thought for years that diamond back was diamond black.... and tbh i think diamond black sounds better... ???
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: double chevron on February 05, 2010, 11:17 AM: OK, now I'd like to hear your thoughts on Maillard, Motobecane or Michelin ;)
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 11:22 AM: Maillard - Male Hard :D
Motobecane - Motor b cane ???
Michelin - Mitch hell in ;D

:buck2:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: markyp on February 05, 2010, 11:44 AM: Quote from: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 08:11 AM
I've always pronounced UKAI as UK ???
me too ???
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Swivel on February 05, 2010, 11:57 AM: Quote from: meticulous on February 05, 2010, 11:05 AM
diamond black

(http://accordionguy.blogware.com/Photos/2005/01/bling_bling.jpg)

:D
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Del on February 05, 2010, 11:59 AM: he's my take on them... wrong or right,... who knows!

UKAI - you-kigh (as in "are you high?") :laugh:
SUZUE - soo zoo
HARO - Harrow (as in wheel barrow)
CRUPI - Crew-pea
DECAL - deck-al
A'ME - amy
TANGE - as its spelt (as in Flange)
BURNER - BURN' EM

is DIA COMPE - dye a comp or dye a compei (as in pompei)?
and is Weinman - wine man or ween man?

Oh and BITD I used to call Kuwahara -Koo hara, missing out an "a" completely and like Sam I also thought Diamond Back was Diamond Black until i got myself a Silver Streak!
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: meticulous on February 05, 2010, 12:04 PM: so i wasnt the only stupid person.... :LolLolLolLol:

love the burner pronounciation del, i'm going to use that for ever more..... ;D ;D
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: double chevron on February 05, 2010, 12:58 PM: Quote from: Del on February 05, 2010, 11:59 AM

is DIA COMPE - dye a comp or dye a compei (as in pompei)?
and is Weinman - wine man or ween man?

Oh and BITD I used to call Kuwahara -Koo hara, missing out an "a" completely and like Sam I also thought Diamond Back was Diamond Black until i got myself a Silver Streak!

would say Pompei like for dia compe and "wine man"
"Koo hara" sounds about right to me..

As for the french stuff, maillard is "my are"
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Jt on February 05, 2010, 01:16 PM: mongs.
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on February 05, 2010, 01:19 PM: Mon-gs

I also like the use of the word Fooktard in this thread, fook-tard
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: stidds on February 05, 2010, 01:37 PM: Quote from: Del on February 05, 2010, 11:59 AM

DECAL - deck-al

Decal - Sticker as in "We are British and it is pronounced STICKER!!!!"
:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: boofy44 on February 05, 2010, 05:42 PM: sue zoo ee and tangy as in the flavours a bit tangy according to
an old bmxa .
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 05, 2010, 05:44 PM: Dia Compe in my book is Die-a-comp

Weinman is wine-man

And Michelin is meesh-e-lin

What about EZ bars... I think ee-zee, rather than ee-zed
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Jt on February 05, 2010, 05:56 PM: MONGS
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: ron burgundy on February 05, 2010, 06:04 PM: Quote from: Bob_Acid on February 05, 2010, 04:44 AM
Decal Sticker

crupi crew-pea

Haro Har-row

A'me Aim-ee or Amy
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: STUMPYLEE on February 05, 2010, 06:22 PM: Quote from: snav69 on February 05, 2010, 08:11 AM
I've always pronounced UKAI as UK ???
that was the one i was thinking of that i always struggle with
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 05, 2010, 06:26 PM: Quote from: J.T on February 05, 2010, 05:56 PM
MONG-oo-S-e

Whats up? Did no one hear you first time...lol :2funny:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: sweetbeats on February 05, 2010, 06:29 PM: HARO-AS HAR-ROW
CRUPI-CREW-PEA
UKAI-YOU KAI
DECAL-DECK-AL or STICKA
SUZUE-SUE-ZOO
AME-AMY
DIA-COMPE-LEE CHI

Maillard, Motobecane or Michelin Not in my BMX Vocabulary-but Mong is.
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on February 05, 2010, 09:33 PM: redline - red-line
star bars - star-bars
race inc - race-inc
skyway - sky-way
PK Ripper - P-K-Ripper
Quadangle - Quad-angle
Landing Gear - Landing-Gear
Bear Traps - Bear-Trap
Grab On - Grab-On
:daumenhoch:

couldn't resist
:LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: jT Racing on February 05, 2010, 09:49 PM: P.K as in pee kay
NOS as in toss
burner as in jonothan turner
haro as 't rash
acorn as in ache horn
gt as in gee tea
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 05, 2010, 10:47 PM: Quote from: J.T.Racing on February 05, 2010, 09:49 PM
P.K as in pee kay
NOS as in toss
burner as in jonothan turner
haro as 't rash
acorn as in ache horn
gt as in gee tea

NOS as in en-oh-es
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: Bob_Acid on February 06, 2010, 12:17 AM: another moron fest
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: meticulous on February 06, 2010, 07:50 AM: Accents would play a part as well in how things are pronounced....

The newcastle mob always have a rising internation at the end of every sentance.... ;D

so do ausies'....
Title: Re: How do you say?
Post by: dannywhiteley on February 06, 2010, 07:53 AM: A lot of it does stick from the first time you heard someone else say it, or read it for the first time BITD.