Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? :)
Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? :)
Was just thinking about this guys.
I really will butcher a lot of watch brand names so much of the time.
What’s funny is I will often do it on purpose too. Because I’ll see the
name, and then just say it the way it looks to me. Even though I might
know the correct way to say the name.
Honestly I just have fun with the names a lot of the time.
For instance TAG Heuer is Tag (like the game) and Heuer, is Hower,
like Howard without the D. While Hublot is Hugh Blot.
Blot, Hugh Blot.
So how about you?
Do you pronounce watch brand names correctly all the time? Or do
you pronounce them wrong some times? And enjoy, or have fun doing
it too?
I really will butcher a lot of watch brand names so much of the time.
What’s funny is I will often do it on purpose too. Because I’ll see the
name, and then just say it the way it looks to me. Even though I might
know the correct way to say the name.
Honestly I just have fun with the names a lot of the time.
For instance TAG Heuer is Tag (like the game) and Heuer, is Hower,
like Howard without the D. While Hublot is Hugh Blot.
Blot, Hugh Blot.
So how about you?
Do you pronounce watch brand names correctly all the time? Or do
you pronounce them wrong some times? And enjoy, or have fun doing
it too?
Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
I love JLC as a brand as well as the watches they produce, but I absolutely dread pronouncing the brand name…
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Is it a sin to pronounce Sinn as Sin when really it should be pronounced Zin?
Stowa as it's written or Shtova as is correctly pronounced?
Then the ever controversial Oh-meg-ah or Oh-mee-gar?
Thank heavens for Seiko
Stowa as it's written or Shtova as is correctly pronounced?
Then the ever controversial Oh-meg-ah or Oh-mee-gar?
Thank heavens for Seiko
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? :)
There used to be a website where you could pick the brand and listen to the correct pronunciation. That’s how I learned that “Lang” in ALS is actually “Lang-EE”.
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Jayger le cooter!matt.wu wrote:I love JLC as a brand as well as the watches they produce, but I absolutely dread pronouncing the brand name…
Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
I pronounce them wrong all the time. Makes the hobby more fun.
Hub lot is just more fun than ooooooooooh blow. And I enjoy annoying ristis by calling them Panera bread.
Hub lot is just more fun than ooooooooooh blow. And I enjoy annoying ristis by calling them Panera bread.
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Funny, I thought it was "You blow"
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
logan2z wrote:Funny, I thought it was "You blow"
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Yep, wrong 90% + of the time...
Strength is = 2 or > than "tipping over a so- called smart car plastered in “Coexist” bumper stickers".
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Pat McNamara.
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Most folks get Oh'migah incorrect.
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Man, I am so glad that you guys are on the same page with this.
I have to admit, that I wasn’t sure or not, if you might be upset
that I don’t pronounce them right all of the time. But it seems
as if we all think about all of it in a light hearted way. With
blkgsl really saying it perfectly in that it makes the hobby more
fun.
Yup, Junkers is Junkers, and I’m sticking to it.
Really cannot thank everyone enough for joining in on this, as
well as for all of the laughs !!!
I have to admit, that I wasn’t sure or not, if you might be upset
that I don’t pronounce them right all of the time. But it seems
as if we all think about all of it in a light hearted way. With
blkgsl really saying it perfectly in that it makes the hobby more
fun.
Yup, Junkers is Junkers, and I’m sticking to it.
Really cannot thank everyone enough for joining in on this, as
well as for all of the laughs !!!
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I am part hillbilly, everything I say is pronounced exactly the way I want it. Lol
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toxicavenger wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:51 pmI am part hillbilly, everything I say is pronounced exactly the way I want it. Lol
So funny Terry, and really, unless you, or we walk into a store that
specializes in one of these brands, then you, or we should be free from
being corrected, or yelled at.
Thank you just for looking sir, as well as for making us smile !!!
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
Seiko’s “Prospex” gets miss pronounced all the time on YouTube. Most of those guys pronounce it Pros-pex. For the record, it’s
Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
I’m guilty of that. No idea why as I know how it is to be pronounced but when recording I end up saying it wrong almost every time.spring-diver wrote:Seiko’s “Prospex” gets miss pronounced all the time on YouTube. Most of those guys pronounce it Pros-pex. For the record, it’s
Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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Why didn't they spell it ProSpecs.spring-diver wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:06 amSeiko’s “Prospex” gets miss pronounced all the time on YouTube. Most of those guys pronounce it Pros-pex. For the record, it’s
Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
The Prospex X logo is actually a PS….hence ProspexHapaHapa wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:13 pmWhy didn't they spell it ProSpecs.spring-diver wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:06 amSeiko’s “Prospex” gets miss pronounced all the time on YouTube. Most of those guys pronounce it Pros-pex. For the record, it’s
Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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Re: Do you enjoy pronouncing watch brand names right? Or wrong? [emoji3]
Ah. Forgot that part.spring-diver wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:33 pmThe Prospex X logo is actually a PS….hence ProspexHapaHapa wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:13 pmWhy didn't they spell it ProSpecs.spring-diver wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:06 amSeiko’s “Prospex” gets miss pronounced all the time on YouTube. Most of those guys pronounce it Pros-pex. For the record, it’s
Pro Spex. As in professional specifications.
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