craig 5,195 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You could even pronounce it ham-es like James Rodríguez just so that you sound swanky! You didn't notice the silent "H" when I typed that ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,829 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You could even pronounce it ham-es like James Rodríguez just so that you sound swanky! 'Swanky'? There's a word that provokes emotion. It's mid 60s on a Sunday morning. Before Kirk, and the Sunday Post is opened to reveal the latest adventures of the Broons and Oor Wullie. Regularly, one or other of the Glebe Street residents' culmination is a slap up meal at a "swanky establishment". Yep, our new right back is hereby known as, 'the swankster' or just, 'swanky'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You didn't notice the silent "H" when I typed that ? I must have received a subliminal message. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 'Swanky'? There's a word that provokes emotion. It's mid 60s on a Sunday morning. Before Kirk, and the Sunday Post is opened to reveal the latest adventures of the Broons and Oor Wullie. Regularly, one or other of the Glebe Street residents' culmination is a slap up meal at a "swanky establishment". Yep, our new right back is hereby known as, 'the swankster' or just, 'swanky'. Believe it or not, I think I picked that word up from my papa Broon! As for Tavernier, he can't be all that swanky or he'd prefer the French pronunciation. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,239 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I'm calling him James. That was what Tom Miller was suggesting to Hugh Burns yesterday too 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Tavern ier 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,239 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 No disrespect, but it is always rather "interesting" to see British (or English-speakers in general) trying to figure out the "correct" pronunciation of foreign names and words. Preferrably in English syllables et al, rather than the phonetic alphabet (which usually gives the word its actual and native pronunciation) Thus we end up with post Great Vowel Shift English stuff for pre Great Vowel Shift pronunciations, which includes "quite a bit" of all non-English words. Or, in other words, look at Paris (the French capital, not the US lass). The French and us Germans have an "open a" (as the a in Glasgow or park), in phonetics [paˈʁi](and the Germans usually have the s at the end), whereas the English speakers ... well you know what they say for both, the capital and Ms Hilton. UK: /ˈpærɪs/ or in "normall letters": PARR-iss. Now, imagine a non-English speaker sees the latter and tries to figure out its correct pronunciation ... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 The Rangers number 2 sounds easiest lol 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 It's definitely taver-near... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 No disrespect, but it is always rather "interesting" to see British (or English-speakers in general) trying to figure out the "correct" pronunciation of foreign names and words. Preferrably in English syllables et al, rather than the phonetic alphabet (which usually gives the word its actual and native pronunciation) Thus we end up with post Great Vowel Shift English stuff for pre Great Vowel Shift pronunciations, which includes "quite a bit" of all non-English words. Or, in other words, look at Paris (the French capital, not the US lass). The French and us Germans have an "open a" (as the a in Glasgow or park), in phonetics [paˈʁi](and the Germans usually have the s at the end), whereas the English speakers ... well you know what they say for both, the capital and Ms Hilton. UK: /ˈpærɪs/ or in "normall letters": PARR-iss. Now, imagine a non-English speaker sees the latter and tries to figure out its correct pronunciation ... That's all very interesting but when it comes to names, there is so much variation that rules go out the window. You need to hear it from the horses mouth so to speak. For instance, with names of places, in my area there are Woughton, Loughton and Broughton, all within a few miles but each one is pronounced differently. W-u-fton - as in woof L-au-ton - as in lout Br-o-ton as in brought There is just no way of working it out, you have to find out from the locals. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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