Brand Pronunciation

[Steve]

Rezz, lucky you dont live in the UK, hell you would be fighting an up hill battle with this one

Dont worry if people knock what you are trying to do, I am sure there are plenty of people that dont mind knowing the correct way to pronounce words. EDIT: and plenty that couldnt give a shit

Rezz, another one if you would (cos alot of people do this one different ways)

Kazama

cheers

[Driver]

meh

i dont give a rats ass how its pronounced

good on them if they say "hsv" as "ching chong"

and likewise for us..

im happy calling it what i like :PBJ:

[1vea74]

While the pronounciation may not be important to us, it does at times make a difference to the Japs. Just like for example, saying "lemon" and saying "lay-mon".

It took me almost 4 years of going in/out of Japan, work there, stayed there to finally be able to speak like the local (or so i still think!!)

Anyway, good one Rezz.

Cheers

[Remix-]

Good post dude, many an argument with a mate has been had over the correct pronunciation of the word 'Bride' - thankfully correct in my favour

[MirKz]

going back to the german's BMVEE, italians apparently say it as BM-Wuh

as in when but the 'w' off the start

[ix9]

and dutch pronounce is BMWEE

[Rezz]

Steve: Kazama is just how it looks, but there are no 'elongated' syllables, so it's "Kah-zah-mah" with all syllables of equal length.

English speakers generally elongate the middle syllable and say "Kah-zaaaaaaaah-ma" which sounds really miss-pronounced to Japanese people. In the same way alot of people say "Owe-SAAAAAA-kah" instead of the proper "Oor-sah-kah" (Osaka).

But correct pronunciation of Japanese words and names isn't something that we as Aussies are expected to know, and actually mispronouncing Japanese words sounds really cute and funny to them... so fellas start speaking bad Japanese to the J-girls

And remember:

:lol:

[funkymonkey]

rofl... that J-Baby's gonna be one unhappy kid.

[MspecR33]

HAHAHAHA, I've heard of silverside... veal is beef too right?

yeah it is the meat of a calf

it doesn't matter what anyone calls anything cos once you've put a different accent and cultural approach its gona change ayway, as long as its understood what is meant, who really cares

Edited February 23, 2006 by MspecR33

[Steve]

English speakers generally elongate the middle syllable and say "Kah-zaaaaaaaah-ma" ...

yeah, thats the one I hear all the time, the only problem I find is when its pronounced properly, people look at me strange, and after I have said it a couple of time, i then get "oh, kahzaaarma" (I have a kazama tabin )

[SKY 34]

just say it like they do in the F&F movies and you cant go wrong.

i still cant find a full "motec system exhaust"

lol you noticed that as well...I'll go make one and sell...

[MspecR33]

F&F also say though ch-a-sis instead of 'shasi'

[MspecR33]

QUOTE(PHATR32 @ 15 Feb 2006, 08:42 AM)

just say it like they do in the F&F movies and you cant go wrong.

i still cant find a full "motec system exhaust"

http://www.motec.com.au/products.htm

or

http://www.motec.com/catalog.htm

[PHATR32]

QUOTE(PHATR32 @ 15 Feb 2006, 08:42 AM)

just say it like they do in the F&F movies and you cant go wrong.

i still cant find a full "motec system exhaust"

http://www.motec.com.au/products.htm

or

http://www.motec.com/catalog.htm

so wheres the zorst?

[Josh]

Hah i searched thru the entire catalogue knowing I wouldn't find any motec full exhaust's... and guess what - I didn't find anything!! what a surprise... was there sposed to be one in there?

[MspecR33]

maybe

i duno

maybe its a discontinued product

[Josh]

Or it never existed...

[MspecR33]

perhaps

movies have technical directors that provide info like that to the script writers

either the product never existed, or they weren't doing there job

Edited March 1, 2006 by MspecR33

[kermit]

this is funny . teaching people to pronounce things properly , heres mine .......aust tray lia . hav'nt met an aussie yet who could get that one

kermit

[Topaz]

this is funny . teaching people to pronounce things properly , heres mine .......aust tray lia . hav'nt met an aussie yet who could get that one

kermit

Usually, Ors strar lya