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Jan 19, 2019, 04:48 PM
#21
Originally Posted by
wschofield3
Yes, I believe you to be correct and my phonetics not so good....probably more like;
Jeh Jeer Leh Colt Ra
Oh!
I'm 'yay ger'
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Jan 19, 2019, 04:49 PM
#22
Originally Posted by
tribe125
But Kate Moss has a hard ‘s’.
Oh that’s harsh ..... but true
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Jan 19, 2019, 04:49 PM
#23
Originally Posted by
mlcor
To avoid having to say "Longines", I just don't discuss or buy any.
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Jan 19, 2019, 04:49 PM
#24
Originally Posted by
Matt
I'm 'yay ger'
yes, this
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Jan 19, 2019, 04:52 PM
#25
Some diphthongs and the letter 'R' are somehow unnatural to English speakers.
Anyway, even in the same country, speaking the same Language, local pronunciations can vary quite a bit. For example, when I go to Madeira or to Azores (actually it's Açores - an 's' instead of a 'z' ) while they're supposed to speak Portuguese - and they do - sometimes they can be very hard to understand, not only because of their local regionalisms (not enough to be classified as dialects) or specific vocabulary, but because the pronunciation is extremely misleading.
So, my point is: I always try to follow the original pronunciation (based on some established etymology). If that fails, no big deal - always happy to be corrected.
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Jan 19, 2019, 05:04 PM
#26
Originally Posted by
wschofield3
Yes, I believe you to be correct and my phonetics not so good....probably more like;
Jeh Jeer Leh Colt Ra
Jey jehr luh cool truh.
Edit: and the cool-truh kinda has to flow together, and the final 'uh' is short or deemphasized.
Last edited by Dimman; Jan 19, 2019 at 05:09 PM.
Reason: Edit
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Jan 19, 2019, 05:07 PM
#27
Originally Posted by
mlcor
I speak some French, and have been told my accent is pretty good (although my vocabulary and grammar suck). If I'm in France, I will use a French pronunciation of words (e.g., I'll say "Paree"), but in the US I tend not to want to be seen as snotty or high-falutin', so I will say "Paris" the American way.
To avoid having to say "Ja-jay le coultre" in the US, I just say "JLC."
To avoid having to say "Longines", I just don't discuss or buy any.
I still remember my high school French teacher showing us the appropriate positions of mouth, tongue, etc., to properly pronounce sounds common in French that don't exist in English. I also think having an ear for music helps--approaching them as sounds rather than trying to change the way you'd pronounce the word if it were in English.
Greatest vintage value (exception being their in-house chronos went ballistic a while back).
More for me.
Heh.
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Jan 19, 2019, 05:28 PM
#28
Originally Posted by
Dimman
Jey jehr luh cool truh.
Edit: and the cool-truh kinda has to flow together, and the final 'uh' is short or deemphasized.
Yes, that is close to what the SC&L folks told me, but the Colt Ra is accurate according to them. perhaps a "Coult" instead of "Colt", but that fits along with your pronunciation. It for sure is not "Yay Ger".
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Jan 19, 2019, 05:50 PM
#29
Originally Posted by
wschofield3
It for sure is not "Yay Ger".
Except for German-speaking Swiss it probably is. JLC must have employees from the German cantons, so I wonder what they say? I can’t remember the source (it was from a factory visit article, I think), but I believe JLC accept the German alternative. It’s probably only a matter of debate for non-Swiss.
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Jan 19, 2019, 06:29 PM
#30
Originally Posted by
wschofield3
. It for sure is not "Yay Ger".