tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post1876562018146197133..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Neato! Nice Porter You Got There...Velouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-39747240812359086192013-11-24T14:57:06.932-05:002013-11-24T14:57:06.932-05:00The great thing about Italian is that pronunciatio...The great thing about Italian is that pronunciation is consistent. English must be a nightmare for those learning it. Having had a Carradice saddle bag fifty years ago at school, it tickles me that it might be pronounced as if it were Italian. I came to this topic under a misapprehension anyway. Porter is an alternative and rather outdated name for Guinness stout, so-called because it was the favourite drink of porters in produce markets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-21551620431634141542013-06-28T14:13:15.003-04:002013-06-28T14:13:15.003-04:00No way, Josie!No way, Josie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-48101548642803681862013-02-07T10:27:31.965-05:002013-02-07T10:27:31.965-05:00Surely not! You don't pronounce Paris the way ...Surely not! You don't pronounce Paris the way the French do, do you? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-31332203197693634082013-02-03T11:12:09.350-05:002013-02-03T11:12:09.350-05:00Cheers Tim, interesting. After Morecambe take the...Cheers Tim, interesting. After Morecambe take them to Am-bli-sid-ay in the Lakes. My Dad used to say that was how American tourists used to pronounce Ambleside.DaveUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-69797634691736528042013-02-02T22:03:10.523-05:002013-02-02T22:03:10.523-05:00there is a correct way to pronounce all these word...there is a correct way to pronounce all these words, and that is in their respective original language, if anyone cared to investigate properly.Oreste Drapacahttp://www.orestedrapaca.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-91239109332079454872013-02-02T20:17:51.350-05:002013-02-02T20:17:51.350-05:00Dang, I wish I had caught that one! Touche.Dang, I wish I had caught that one! Touche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-83805210528612287612013-02-02T20:15:00.416-05:002013-02-02T20:15:00.416-05:00FILL-it!
MIG? Non.FILL-it!<br />MIG? Non.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-5567104146547810532013-02-02T19:58:17.588-05:002013-02-02T19:58:17.588-05:00Oh my gosh, I'll never forget the first time I...Oh my gosh, I'll never forget the first time I, a self taught welder, called a fill-it weld a fil-lay in front of real live oilfield welders. Holy Cow, the Crap I had to put up with for that...<br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62017933605824137802013-02-02T19:52:12.000-05:002013-02-02T19:52:12.000-05:00Yes, I have perfected that, the French accent she ...Yes, I have perfected that, the French accent she is such a MAGNIFICENT thing of which to be possessed. You are finding yourself in awe of it, perhaps? No? <br /><br />Too late I realize your beginning comment was that insidious weapon, wielded in ambush, IRONY! Too late I perceive the dull blade of the cursed English humor slip between the ribs of my courageous FRENCH-LIKE person. Is it not because I am the LION that I strike out in RAGE and FURY?! However, is it not also because I am the wise OWL that I forgive you your unfortunate jape and we shall part fiends, no? Of course it is. <br /><br />Jean Claud<br /><br />P.S. You have no idea how close I am convinced I was to un-leashing a FIRE of WITHERING SCORN and PAINFUL DERISION on yourself that you would be stinging from until it stopped in time! It was a very near thing for you my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-4895727412225493842013-02-02T19:40:20.519-05:002013-02-02T19:40:20.519-05:00Roadmaster = rode mast ur
Schwinn = sh winRoadmaster = rode mast ur<br />Schwinn = sh winAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-45572494696669264552013-02-02T11:26:26.510-05:002013-02-02T11:26:26.510-05:00Let's call the whole thing oeuf.Let's call the whole thing oeuf. jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19232999714870782292013-02-02T10:07:49.498-05:002013-02-02T10:07:49.498-05:00Clawed, you do an excellent portrayal of a Frenchm...Clawed, you do an excellent portrayal of a Frenchman in that you make no sense at all but rather just sound ridiculous!<br /><br /> AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-43928297172208334492013-02-01T19:47:13.589-05:002013-02-01T19:47:13.589-05:00Stressing the 1st syllable in ballet (and claret, ...Stressing the 1st syllable in ballet (and claret, etc) is what sounds jarring (and incidentally, not everyone I knew in England pronounced it that way, just some). As far as the ending, neither the English nor the American versions (bally vs ballay) sound like the French "et" to me. But the American version comes closer IMO. <br /><br />Funny that you mention fillet. I pronounce it fil-LAY when referring to food, but FILL-it when referring to brazing. Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-36958237914266572752013-02-01T14:59:09.808-05:002013-02-01T14:59:09.808-05:00MON DIEU! Are you not properly chagrined already t...MON DIEU! Are you not properly chagrined already that you invite a determined taunting?! You are fortunate that in my serenity I extend the hand of, how you say, magnanimity and not the gauntlet of honor! Do not attempt to camouflage your deceit with REASON and COMMON SENSE!!! Bon Jour!<br /><br />Jean<br /><br />JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76829165786659028352013-02-01T11:57:47.823-05:002013-02-01T11:57:47.823-05:00Dave, we are trying to convince our Swiss colleagu...Dave, we are trying to convince our Swiss colleagues that Morecambe is pronounced Mo-rey-cam-bay. Limited success so far. Carradice is interesting in this respect as it is most likely an anglicized corruption of Carruthers which in itself is probably derived from Ker or Caer and Rhydd or similar. Probably Scottish rather than WelshTim Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03277034044977018254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-85575105105833593252013-02-01T11:02:45.740-05:002013-02-01T11:02:45.740-05:00Hi Justine
Yes, that's how I say it as well a...Hi Justine<br /><br />Yes, that's how I say it as well and most of the people I know around here do. I was just being daft before but it was interesting to learn others pronounce it in different ways as well, unless they're being silly beggars as well. It would be intersting to find out where the Carradice family name originates from though.<br /><br />DaveDaveUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80035903889049790862013-02-01T11:01:39.616-05:002013-02-01T11:01:39.616-05:00Very instructive...but I had no idea Nitto was a J...Very instructive...but I had no idea Nitto was a Japanese brand, I always thought it was French or Italian.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219789306196538567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-66618571218191502032013-02-01T10:57:18.062-05:002013-02-01T10:57:18.062-05:00Sorry, I was just playing silly beggars! We, well...Sorry, I was just playing silly beggars! We, well I, don't pronounce it as I said/wrote before but it's really interesting to see that you've all tried something different. I usually go for Ca-ra-dice (hard 'a' in Northern England). I might pedal over and ask them at the factory what they say... or maybe we settle on one of the above and start using it and see how long it is before we hear someone else use it?!DaveUKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-33230347751623157932013-02-01T09:06:05.488-05:002013-02-01T09:06:05.488-05:00I've read that Appalachian English pronunciati...I've read that Appalachian English pronunciation is relatively close to 17th Century English.<br /><br />Mainstream U.S. English pronnunciation has been so influenced by Irish, non-English speaking European, Asian and Latino emigration along with organic development it has evolved well away from what the WASPs spoke.Matthew Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408057524387021992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-9769420174123898642013-02-01T09:00:31.178-05:002013-02-01T09:00:31.178-05:00A few years back I bought a Ciocc frame for one of...A few years back I bought a Ciocc frame for one of restoration projects. I promptly sent it to a builder for repairs.<br /><br />There were a lot of things going on in my non-cycling life at the time. By the time I remembered the frame, I forgot to whom I sent the blasted thing.<br /><br />Called I think five builders trying to track it down. Each had a very different way of pronouncing the name. Never did find where I sent it.<br /><br />Hope where it went it was restored. A very nice frame. Matthew Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408057524387021992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-10436164162427531932013-02-01T08:58:23.529-05:002013-02-01T08:58:23.529-05:00I didn't read the reference recently -- he say...I didn't read the reference recently -- he says it is adapted from the French, from a reference to the use of these bags for carrying bread ("pain"). But I like the hoop skirt derivation a lot better. The bags are something like hoop skirts and, anyway, the spelling is different.Jon Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944939117507730995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-91011931423548823472013-02-01T08:45:07.973-05:002013-02-01T08:45:07.973-05:00 Clawed, perhaps you should ask for help from othe... Clawed, perhaps you should ask for help from others in trying to understanding my comments? <br /><br /> Al Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62583767451796172902013-02-01T08:02:05.946-05:002013-02-01T08:02:05.946-05:00Forgot Herse?! Heresy! I'm glad for you to cle...Forgot Herse?! Heresy! I'm glad for you to clear that up as all the pronunciations I've heard seem to be hearsay...<br /><br />Der Schpinn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-59963080812522853232013-02-01T07:54:38.474-05:002013-02-01T07:54:38.474-05:00Well, it's only for Triathlons so it doesn'...Well, it's only for Triathlons so it doesn't count in quite the same way. He did actually buy it in Italy so he gets points for that.<br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-18963877110054800442013-02-01T06:22:25.387-05:002013-02-01T06:22:25.387-05:00Mafac = say "my f*ck" and you'll be ...Mafac = say "my f*ck" and you'll be stopped as well Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com