You say "eether," I say "eyether"
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You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Taking a long look at a MIDO Multifort the other day, I started to wonder how people pronounce the name. Do you say "Mee-do" or "My-do"?
Other names immediately came to mind. I'm sure everyone says "Al-pee-na" and not "Al-pye-na," or am I wrong?
How about Laco? Do you Anglicize it as "Lay-co"? Or stick with the Germanic "Lah-co"?
Raymond Weil is a conundrum. To anglicize it as "RAY-mond While" seems wrong to me. I do a fractured French: "Ray-MOND Vay." But, then again, I've never had the temerity to set a foot inside France.
And Wenger to me is "Ven-ger."
I await with interest your pronunciation guides for these and other brands.
Other names immediately came to mind. I'm sure everyone says "Al-pee-na" and not "Al-pye-na," or am I wrong?
How about Laco? Do you Anglicize it as "Lay-co"? Or stick with the Germanic "Lah-co"?
Raymond Weil is a conundrum. To anglicize it as "RAY-mond While" seems wrong to me. I do a fractured French: "Ray-MOND Vay." But, then again, I've never had the temerity to set a foot inside France.
And Wenger to me is "Ven-ger."
I await with interest your pronunciation guides for these and other brands.
Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
My-do
Al-pee-na
Lay-co
Ray-mond Way-ill (I know this is wrong)
Two others: I also can't stop from saying "Long-ines" in my head even though I know it's like "Lon-jean." And the other day I was wearing my Max Bill and I stumbled over Junghans - "Jung-hands" - when a waiter asked about it. He said like "Yung-hans" which I suppose is more right.
Al-pee-na
Lay-co
Ray-mond Way-ill (I know this is wrong)
Two others: I also can't stop from saying "Long-ines" in my head even though I know it's like "Lon-jean." And the other day I was wearing my Max Bill and I stumbled over Junghans - "Jung-hands" - when a waiter asked about it. He said like "Yung-hans" which I suppose is more right.
I wish that watch were 38mm?
Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
I'll never pronounce it as O-mee-guh the way I hear some folks doing in YouTube videos. I just do regular old omega
Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Me-do
Al-peen-a
La-co
Ray-MOND Veil
Ven-ger
Al-peen-a
La-co
Ray-MOND Veil
Ven-ger
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Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Jaeger LeCoutre: Zhey Zher Leh Koolt is the correct but I hear yay gr luh Kool truh.
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Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
This. Mido is a long E and O, so might be “Mee-doe”
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Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Mainly say eether but I’ll say eyether sometimes
Me doh
Al peen na
La co
Oh meh ga
Long jeans
Me doh
Al peen na
La co
Oh meh ga
Long jeans
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Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Longines?
Lon-zheen
Lon-zheen
Re: You say "eether," I say "eyether"
Mee-doe
Lah-coe
Raymond Wheel (I know this is probably wrong lol)
Lon-zheen
Stove-uh
Rah-doe
Al-peen-uh
JLC (not playing that game)
Lah-coe
Raymond Wheel (I know this is probably wrong lol)
Lon-zheen
Stove-uh
Rah-doe
Al-peen-uh
JLC (not playing that game)