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Armour Pronunciation
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2000 2:57 pm
by Armour Guy
Hey everyone, I'm curious about armour name pronunciations, mainly because I don't know a bit of French. I know bascinet is bass-uh-NAY and a gorget is a gore-ZHAY, but how about other things? Cuisses? Is it Kweeses? Spawl-der? Spawd-ler? You get the idea.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2000 3:02 pm
by Richard Blackmoore
Quick armor pronunciation guide.
ARMOR PRONUNCIATION
Plastic Based anything Cheesy.
Aluminum Based anything Low Fat Cheesy.
Leather Based White Harness All My Men Wear...
Cold Rolled White Harness Cool Suit
Stainless German Gothic Gates Plate.
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2000 3:27 pm
by Le Brassey
Blackmoore:
What? You want to go back and edit that post with some punctuation so that it makes sense? Meanwhile I'll get ready for the belly laughs...
I have always heard that the English, having a wonderful distain for all things French, just pronounce the French terms as if they were English. Example: "burgeonet" becomes bur-go-net; "gorget" becomes gor-get. And so on...
Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2000 4:30 pm
by Richard Blackmoore
ARGHHHH! It looked right when I had it on the screen. Nice columns and everything. I screwed up. To late to fix the joke now.
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2000 12:04 am
by Ernst
Peculiar people, the English. Ypres (E-pray) becomes "Wipers." Ghent becomes Gaunt. Schwert becomes sword... of course to a German, "mail" is pronounced "pantser."
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2000 2:44 am
by Bigbeer
Picture this...
Ricardo Montalban strolls out onto a pier with a lush tropical landscape as the backdrop that is, of course, 'Fantasy Island!'
Now, a diminutive Herve' Villachez (as Tattoo) comes-a-runnin into the picture yelling his signature line...This time with a twist!
"Boss! Dis-tain! Dis-tain!"
Boy, I sure hope Le Brassey appreciates all this good humor for one little typo.
Big Brew over and out!!!
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2000 2:59 am
by Greyholt
I find it interesting that the term 'Bevor', pronounced 'Beaver', by the English, in French means; 'to dribble'!
Makes you think, huh...
....................Greyholt
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