Pronounced how?

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Suhr.  I thought it was "Sir", and I was corrected the other day as "Sure." Digging turned up "Sewer" or "Soor".  Which is it?

D'Addario, I thought it pretty straight ahead, "Dee-uh-dario".  I've heard, "Duh-derry-oh".  Which is it?

A friend who makes an effort to pronounce things properly has a hang up with "Midi." I pronounce it, and have heard it as "middy." He says "my-die."

What are some others? :headbang1:

 

[line6man]

Sir, duh-derry-o, middy.

How about Skjold?

 

[Pelagaard]

Sir, D-Ah/uh-Dario, middy

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

How about Skjold?

I've actually met him.  He lives in this area.  I think it's Shold.

 

[mullyman]

I pronounce them

Suhr - Sir
D'Addario - D A Dario
MIDI - Mee Dee

Seeing as how MIDI was basically created by 2 Americans collaborating with at least 4 Japanese companies , Korg, Roland, Yamaha, and Kawai, I have to go with the Japanese pronunciation which would be "Mee dee". "Middy" or "Mid-e", as their site says, would be a bastardization of the original. Just my opinion. As much as the Japanese screw up our words we're just as guilty of doing it to theirs.
MULLY

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Who's word is to screw up?  Is it an acronym?

 

[Cagey]

Who's word is to screw up?  Is it an acronym?

Right. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and it's pronounced "middy" in English, according to the dictionary. According to the same dictionary, when pronounced "mee-dee", you're probably talking about the south of France.

 

[Jumble Jumble]

OK, here's one: how do you guys pronounce "Moulin Rouge"?

 

[m4rk0]

It is:
When Gay
Puh-Dook

Anyway ...I usually pronounce it Zuur.. is if it was a german word.

that reminds me... how do you pronounce the speaker of the house's name... the orange guy...

 

[AndyG]

According to the same dictionary, when pronounced "mee-dee", you're probably talking about the south of France.

The word for noon in French, midi, is actually pronounced mee-dzee .... just think of the Monty Python film "Holy Grail" (why do to tink I have dis outragous accent!!!)

As for the others

Suhr - Zur (I think .... )
D'Addario - Da-dar-e-o
MIDI - mih-di

 

[bagman67]

The orange guy's name is pronounced (by himself, so it's a reliable source) bay-ner. 

 

[mullyman]

Who's word is to screw up?  Is it an acronym?

Right. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and it's pronounced "middy" in English, according to the dictionary. According to the same dictionary, when pronounced "mee-dee", you're probably talking about the south of France.

Cagey, as far as the pronunciation of the word goes, I mean no disrespect to you at all, but I'm sticking by what I said. Too many Japanese companies were involved in the creation of MIDI, and I speak Japanese and know how they would pronounce that. The only thing that would change my mind is if there was an actual article somewhere that said "Bill said we should use this acronym...." and then he said "MIDI". But, if it came down to ".Mr. Tanaka from Kawai music suggested we call it MIDI" then 110% it would be Mee Dee and the Americans  just didn't pronounce it correctly.
MULLY

 

[swarfrat]

Whenever my dad was around northerners making fun of southerners, he would ask them:

"How do you pronunce the capital of Kentucky? Is it Lewis-ville or Louey-ville?"
And about 80% of them would take the bait, often mocking  the "ignorant" southerner as they did.

He'd then say, "Around here we pronounce it Frank-furt."

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

Who's word is to screw up?  Is it an acronym?

Right. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and it's pronounced "middy" in English, according to the dictionary. According to the same dictionary, when pronounced "mee-dee", you're probably talking about the south of France.

Cagey, as far as the pronunciation of the word goes, I mean no disrespect to you at all, but I'm sticking by what I said. Too many Japanese companies were involved in the creation of MIDI, and I speak Japanese and know how they would pronounce that. The only thing that would change my mind is if there was an actual article somewhere that said "Bill said we should use this acronym...." and then he said "MIDI". But, if it came down to ".Mr. Tanaka from Kawai music suggested we call it MIDI" then 110% it would be Mee Dee and the Americans  just didn't pronounce it correctly.
MULLY

If the acronym is American, why is Japanese pronunciation of it a concern?

 

[SustainerPlayer]

"The MMA is a U.S. organization established in 1985 by the original developers of the MIDI 1.0 Specification in 1983."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI_Manufacturers_Association

:rock-on:

 

[Jumble Jumble]

Who's word is to screw up?  Is it an acronym?

Right. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and it's pronounced "middy" in English, according to the dictionary. According to the same dictionary, when pronounced "mee-dee", you're probably talking about the south of France.

Cagey, as far as the pronunciation of the word goes, I mean no disrespect to you at all, but I'm sticking by what I said. Too many Japanese companies were involved in the creation of MIDI, and I speak Japanese and know how they would pronounce that. The only thing that would change my mind is if there was an actual article somewhere that said "Bill said we should use this acronym...." and then he said "MIDI". But, if it came down to ".Mr. Tanaka from Kawai music suggested we call it MIDI" then 110% it would be Mee Dee and the Americans  just didn't pronounce it correctly.
MULLY

Hey mully - how do you pronounce these words?

Bruschetta
Smorgasbord
Lingerie
Empanada
Prix Fixe
Moulin (as in Moulin Rouge)

I'm sure you see what I'm getting at

 

[Patrick from Davis]

This is my favorite -

Piezo

Ahh the phun...
Patrick

 

[swarfrat]

I know the correct way to say piezo, and it sounds stupid, so i persist in the grass roots effort to change it via general usage.

 

[AndyG]

Hey mully - how do you pronounce these words?

Bruschetta
Smorgasbord
Lingerie
Empanada
Prix Fixe
Moulin (as in Moulin Rouge)

I'm sure you see what I'm getting at

The biggest problem with the English language is that it has appropriated words from dozens of other languages (as seen in the above example), so the English pronounciation is never correct.  As someone who is bilingual in French, the way most North Americans pronounce "English" phrases such as:

Mardi Gras
sautee
cafe au lait
Baton Rouge
laissez-faire

makes me cringe a bit ... but as non-native speakers it is understandable, so I don't correct them.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I know the correct way to say piezo, and it sounds stupid, so i persist in the grass roots effort to change it via general usage.

What is the correct, or accepted correct way to pronounce Piezo?


What about Paiste?