Pronunciation of common industry brands/words...

Mark Sasahara · February 6th, 2005, 04:06 PM

People give me static for pronouncing the "H" in "what", "whether", and "white", but I am undeterred.

I think if you know, or can find out the language root, that helps determine pronounciation.

Charles Papert · February 6th, 2005, 08:16 PM

Mark, do you pronounce coupon as "kyew-pon"? Just wondering...!

John Sandel · February 6th, 2005, 08:32 PM

Only when he wins a KOO-pee doll at the fair.

Chris Hurd · February 6th, 2005, 11:24 PM

In my part o'Saath Texas (Narth Texas bein' fulla Yankees), most every one-syllable word is pronounced as if it had two. Not all, but most. As in:

"Yew'n a heap o'trouble, boah."

And don't get me started on the proper usage of and difference between "y'all" and "all y'all." But now I'm way off-topic already.

Xiaoli Wang · February 6th, 2005, 11:33 PM

Hey...Austin is blue country, all the yankees are here! I'm loving RTF@UT though.

Mark Sasahara · February 6th, 2005, 11:57 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Charles Papert : Mark, do you pronounce coupon as "kyew-pon"? Just wondering...! -->>>
<<<-- Originally posted by John Sandel : Only when he wins a KOO-pee doll at the fair. -->>>

What are you whippersnappers talking about? Why would you enquire whether I can discern the difference between a whirly haired doll and a white piece of of paper with writing on it, which idle wives wildly wave about while waiting in line. Where is this leading? Why are my whimsical whispers whacked by unwholesome whelps?

Chris Hurd · February 7th, 2005, 12:09 AM

Xiaoli, that's where I earned my RTF degree, long ago back in 1990! If Tom Schatz or Charles Ramirez-Berg or Doc Hamilton are still haunting the place after all this time, please tell 'em I said hi!

(They'll say, "who?")

Xiaoli Wang · February 7th, 2005, 12:19 AM

Ha...it so happens I'm taking a class with Berg right now. RTF 314 - Development of the Motion Picture. Man, he is a character. It's hard to find someone these days so exuberant and alive with passion for film and film-making. He'd make a great motivational speaker if he weren't teaching film.

I'm finding that RTF will probably be worth my time and money. I had second thoughts about it going in, in terms of the job market and my future, but what the hell. You only live once and it'd be a shame not to do something you're crazy about, and there aren't many better places than Austin to do it in.

I'm sure you've got plenty of stories about RTF, I'd love to hear some of them! I'm not sure if RTF now is still the RTF that it was in 1990, but it seems like a top notch program.

Mark Sasahara · February 7th, 2005, 12:28 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Chris Hurd : And don't get me started on the proper usage of and difference between "y'all" and "all y'all." But now I'm way off-topic already. -->>>

Isn't "y'all" singular and "all y'all" plural?

Sheriff informing a driver of his transgression:
"Y'all'r'n a heap o'trouble, boah."

If two people get out of the car unbidden by theSherif he would say:
"All y'all'r'n a heap o'trouble, nayow, boahs. "

I may not be saying "now boys" correctly.

The actual pronunciation of "Chimera" should be Kī-mir-a. That is: "ch" is a hard K, the "i" is long, the "e" sounds like a short "i" and the "a" is short. But, if you said "kimera", people wouldn't know what you were saying. We can start a trend...

Chris Hurd · February 7th, 2005, 01:46 AM

Close, Mark...

Singular would be "Yew." As in, "Yew'n a heap o'trouble boah."

"Y'all" is actually more than one, might be only two if that's all there is, and in a small group it means everyone, but in a large group it might be less than the total number present. "Was it y'all that jest hollered at me?"

"All y'all" is all-inclusive, everybody within eyesight and earshot. "All y'all come on over for dinner tommora."

Mark Sasahara · February 7th, 2005, 01:53 AM

Thank you Chris!

Frank Ladner · February 16th, 2005, 09:05 AM

Anyone else say "fixin to" as opposed to "about to"?

To keep it on-topic:

I'm sure you are all familiar with Softimage. It is actually pronounced "soft-ee-mahj".

John Locke · February 16th, 2005, 11:10 PM

Sachtler = Socked-ler is, I believe, the proper pronunciation...although I hear sacked-ler often.

People ask Kentuckians, "How do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky? Is it Loo-ee-ville, Loo-uh-ville, or Loo-is-ville?" And the response is, "F-R-A-N-K-F-O-R-T."

Marco Leavitt · April 27th, 2007, 08:11 AM

This is an old thread, but I think it's worth resurrecting.

Xiaoli Wang · April 27th, 2007, 01:10 PM

Son-high-zer!

Like Budweiser.

February 6th, 2005, 04:06 PM	#46
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	People give me static for pronouncing the "H" in "what", "whether", and "white", but I am undeterred. I think if you know, or can find out the language root, that helps determine pronounciation. __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

February 6th, 2005, 08:16 PM	#47
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Mark, do you pronounce coupon as "kyew-pon"? Just wondering...! __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

February 6th, 2005, 11:24 PM	#49
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	In my part o'Saath Texas (Narth Texas bein' fulla Yankees), most every one-syllable word is pronounced as if it had two. Not all, but most. As in: "Yew'n a heap o'trouble, boah." And don't get me started on the proper usage of and difference between "y'all" and "all y'all." But now I'm way off-topic already. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 6th, 2005, 11:57 PM	#51
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	<<<-- Originally posted by Charles Papert : Mark, do you pronounce coupon as "kyew-pon"? Just wondering...! -->>> <<<-- Originally posted by John Sandel : Only when he wins a KOO-pee doll at the fair. -->>> What are you whippersnappers talking about? Why would you enquire whether I can discern the difference between a whirly haired doll and a white piece of of paper with writing on it, which idle wives wildly wave about while waiting in line. Where is this leading? Why are my whimsical whispers whacked by unwholesome whelps? __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

February 7th, 2005, 12:09 AM	#52
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Xiaoli, that's where I earned my RTF degree, long ago back in 1990! If Tom Schatz or Charles Ramirez-Berg or Doc Hamilton are still haunting the place after all this time, please tell 'em I said hi! (They'll say, "who?") __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 6th, 2005, 08:32 PM	#48
John Sandel Major Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: stately Eldora Road Posts: 386	Only when he wins a KOO-pee doll at the fair.

February 6th, 2005, 11:33 PM	#50
Xiaoli Wang Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 94	Hey...Austin is blue country, all the yankees are here! I'm loving RTF@UT though.

February 7th, 2005, 12:19 AM	#53
Xiaoli Wang Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 94	Ha...it so happens I'm taking a class with Berg right now. RTF 314 - Development of the Motion Picture. Man, he is a character. It's hard to find someone these days so exuberant and alive with passion for film and film-making. He'd make a great motivational speaker if he weren't teaching film. I'm finding that RTF will probably be worth my time and money. I had second thoughts about it going in, in terms of the job market and my future, but what the hell. You only live once and it'd be a shame not to do something you're crazy about, and there aren't many better places than Austin to do it in. I'm sure you've got plenty of stories about RTF, I'd love to hear some of them! I'm not sure if RTF now is still the RTF that it was in 1990, but it seems like a top notch program.

February 7th, 2005, 12:28 AM	#54
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	<<<-- Originally posted by Chris Hurd : And don't get me started on the proper usage of and difference between "y'all" and "all y'all." But now I'm way off-topic already. -->>> Isn't "y'all" singular and "all y'all" plural? Sheriff informing a driver of his transgression: "Y'all'r'n a heap o'trouble, boah." If two people get out of the car unbidden by theSherif he would say: "All y'all'r'n a heap o'trouble, nayow, boahs. " I may not be saying "now boys" correctly. The actual pronunciation of "Chimera" should be Kī-mir-a. That is: "ch" is a hard K, the "i" is long, the "e" sounds like a short "i" and the "a" is short. But, if you said "kimera", people wouldn't know what you were saying. We can start a trend... __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

February 7th, 2005, 01:46 AM	#55
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	Close, Mark... Singular would be "Yew." As in, "Yew'n a heap o'trouble boah." "Y'all" is actually more than one, might be only two if that's all there is, and in a small group it means everyone, but in a large group it might be less than the total number present. "Was it y'all that jest hollered at me?" "All y'all" is all-inclusive, everybody within eyesight and earshot. "All y'all come on over for dinner tommora." __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

February 7th, 2005, 01:53 AM	#56
Mark Sasahara Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 649	Thank you Chris! __________________ Mark Sasahara Director of Photography

February 16th, 2005, 09:05 AM	#57
Frank Ladner Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poplarville, MS Posts: 453	Anyone else say "fixin to" as opposed to "about to"? To keep it on-topic: I'm sure you are all familiar with Softimage. It is actually pronounced "soft-ee-mahj".

February 16th, 2005, 11:10 PM	#58
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	Sachtler = Socked-ler is, I believe, the proper pronunciation...although I hear sacked-ler often. People ask Kentuckians, "How do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky? Is it Loo-ee-ville, Loo-uh-ville, or Loo-is-ville?" And the response is, "F-R-A-N-K-F-O-R-T." __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

April 27th, 2007, 08:11 AM	#59
Marco Leavitt Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Albany, NY 12210 Posts: 2,652	How do you pronounce Sennheiser? This is an old thread, but I think it's worth resurrecting.

April 27th, 2007, 01:10 PM	#60
Xiaoli Wang Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 94	Son-high-zer! Like Budweiser.