The Funk Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I've been saying it wrong for years. I even laughed at my dad for pronouncing it "when gay". One of you could have told me earlier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I always thought it kind of rhymed with dinghy but with an 'e', so it's wengy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) I always thought it was "VenGee"... Then again I'm often wrong and am likely to have based that pronunciation on something I once heard in a pub. Edited April 22, 2014 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 How is it pronounced then? I said it like whinge with an 'e' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 What's the answer? My bass is made of it, but I'd like to say it properly. And what is the correct spelling of Ziricote/Ziracote etc? RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='rk7' timestamp='1398149545' post='2430838'] What's the answer? My bass is made of it, but I'd like to say it properly. [/quote] WIth a hard 'g' apparently - [url="http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wenge"]http://www.collinsdi...y/english/wenge[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolo Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Wen-gay to rhime with sensei. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yes, "wen-gay" or "that bastard splinter wood" as I sometimes call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I have got to 50 without ever saying the offending word out loud so I guess I'll cope. I also made sure my bass was made of Mahogany, American Walnut and Ebony before I bought it, just to avoid this particular issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyratm Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1398163835' post='2431000'] I have got to 50 without ever saying the offending word out loud so I guess I'll cope. I also made sure my bass was made of Mahogany, American Walnut and Ebony before I bought it, just to avoid this particular issue. [/quote] Won't lie - this was part of the reason I went Ash and Maple! I can actually pronounce them! Unless someone will now say its Ahh (with a silent S) and Map-lay instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Arsene knows ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I pronounce it "Wenj". I quite like how stupid that sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) It's just a matter of em-fasiss. I once knew someone who called Kawasaki motobikes 'kawass-acki' (if that meakes sense - difficult to write it down!) Edited April 22, 2014 by flyfisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1398171640' post='2431129'] I once knew someone who called Kawasaki motobikes 'kawass-acki' (if that meakes sense - difficult to write it down!) [/quote] Everyone knows that's pronounced "Kwacker". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1398171640' post='2431129'] It's just a matter of em-fasiss. I once knew someone who called Kawasaki motobikes 'kawass-acki' (if that meakes sense - difficult to write it down!) [/quote] You mean like 'KawASSaki' as opposed to 'KawasAKi'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Anyone know how to pronounce "Lykke Li"? Any help would be much appreciated. Fanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Most people outside the SE of England would have trouble pronouncing 'Penge'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenitram Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I thought it was a skin disease until I moved here. Now I realise it's more a state of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1398183594' post='2431321'] Most people outside the SE of England would have trouble pronouncing 'Penge'. [/quote] I had no idea what Penge was, and I've lived in both Tooting and Blackheath :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1398183975' post='2431325'] I had no idea what Penge was, and I've lived in both Tooting and Blackheath :-D [/quote] I have no idea where Penge, seen it on signs, but couldn't point to it on a map ! Edited April 22, 2014 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1398183594' post='2431321'] Most people outside the SE of England would have trouble pronouncing 'Penge'. [/quote] Agreed - in my head that sounded like 'Wenj doesn't rhyme with Penj'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Grassie' timestamp='1398182310' post='2431303'] Anyone know how to pronounce "Lykke Li"? Any help would be much appreciated. [/quote] Impossible to write in English, but the most difficult letter here is the "y" in Lykke. I'd say it comes rather close to the "ü" in Blücher (german family name) So, something like Lükah Lee without any form of stress on the "ah" bit. In phonetic, I think the "ah" bit is the roundish capital E that is turned 180 degrees. That said, one would have to have reasonably good knowledge about the phonetic system to come much closer, and also it depends much on whether you say it in her native South-Swedish tongue or in Stockholmese. Edited April 22, 2014 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1398179780' post='2431254'] You mean like 'KawASSaki' as opposed to 'KawasAKi'? [/quote] Probably (tricky stuff, writing about pronunciation!), though now you've reminded me that I usually pronounce it 'kawa sarky' . . . . so that's a third option. Arrgh!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1398187539' post='2431402'] Probably (tricky stuff, writing about pronunciation!), though now you've reminded me that I usually pronounce it 'kawa sarky' . . . . so that's a third option. Arrgh!! [/quote] Now I'm invisiging a TV series about a stealthy assassin with trademark cutting put-downs - KawaSarky Ninja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 [quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1398183768' post='2431323'] I thought it was a skin disease until I moved here. Now I realise it's more a state of mind. [/quote] Good job they named the market street after a much easier to pronounce tree/timber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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