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F-Zed-R, F-Zee-R
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 6:32 am
by Yamaman
funny isn't it how the different countries pronnounce the name
was filling up the bike at the service station last week when this guy with a full on American accent asked my 'hey man, is that an F-Zee-R1000'
LOL
kind of spun me out as I've never actually heard it pronnounced that way. In Australia we pronnounce 'Z' as 'zed'. It sounds so different!
kind of trivial but interesting :cool
english
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:03 am
by creed12r
Thats cos you talks proper british likes wot I does.
Chris
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:51 am
by Hooligan
ya know, the differences in slang and pronounciation can be pretty amusing.
a-lum-in-um in american, al-u-min-ium evrywhere else.
just one dumb example, but you get the point.
at least we agree on cool bikes!!
hahaha.
Re: F-Zed-R, F-Zee-R
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 11:07 pm
by YZFRob
Yamaman wrote:funny isn't it how the different countries pronnounce the name
. In Australia we pronnounce 'Z' as 'zed'. It sounds so different!
kind of trivial but interesting :cool
Interesting kinda goes out the window after dealing with it for YEARS.
Makes it worse when people just want to hear the "accent". There is a plus side since alot of American women love Aussie accents, but damn why do all the ones up here that I wouldnt
with a 3m cattle prod come up and ask and not the drop dead gorgeous brunette that was at the pub 3 weeks ago? :sad
But on the other hand, my supervisor hates the way I pronounce aluminium.
BTW it snowed here. Bike is on its stands in the garage and my truck finally has HEAT after being without since April.
Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:30 am
by DominikPL
In my country(Poland) we pronnounce quiet different, it is similar to english F-Zet-R.
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 1:45 am
by jjs777
I just say fizzer
FIZZER
as in PHIZZER
makes me think of alka-selter plus cold medicine...and now I have prolly lost the lot of youz