noob pronunciation question

[vamp]

Some questions that would make an audiophile turn in his/her grave . But seriously, I really don't know the answers.

1. is Grado pronounced "Graw-Doe" or "Gray-Doe" or something completely different?

2. is Sennheiser pronounced "Sign-Hiser" ?


I'll take the proper "American" and actual pronunciations.
Thanks for bearing with me here

 

[SilverMK3]

No Idea.... But I always refer to them as:
"gray-doe" and "sen-high-zer"

Nobody's given me any funny looks yet....

 

[Mister X]

Grado= Grate-o
You know... just like the sound you get when you run a piece of aluminum over a cheese grater.

Sennheiser= Senn-hi-ser
I am not creative enough to come up with a smart ass acronym for that one

 

[vamp]

haha, thanks guys

- V

 

[GJSNeptune]

Sennheiser is German. It's Sen-High-Zer.

 

[GJSNeptune]

I am not creative enough to come up with a smart ass acronym for that one

An acronym is a phrase shortened to usually the first letter of each word. You meant analogy.


<---bastardous English major

 

[Bugalaman]

I say sign-hei-zer

 

[GJSNeptune]

I say sign-hei-zer

It isn't "Seinheiser." There's only one I, and it's in the second syllable. The German language has a rule for dipthongs:

ie = E
ei = Eye

Saying "Sign-High-Zer" is like pronouncing Brett Favre as "Farve," instead of what I think it should be, "Favor."

 

[Bugalaman]

so its pronounced exactly how its spelled, sennheiser? sen - hei - ser

 

[GJSNeptune]

so its pronounced exactly how its spelled, sennheiser? sen - hei - ser

Precisely. Senn-High-Zer.

 

[Mister X]

An acronym is a phrase shortened to usually the first letter of each word. You meant analogy.


<---bastardous English major

Thank you...... The next thyme eye feal the nede too have someone correct my bastardized English I will know hooo two call.

That ought to be enough to give any bastardous English major an aneurysm.

So much for any lack of creativity huh?

 

[xref]

grado = GRA as in BRA, and DO as in FOE

 

[GJSNeptune]

Thank you...... The next thyme eye feal the nede too have someone correct my bastardized English I will know hooo two call.

That ought to be enough to give any bastardous English major an aneurysm.

Naw, see, I knew you were yankin' my chain. Had you submitted that as a legitimate essay for me to proofread, I'd return it to you with a mailbomb.

Besides, you're just bitter 'cause of all my stupid questions about amps.