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    Anyone else noticed how this has changed this season - now we have Didier Drog- barr, Jermaine Jean-ass, and as of last night Yon Arne Riise.
    I live with Steptoe.

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    We also had Yeshy Dudek in the Carling Cup.
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    Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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      #3
      What's up with them all this year? Trying to be clever no doubt
      I live with Steptoe.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Mumsafan View Post
        What's up with them all this year? Trying to be clever no doubt
        Maybe, although there's no harm in correcting a mistake even if it does sound a bit strange at first.

        I noticed a couple of commentators talking about "Kite" the other day.
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        Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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          #5
          Kite the Dutch Shearer?
          I live with Steptoe.

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            #6
            I remember when they had Jenas' gran was on TV she was genuinely upset about people mis-pronouncing his surname. It was back when he played for Newcastle, it's taken people a while to get it sorted.
            "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
            -- William Blake

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              #7
              My favourite is still Luith Garthia.
              On the Ning Nang Nong
              Where the Cows go Bong!
              And the Monkeys all say Boo!
              There's a Nong Nang Ning
              Where the trees go Ping!
              And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
              On the Nong Ning Nang
              All the mice go Clang!
              And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
              So it's Ning Nang Nong!
              Cows go Bong!
              Nong Nang Ning!
              Trees go Ping!
              Nong Ning Nang!
              The mice go clang!
              What a noisy place to belong,
              Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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                #8
                johnathon pearce used to do it all the time on channel 5 - the worst part about it was his tactic was to try and make english lads sound foreign
                i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i do

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by ningnangnong View Post
                  My favourite is still Luith Garthia.
                  Which is wrong isn't it? IIRC (from Thpanish O-level) "Luis" has a sibilant at the end.
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                  Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



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                    #10
                    Who the **** is the Sky commentator tonight calling Villa Veeezzza. Its doing my head in. Sort it FFS!
                    "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by looprevil View Post
                      Who the **** is the Sky commentator tonight calling Villa Veeezzza. Its doing my head in. Sort it FFS!
                      Veeyyya surely?
                      Quote of the year :

                      "With monkey me, dogface dishwasher bitch and chimp the ****ing champ you. We are turning into a raving party here arent we"

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by disco View Post
                        Veeyyya surely?
                        B. It's Beeyya! They pronounce their V like a B. Listen to Rafa say "telebision" or "on the TB"
                        I live with Steptoe.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mumsafan View Post
                          B. It's Beeyya! They pronounce their V like a B. Listen to Rafa say "telebision" or "on the TB"
                          Have you been drinking?
                          Quote of the year :

                          "With monkey me, dogface dishwasher bitch and chimp the ****ing champ you. We are turning into a raving party here arent we"

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                            Maybe, although there's no harm in correcting a mistake even if it does sound a bit strange at first.

                            I noticed a couple of commentators talking about "Kite" the other day.

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                              #15
                              I wish they would pronounce Mancini's name right, it's not man-see-nee ffs, its man-chee-nee

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