Commentators' pronunciation of names

[Howard_lfc]

What about Milan Barosh?

My all time favourites are when Michel Platini all of a sudden became Michel Platty-nee and when the great Zenedine Zidane became Zinedine Zeedan.

[Mumsafan]

Some of them call Gerrard Ger- rard with the emphasis on the second syllable

[Red_Polo]

My favourite Zidane pronunciation to hate was 'Ze-darn'.

[Howard_lfc]

I know some people who pronounce Howard_lfc as '****' !!

[cobain]

My favourite is still Luith Garthia.

Boy, how I hate this... I know it's right, but ffs...

Or Valenthia... Aaaaaaaa!!!

But it's great to listen to Italian commentators It's ****ing funny...

- Rafa Benitetz
- Steven Gerrrrrrarrrrrrrd
- Jamie Carrrrragherrrrrr
- Steve Finnnnnnannnnn
- Dirk Kuuuuuyt

But the best was from the time when my mate was in Paris and it was a Champs league match involving Liverpool at that time... He was at the airport (appearently there were no cabs at the airport) and he found a radio, turn it on and listened to the commentary of the Liverpool match (I think it was versus Bordeaux)... And it was like:

- Pierre Croosh (Peter Crouch) - later he confesed that he didn't know who the **** was this Pierre fella and he thought he plays for Bordeaux and was therefore very upset when "Pierre" scored the only goal of the match
- Robbie Folár
- Jermaine Pennán

etc.

[tsb]

Gaby Logan does a good "Walentheea"

[cobain]

What about Milan Barosh?

My all time favourites are when Michel Platini all of a sudden became Michel Platty-nee and when the great Zenedine Zidane became Zinedine Zeedan.

Baros = Barosh = (infact) Baroš

š = sh

It's right

[Howard_lfc]

Baros = Barosh = (infact) Baroš

š = sh

It's right

It probably is - but we don't pronounce it that way.
Do we say Spain or Espana? it's the same thing.

Anyway - stop nitpicking !!

[Neil Young]

I know some people who pronounce Howard_lfc as '****' !!

I know of no-one who doesn't.

[Neil Young]

It probably is - but we don't pronounce it that way.
Do we say Spain or Espana? it's the same thing.

Anyway - stop nitpicking !!

I pronounce it that way.

The case of Spain/España is similar but not exactly the same. Country names are general and in use all the time - individuals' names are specific and pertain only to them. They decide how they are pronounced - otherwise there is no right or wrong.

I see no problem with pronouncing people's names much as they would say it themselves. I said it when we were signing Khowt, it's only polite to make the effort.

[Neil Young]

[cobain]

I pronounce it that way.

The case of Spain/España is similar but not exactly the same. Country names are general and in use all the time - individuals' names are specific and pertain only to them. They decide how they are pronounced - otherwise there is no right or wrong.

I see no problem with pronouncing people's names much as they would say it themselves. I said it when we were signing Khowt, it's only polite to make the effort.

[Owen20]

Yeah "Dayco" of Barthalona

Hurpia??!!

[Neil Young]

But we simply don't have double-y in English so how the hell do we pronounce it? We might as well pronounce it like Sami does.

[Shaggy]

But we simply don't have double-y in English so how the hell do we pronounce it? We might as well pronounce it like Sami does.

Absolutely. A Finnish girl I know assures me it's pretty much Her-pee-a.....but with a slightly weird bending of the 'her' bit.