Pronunciation of Sweet Caporal

[arc2q]

Is it pronounced Sweet "Cuh-POOR-al" or Sweet "CAP-ur-al"? Just curious.

[t206blogcom]

I used to say Cuh-POOR-al until I heard CAP-ur-al. When I heard CAP-ur-al, I felt like an idiot, thinking I had it wrong for years.

I tend to hear CAP-ur-al more often.

[jimivintage]

I had only ever heard it as CAP-ur-al until last week. I'm assuming I'm right.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

I used to say Cuh-POOR-al until I heard CAP-ur-al. When I heard CAP-ur-al, I felt like an idiot, thinking I had it wrong for years.

I tend to hear CAP-ur-al more often.

I feel like an idiot too... Been saying Sweet Cap-pore-al for the 20 years since I got my first one.

I also said "goo-dee" for years before hearing another person say it and pronounce it as "gow-dee"... I've only ever heard it pronounced that way since.

[Tobacco&Gum]

Funny thread. Actually I had it wrong twice!

About two weeks after I began collecting T206's I was online showing my wife some cards that were for sale on Ebay. When I showed her a SC I said to her, "These are Sweet CORPORAL'S, they're one of the more common back ad's". She replied, "That doesn't say Corporal you idiot".

Also, I thought it was Cuh-POOR-al until I read this thread.

While we're at it, is it "You-Zit", or Ooze-Zit?

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Tobacco&Gum

.. I said to her, "These are Sweet CORPORAL'S, they're one of the more common back ad's". She replied, "That doesn't say Corporal you idiot".


While we're at it, is it "You-Zit", or Ooze-Zit?

Classic! I thought EPDG were El "Principal" De Gales for a long time.

I'm on the "You-Zit" bandwagon

[Cardboard Junkie]

Use It

[Tobacco&Gum]

Originally Posted by Cardboard Junkie

Use It

If you're Italian like me you say "You's it"

[RCMcKenzie]

I say Sweet cah- por- 'OWL.

Reminds me of Mel Brooks calling Count de Monet, "Count the Money" in History of the World Part I. When will the sequel be released?

[itjclarke]

I don't think anyone can be completely wrong in this thread. I mean, we live in a country where Nomar Garciaparra was "No-mahhh Gah-see-up-pahahhhh" to his hometown fans.. and I'm not about to challenge any of the Fenway faithful on that one.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Reminds me of Mel Brooks calling Count de Monet, "Count the Money" in History of the World Part I. When will the sequel be released?

"I don't like your cuffs, I don't like your cuffs, I don't like you cuffs"

I too wanted that sequel, but aside from "Jews in Space", don't think any of those others could carry a movie.. "Hitler on Ice" would've gotten pretty old after 2 minutes.

[Julz24]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

I feel like an idiot too... Been saying Sweet Cap-pore-al for the 20 years since I got my first one.

I also said "goo-dee" for years before hearing another person say it and pronounce it as "gow-dee"... I've only ever heard it pronounced that way since.

Ahhh... Good to know. I thought it was goo-dee too. Dang.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by Julz24

Ahhh... Good to know. I thought it was goo-dee too. Dang.

"Gooooo-dee..... gooo-dee... goo-dee.. goo-dee!!" (said in same cadence as Animal House toga chant). I guess us San Franciscans think alike. I now feel empowered to bring goo-dee back into my life.

BTW- how about another offense fueled come back tonight! These are not your 2010-2012 Giants.

[RCMcKenzie]

I have French Louisiana relatives who would say that it is pronounced goo-'DAY, but I'm not about to walk up to a dealer table in TX and pronounce it like that. The price would go up 4 fold. In TX they call them Gowdys like Howdy.

[Bocabirdman]

I solved the problem a long time ago by simply saying "Sweet CAP"

[frankbmd]

All my friends who smoke Sweet Caps seem to say,

"Got-ta-lite" ?

[EvilKing00]

I always said, Cap - Ral

[Orioles1954]

I was yelled at by this 900 year-old guy at the National three years ago in Baltimore for saying Christy MATTHEW-son. "Everyone knows it's Christy MATH-E-SON young man".

[Shoele$$]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I was yelled at by this 900 year-old guy at the National three years ago in Baltimore for saying Christy MATTHEW-son. "Everyone knows it's Christy MATH-E-SON young man".

Lol, he was probably good friends with Christy and took offense to it

[ullmandds]

definitely not ooze-it...i cringe when i see someone say "an ooze-it...it's "a uzit" dammit!!!!

[MVSNYC]

CAP-ur-AL
GOW-dee
YOU-zit

Bonus:

LA-joy

[Cardboard Junkie]

La Joe Way

[old-baseball]

Had an old-timer tell me one time that it was chap-o-ral.

[Eric72]

It sounded like CAP-uh-ral to me when I clicked the speaker icon next to the word caporal.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/caporal

Interestingly enough, caporal is a variety of tobacco. Am I the only one who didn't know that before?

Best Regards,

Eric

[Cardboard Junkie]

I didn't know that.

[MMarvelli]

Being born and raised Catholic I was taught in school the miracle of the apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. A rather significant miracle and rock solid in the Top Ten of Catholic miracles. Shift forward twenty years and I have become card collector, pre-ebay, pre Net54, pre just about everything except Lipsets Vols 1-3, Larry Fritch, and card shows. So while at my first card show I approach a dealer table and ask if he has any Fatima's. I pronounce it the way I was taught in Catholic School...FAT-eh-ma. He quickly corrected me that it was pronounced Fa-TEEM-ah. Being a card show newbie I was a bit embarrassed.

I pronounced Contentnea wrong for many years as well.

I am not really sure how to correctly pronounce Breisch (Williams), or Yuenglings.

[auggiedoggy]

I simply call them "sweet caps". No worries about placing emPHAsis on the wrong syLLAble.

[Texxxx]

I have all ways pronounced it Kap-eh-ral.

[Steve D]

I've always pronounced it CAP-or-al.

As justification, I go back to the opening scene of Pride of the Yankees, where the young Lou Gehrig tries to get into the baseball game by trading a bunch of "Sweet CAP-or-al" cards to the other kids.

Steve

[glynparson]

Yuengling is pronounced Ying-Ling.

[GoldenAge50s]

In WNY State we pronounced it Yeng-Ling, which is practically the same.

[glynparson]

around here a lot and he says Ying Ling but like you said essentially the same thing.

[buymycards]

Tahps - in case anyone is having trouble pronouncing it.

[cyseymour]

caporal [ˌkæpəˈrɑːl]
n
a strong coarse dark tobacco
[from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco]

It's possible that the French term "caporal" originally derived from "corporeal" which means "bodily" as in, the French generals smoked full-bodied tobacco.

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As for Nap Lajoie, his surname is derived of two words, "La" and "Joie" - in English, "The Joy". Joie in french is pronounced "shwah" (it is had to write since we don't use that sound in English, but you could listen to it off of GoogleTranslate on your Android.

[frankbmd]

Go back to Post #1 and read carefully. No one has addressed the pronunciation of Sweet.

The first "e" is long and the second "e" is long. For emphasis additional long "e"s may be added.

It should not be confused with sweat, which is salty.

All together now

"Sweeeeeeeeeeeet"

Class dismissed

The 'marm

[deadballfreaK]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

CAP-ur-AL
GOW-dee
YOU-zit

Bonus:

LA-joy

I'll never forget going to this old guys table as a beginning collector. I asked to see the Nap La-JOY. He looked at me like I had two heads. Rubbed his chin and thought very deeply. Finally with utmost disdain he said "Do you perhaps mean Nop-oh-le-ahhhhh Lah-zho-way?" I was mortified.

[MVSNYC]

I actually know it's proper to say Lah-zho-way...but La-JOY is so much easier.