Stupid question about pronounciation

[trdcrdkid]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

Since this a pronunciation thread. Can someone tell me how to pronounce Lajoie?

See this radio interview by Ty Cobb, in which he pronounces it LAH-zho-way:

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=217869

[Joshchisox08]

Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo ?????

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Joshchisox08

Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo ?????

Just like it's spelled.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Just like it's spelled.

I beg to differ. That would be

brawn-sun

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by trdcrdkid

See this radio interview by Ty Cobb, in which he pronounces it LAH-zho-way:

http://net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=217869

Cobb and other anglophones might have pronounced it that way, but like most French names, they pronounced it incorrectly.
Nap's roots were French-Canadian, and here in Quebec the name is, and always was pronounced in two syllables not three... It's Laj-waa

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Cobb and other anglophones might have pronounced it that way, but like most French names, they pronounced it incorrectly.
Nap's roots were French-Canadian, and here in Quebec the name is, and always was pronounced in two syllables not three... It's Laj-waa

Amen.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Cobb and other anglophones might have pronounced it that way, but like most French names, they pronounced it incorrectly.
Nap's roots were French-Canadian, and here in Quebec the name is, and always was pronounced in two syllables not three... It's Laj-waa

Good point, so from now on its Laj-waa sil voo play

And lest we not forget Gabby Hayes famous line uttered to Mr. Rogers,

"Right as rain, Waa" from the old Waa Rogers Show.

[Snapolit1]

One of my favorite threads.

[Buythatcard]

Since you are on the subject, how do you pronounce?

Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo Sardinha

He played 1 season for the Yankees in 2007.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

How do you pronounce Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo Sardinha?

It took me six months of living in the islands just to be able to pronounce the street names but eventually I was able to get my mouth around words like Anaehoomalu, Kaaawa, kamanawanaleia and da kine. The trick is to bust it up into syllables which isn't so difficult once you're familiar with some basic pattern recognition in Hawaiian words. Kee-hay ma-ha-na o Maui a-kay-o. Easy as pie. The Sardinha boys were local studs.

Prince Oana, the Pride of Waipahu

[Fballguy]

It's Gow-dy...Rhymes with Howdy.

It's Bo-Min...Like Bo Jackson

I always pronounced Lajoie with 3 syllables...La-Juh-Way.

But I've also always said Hoe-Nus...and the smart people seem to say Hah-nis.