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Geelong.Vic.Au
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August 2002
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 11:58
 
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There are more important things in the world to worry about  .
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Geelong.Vic.Au
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August 2002
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 12:01
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lol i realise but i rarely hear the terms in general convo, always read.
I don't want to meet some uber drifter or something and look like a tool when i pronounce half the brand names on his car incorrectly now do i 
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 12:13
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| kemicalx wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 21:55 |
G'day all,
Just wondering if anyone out there knows the correct pronunciation of the following brands. I get sick trying to decide everytime i'm reading HPI
Defi Deaf-E or Defy, as in defying gravity?
Bride Bride, as in bride and groom or Bree-Day or Bry-Day?
GReddy Gready, as in Get Ready said quickly or Gee-Ready?
JUN Jun like Nun or jUn said like this - 
Cusco Kuss-Coh (coh as in doh!) or Cuss(as in Puss)-Coh?
OSGiken O-S-Guy-Ken or O-S-Gick-En?
Tomei Tome-Ey or Tommy?
Motul Moe-Tule or Moe-Tull?
Hope you can understand my dodgy pronunciation explanations :
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the japanese names are usually mispronounced..
toh-yoh-ta
seh-rii-ka (the US actually pronounes this correctly )
deh-fi (as in fee but shorter)
bride is something like boo-rie-deh (or do)
JUN is like june but shorter
cusco.. kusko as in doh... not as in puss.. more like pus
tomei toh may (toh is like the first part of tock, but without ck..)
motul in japan would be moh-tuh-ruu
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 12:15
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| kemicalx wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 21:55 |
Tien ..... T-N or Tie-En or Tine
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tey nn
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QLD, Gold Coast
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February 2004
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 12:17
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| kemicalx wrote on Sat, 17 September 2005 21:55 |
G'day all,
Just wondering if anyone out there knows the correct pronunciation of the following brands. I get sick trying to decide everytime i'm reading HPI
Defi ..... Deaf-E or Defy, as in defying gravity?
Bride .... Bride, as in bride and groom or Bree-Day or Bry-Day?
GReddy ... Gready, as in Get Ready said quickly or Gee-Ready?
JUN ...... Jun like Nun or jUn said like this -
Cusco .... Kuss-Coh (coh as in doh!) or Cuss(as in Puss)-Coh?
OSGiken .. O-S-Guy-Ken or O-S-Gick-En?
Tomei .... Tome-Ey or Tommy?
Motul .... Moe-Tule or Moe-Tull?
Hope you can understand my dodgy pronunciation explanations
edit- More,
Tien ..... T-N or Tie-En or Tine
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GReddy is i believe Gee-Ready (like you've pronounced), JUN is jUn, Tomei is Tome-ey, Cusco is Kuss Coh, well from what i've heard.
i wouldn't mind knowing how 5zigen is pronouced.
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Location:
Geelong.Vic.Au
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August 2002
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 14:18
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I wouldn't worry about pronouncing Japanese names correctly. They bastardise our language to make their brand names that we then pronounce incorrectly. Who cares?
Most people pronounce half the words they say incorrectly.
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Location:
Perth
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April 2003
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sat, 17 September 2005 19:57
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Aria Giovanni.
Aaah Rhia - Jee eio vanni
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September 2005
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Re: Correct Pronunciation of Brand Names??
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Sun, 18 September 2005 02:34
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GReddy isn't pronounced Gee-Reddy. If you look at the katakana on the GReddy box, it says GU-RE-DDI, the "G" being said as in "Get". So GReddy should be pronounced as you say - like "get ready" very quickly.
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