[jacopo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yikes No… It’s Igor (Eye-gore) not (eee-gore)

LOL!!!!

one of the best quotes, ever!!

j|!

 

[fatko]

I thought it is Grah Do

anyway, Gray Do makes more sense to me now...

Grade ..
Grado...

should be Gray then ...

 

[Born2bwire]

It's a little known fact that it is not pronounced as either gray-dough or grah-doe, but rather is pronounced as "use the search function."

 

[razer]

Lol, this thread makes me think of the American way of pronouncing Japanese names. Take the jap fried chicken: its called to-li-ka-la-ah-ge but some pronouce it as TORRY KA-RAAGE

The romanji spelling is TORI KARAAGE

 

[anearfull]

Sung in the key of G:

Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto … oh let’s call the whole thing off!

 

[Chri5peed]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Born2bwire It's a little known fact that it is not pronounced as either gray-dough or grah-doe, but rather is pronounced as "use the search function."

Thats how I say it. Is it an Italian name? Italian pronunciation tops anything John Grado might say. Think about it hes American now, probably an introduced 'Americanisation' into it.

I'll ask an Italian friend of mine when he logs on MSN.

 

[KJ_Palmer]

I've always said "Gray-doh", which I think is the nutural pronunciation for native English-speakers.

"Grah-do" is probably more pedantically "correct", and more natural for other first language speakers (eg. Europeans), but I would feel funny/pretentious to say it that way.

 

[Julz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chri5peed Italian pronunciation tops anything John Grado might say.

Astonishingly stupid thing to say. I think the Man Himself would know how to pronounce his name....

 

[Kenny12]

americans call it gray-do everyone else calls it grah-do

well i think most other people call it grah-do

 

[HybridVision]

Quote:

Originally Posted by KJ_Palmer I've always said "Gray-doh", which I think is the nutural pronunciation for native English-speakers.

I don't think it's that simple. As a Brit, and as someone who only speaks English, my natural pronunciation was "grah-doh".

But technically, since it's a product, and not a word in the dictionary, the correct pronunciation is however the creator of that product says it.

I always use to pronounce Nike as nighk (as in night with a 'k'), but when I found out the it was pronounced ni-kee I started saying that. I think the importance of honouring the originator of the (brand) name outweighs personal preferance.

 

[discord]

Playdoh.

 

[Chri5peed]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julz Astonishingly stupid thing to say. I think the Man Himself would know how to pronounce his name....

So if 100,000 Italian 'Grados' all pronounce it differently they're wrong?

 

[edmundchoy]

lol this thread is amazing i muz say

 

[Yikes]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chri5peed So if 100,000 Italian 'Grados' all pronounce it differently they're wrong?

YES!

At least in America they are wrong.

 

[catachresis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by discord Playdoh.

Sit right down!- Crank up your amp,
And watch your girlfriend moan and stamp!
Shave and a Haircut! Bump Bump!
-- "Oh, Honey. . . . "

You'll think Pink Floyd is great fun
With some high-grade Grado RS-1s.

Perch them on your bean -- Just So. . . .
- You rock harder with Graa-do!

[Apologies to the great minds behind 'The Fuzzy-Pumper Barbershop"]