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Jannerd: Does it rhyme with Ran-Nerd or Rah-Nard?

NAB: Rhymes with Stab or said En-Nay-Bee?

Chrosziel: Crow-zel or Craw-zel?

Arri: Awr-Ree or Air-ree?
 
I've always said chrosziel as crot-zee-ell, Arri I'd say A-Ree, NAB as in Stab (personally, but either go). Jannerd - spelt with two a's (Jannard) pronunciation = jan (as in january) and eard (as in heard).

Could be wrong on any of them though, guess it depends on your accent :)
 
it's
chrosziel: cross-zeil
arri: ah-ree (ARRI= ARnold & RIchter) - but without a break in between
 
And the camera is made of aluminium, not aluminum!
 
I've only heard satch-ler
 
says the German... There may be a "more correct" way to say it, but if everyone in the local biz says it uniformly wrong, then it's better to say it that way. It's like the school Notre Dame. Well the correct french way (after the church) is Noe-treh-Dom, but for the school everyone calls it "Nor-ter-Dame". So sometimes the "wrong" way to say something is more correct for a particular group.

So whilst the Germans may pronounce their products one way, people over here may do it entirely different.
 
I've a Japanese friend who keeps correcting people on the word Nikon, which he says should be pronounced "nee-cone" and not "nigh-Con," like we usually pronounce it in the states. If the word Sachtler is a german word, then it should be pronounced "Zaht-La" where the 'h' is stressed and not silent like in English.
 
French pronunciation

French pronunciation

I thought Jannard was a French name. I think the Jannards snuck into America via Canada. We have to do a better job securing our borders.

I think you would pronounce it Zhhuhh-nard. The "ard" would be like Picard. You know how you would pronounce Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek.
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Eugene said:
I thought Jannard was a French name. I think the Jannards snuck into America via Canada. We have to do a better job securing our borders.

I think you would pronounce it Zhhuhh-nard. The "ard" would be like Picard. You know how you would pronounce Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek.
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That's what I thought. In fact I thought Jim was of "quebecois" descent. If so, then Jannard is pronounced "Zhah-nahr"
 
Shawn Nelson said:
says the German... There may be a "more correct" way to say it, but if everyone in the local biz says it uniformly wrong, then it's better to say it that way. It's like the school Notre Dame. Well the correct french way (after the church) is Noe-treh-Dom, but for the school everyone calls it "Nor-ter-Dame". So sometimes the "wrong" way to say something is more correct for a particular group.

So whilst the Germans may pronounce their products one way, people over here may do it entirely different.
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Is this one of those times when you say the right thing but isn't saying the right thing? :clown2:
 
Sachtler = Sack-ler
Jannard = Jen -ard
Chrosziel = Crow - zeel
Arri = ah-ree rhimes with carry
SONY = "screwed"

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Aloha,

Keith
 
I tend to agree with Shawn that the correct pronunciation is not necessarily the native pronunciation, having said that it is not necessarily the common pronunciation either. I usually take my guide from the local distributor. For example I think the correct pronunciation of Volkswagen in English speaking countries would be Volks-vargen, but in German the pronunciation would be closer to Folks-vargen (feel free to correct me kolone). Any english speaker saying folks-vargen would be thought of as being pretentious, but most would agree that saying Volks-waggon is not correct.

M
 
Not consider America to be a true "english" speaking nation - we say Volks -wagon here.

But I do agree that some products take on a new pronounciation for easier marketing.

The Russian vodka Stolichnaya in America is Stol-ish-NAI-ya.

In Russia it is Sto-LEACH-nee-ya
 
Probably should have made that "the UK" rather than English speaking countries.

M
 
I'd go with your "english" over ours anyday, mate.

Now in Hawaii, we have pidgen english but that's a whole other can of worms.
 
lol ... i like this thread ;-)

@ kalone:
there are people in germany who tend to pronounce Chrosziel:
crosh ceil

(like "crash" and "ceiling")

but maybe that's a south german / bavarian variation?

all the best,
martin
 
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