Pronunciation of Shave-related terms

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Pronunciation of Shave-related terms

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I learned that Jojoba is pronounced "Heh-HO-ba"

and Shea is pronounced "SHAY"

update: Shea can be pronounced "SHE" or "SHAY" according to merriam-webster



What other shave-related terms have tricky pronunciation?

I want to get many of these straight right from the beginning.
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How about this one:

a "locomokanariekipkachelfantje"shaving brush..... :lol:

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icecow wrote:What other shave-related terms have tricky pronunciation?

I want to get many of these straight right from the beginning.
How about Merkur? Is it MUR-kur, or MUR-kure, or MUR-koor, or MAY-kur etc. etc.?
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And what about poopyshave?
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Ive been having trouble with this one:

Feather
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Merkur = mair KOOR, if you want to be picky.
But don't be picky unless you want to.
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Proraso


Merkur

Eau de Toilet

Guerlain Vetiver

Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre

Esprit de Lavande

Penhaligon's Lavandula
GENDARME 20
LORENZO VILLORESI VETIVER
CHEZ BOND BOND Nº 9
CREED NEW TABAROME
CREED EROLFA
MONTALE CAPRI
SPORTISSIMO GALIMARD
LANVIN HOMME
COLOGNE SOLOGNE

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Bicster wrote:Ive been having trouble with this one:

Feather
That is pronounced: Best blade ever. :lol:
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Gatorade wrote:Proraso


Merkur

Eau de Toilet

Guerlain Vetiver

Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre

Esprit de Lavande

Penhaligon's Lavandula
GENDARME 20
LORENZO VILLORESI VETIVER
CHEZ BOND BOND Nº 9
CREED NEW TABAROME
CREED EROLFA
MONTALE CAPRI
SPORTISSIMO GALIMARD
LANVIN HOMME
COLOGNE SOLOGNE

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are all pronounced just as they look.
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ichabod wrote:
Gatorade wrote:Proraso


Merkur

Eau de Toilet

Guerlain Vetiver

Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre

Esprit de Lavande

Penhaligon's Lavandula
GENDARME 20
LORENZO VILLORESI VETIVER
CHEZ BOND BOND Nº 9
CREED NEW TABAROME
CREED EROLFA
MONTALE CAPRI
SPORTISSIMO GALIMARD
LANVIN HOMME
COLOGNE SOLOGNE

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those are all pronounced just as they look.

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Didn't you Americans and Canadians (and English) get taught Deutsch and Francais on school?

Com'on, someone said "Ich bin ein Berliner" someday.. :wink:

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Dat is fantastisch en ongelooflijk.
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Gatorade: There's a great French book that will clear all of this up for you. It's called "Le petit Robert". Available at fine bookstores everywhere. :lol:
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drP wrote:Didn't you Americans and Canadians (and English) get taught Deutsch and Francais on school?

Com'on, someone said "Ich bin ein Berliner" someday.. :wink:

Peter
French in Canadian school. Quebec french is a bit different from France. France is more foo-foo Bourgeoisie. Most English speaking Canadians stop learning French-Canadian after the mandated grade 9 (about 13-14 years of age).
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notthesharpest wrote:Gatorade: There's a great French book that will clear all of this up for you. It's called "Le petit Robert". Available at fine bookstores everywhere. :lol:
Great...... Now I have to find a translation for "Le petit Robert" To find the pronounciation for:

Proraso


Merkur

Eau de Toilet

Guerlain Vetiver

Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre

Esprit de Lavande

Penhaligon's Lavandula
GENDARME 20
LORENZO VILLORESI VETIVER
CHEZ BOND BOND Nº 9
CREED NEW TABAROME
CREED EROLFA
MONTALE CAPRI
SPORTISSIMO GALIMARD
LANVIN HOMME
COLOGNE SOLOGNE


:wink:
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Guerlain Vetiver
Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre

I love these two, because I can pretend to be urbane and educated. Although I have absolutely no idea whether I’m correct, I always go out of my way to hit ‘em hard, thusly --

Guerlain Vetiver – gair-LAHN veh-TEE-vay

Roger & Gallet Eau de Gingembre – roh-ZHAY ay gah-LAY oh duh zhin-ZHAM-bruh

You can’t take anything for granted, though. My last name is unusual, and one time when a clerk was taking my name down, I let her know, “And that’s spelled just as it sounds.” She replied, “D-U-G?” #-o #-o #-o

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You mean Veh-ti-vur right? Another link: http://m-w.com/dictionary/vetiver
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DEF wrote: You can’t take anything for granted, though. My last name is unusual, and one time when a clerk was taking my name down, I let her know, “And that’s spelled just as it sounds.” She replied, “D-U-G?” #-o #-o #-o

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blueasajewel wrote:
DEF wrote: You can’t take anything for granted, though. My last name is unusual, and one time when a clerk was taking my name down, I let her know, “And that’s spelled just as it sounds.” She replied, “D-U-G?” #-o #-o #-o

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Your name is Doug Dug?
That IS unusual.

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