Artists whose names you're pretty sure you are mispronouncing
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I've heard David Bowie said three ways:
BOWIE (as-in BOW-TIE) - Most common
BOWIE (as-in BOW-WOW) - A lot of dudes say this.. like 45%
BOWIE (as-in BOO-HOO) - I've only heard Kurt Cobain say this taking the piss before playing Man Who Sold The World.
BOWIE (as-in BOW-TIE) - Most common
BOWIE (as-in BOW-WOW) - A lot of dudes say this.. like 45%
BOWIE (as-in BOO-HOO) - I've only heard Kurt Cobain say this taking the piss before playing Man Who Sold The World.
Mr_Lee_PHD said:I've heard David Bowie said three ways:
BOWIE (as-in BOW-TIE) - Most common
BOWIE (as-in BOW-WOW) - A lot of dudes say this.. like 45%
BOWIE (as-in BOO-HOO) - I've only heard Kurt Cobain say this taking the piss before playing Man Who Sold The World.
These days it's bow as in tie a bow on it (that's what he says, anyway) but not sure he's always been consistent. He famously named his kid Zowie Bowie (as in wowweee), but called him Joey. Sensibly the kid went with Duncan Jones.
BOWIE (as-in BOW-TIE) - Most common
BOWIE (as-in BOW-WOW) - A lot of dudes say this.. like 45%
BOWIE (as-in BOO-HOO) - I've only heard Kurt Cobain say this taking the piss before playing Man Who Sold The World.
These days it's bow as in tie a bow on it (that's what he says, anyway) but not sure he's always been consistent. He famously named his kid Zowie Bowie (as in wowweee), but called him Joey. Sensibly the kid went with Duncan Jones.
This reminds me of a chick that used to host one of the first cable hip hop/rap/rnb shows in the 90s in Australia. She used to fuck up the names of simple MC names like Treach, which she pronounced to make it rime with Preach. Tupac become something that sounded more like Too Pork etc
A well known Sydney hip hop indentity rerad her a drunken riot act one night and let her know she was saying the names wrong but I dont think that helped.
A well known Sydney hip hop indentity rerad her a drunken riot act one night and let her know she was saying the names wrong but I dont think that helped.
LokoOne said:This reminds me of a chick that used to host one of the first cable hip hop/rap/rnb shows in the 90s in Australia. She used to fuck up the names of simple MC names like Treach, which she pronounced to make it rime with Preach. Tupac become something that sounded more like Too Pork etc
A well known Sydney hip hop indentity rerad her a drunken riot act one night and let her know she was saying the names wrong but I dont think that helped.
On a related note, there is a really good syndicated blues radio program here in the States that usually airs on Saturday nights. Dude has deep crates playing the finest in prewar and postwar (up to 1965) sounds. I just wish he'd learn how to pronounce Amos Milburn's last name correctly ("and that was three in a row from Amos MILBOURNE...").
A well known Sydney hip hop indentity rerad her a drunken riot act one night and let her know she was saying the names wrong but I dont think that helped.
On a related note, there is a really good syndicated blues radio program here in the States that usually airs on Saturday nights. Dude has deep crates playing the finest in prewar and postwar (up to 1965) sounds. I just wish he'd learn how to pronounce Amos Milburn's last name correctly ("and that was three in a row from Amos MILBOURNE...").
jjfad027 said:HOO-mus
or
HUH-mus
I say hummus the first way. Which way do y'all say it?
i went to school with and was friends with tons of chaldeans (catholic iraqis for those not familiar) -- they either said HOOH-MOOS or HUHH-MOOS (moos like mousse). since i'm white as fuck, i've always said HUM-IS (IS is said like MISS).
or
HUH-mus
I say hummus the first way. Which way do y'all say it?
i went to school with and was friends with tons of chaldeans (catholic iraqis for those not familiar) -- they either said HOOH-MOOS or HUHH-MOOS (moos like mousse). since i'm white as fuck, i've always said HUM-IS (IS is said like MISS).
novocaine132 said:um...
cougnut?
having fun with this one
he says it at the beginning of imp - scandlous
COO-NUT
cougnut?
having fun with this one
he says it at the beginning of imp - scandlous
COO-NUT
breadwinner said:jjfad027 said:HOO-mus
or
HUH-mus
I say hummus the first way. Which way do y'all say it?
i went to school with and was friends with tons of chaldeans (catholic iraqis for those not familiar) -- they either said HOOH-MOOS or HUHH-MOOS (moos like mousse). since i'm white as fuck, i've always said HUM-IS (IS is said like MISS).
The Hebraic pronunciation would be khoom-moose (guttural "KH" sound)
or
HUH-mus
I say hummus the first way. Which way do y'all say it?
i went to school with and was friends with tons of chaldeans (catholic iraqis for those not familiar) -- they either said HOOH-MOOS or HUHH-MOOS (moos like mousse). since i'm white as fuck, i've always said HUM-IS (IS is said like MISS).
The Hebraic pronunciation would be khoom-moose (guttural "KH" sound)
