Common Mispronunciations

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 27 May 2003 12:14 pm

The recent post concerning the proper pronunciation of Copedent is what brought this topic to mind.

How about it? Are there some other mispronunciations associated with the Steel Guitar (ie. manufacturers/products/players/jargon)?

Example:
I've heard Fulawka pronounced two different ways, one in which the "w" was silent. Or what about "Fessenden"...? Is Fes'-sen-den or Fes-sen'-den?

Attention Terry Wendt, this topic may be a good filler for our magazine.

Respectfully,

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 27 May 2003 12:32 pm

It's Fes'-sen-den

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 27 May 2003 2:05 pm

It's Mullen, not Mullen!

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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 27 May 2003 2:31 pm

It's Sho-Bud, not Show Bub...

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 27 May 2003 2:34 pm

How about this one:

It's GUI-TAR'
not
GIT'-TAR

Jerry Roller · Post by **Jerry Roller** » 27 May 2003 3:09 pm

M'uns!

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 27 May 2003 3:30 pm

An it sho ain't Bemmons.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 27 May 2003 3:33 pm

Chas,

I had a fellow argue me down that it was Shot Budd....Shot J BE,I just gave up......

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 27 May 2003 4:08 pm

And it's Dek'-ley, not Deke'-ley!

Post by **b0b** » 27 May 2003 4:11 pm

It's b0b, not Bob!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 27 May 2003 6:15 pm

It's Jimbeaux, not Jimbo.

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 27 May 2003 10:08 pm

My whole life here is a string of mispronunciations... MERDE! Well I get THAT one right

Graham Griffith · Post by **Graham Griffith** » 28 May 2003 2:04 am

In Australia the correct pronunciation of the letter "z" is "zed" not "zee" which puts Zane Beck's ZB guitar in a peculiar place!!! Of, course "zee bee" is the correct pronunciation ... thank god Zane wasn't Australian.

Graham

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 28 May 2003 2:21 am

Knee lever..not Knee Lee-ver

Tony...not Toni...

Chuck McGill · Post by **Chuck McGill** » 28 May 2003 3:42 am

What do you say to a customer who asks you to set the hormones on his gootar or set the
geographic EQ on his PA? Back when Peavey came out with the Pyramid shift on their amps
I had a fella ask me what that paranoid button does. I told him he must have been turning it cause I think it was working on me.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 28 May 2003 3:48 am

It's Boeing, not Boeings.

BDBassett · Post by **BDBassett** » 28 May 2003 4:25 am

If only George (Dubya) Bush were a steel guitar player...

Roy Ayres · Post by **Roy Ayres** » 28 May 2003 4:29 am

I once had a steel player tell me he loved the way I played those "Augdiminished" chords.

David Mullis · Post by **David Mullis** » 28 May 2003 4:56 am

I dunno, I kinda like the sound of "knee lee-ver", it just sounds more country

Roger Snively · Post by **Roger Snively** » 28 May 2003 5:17 am

I really like them Loonium necks on my steal git-tar, and my dog Phydeaux likes them high notes I play.

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John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 28 May 2003 5:22 am

My pet peeve is people who say "Grand OLD Opry" Correctly said it's "GRAND OLE OPRY" !!!!!!!

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Chris DeBarge · Post by **Chris DeBarge** » 28 May 2003 5:22 am

Speaking of "Loominum", Americans say (and spell) it Aluminum. In other English speaking countries, it's Aluminium, Al-U-Min'-E-Um.

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 28 May 2003 6:40 am

In other English speaking countries, it's Aluminium, Al-U-Min'-E-Um.

Not here! England only, I think .. maybe down under. Tony ?


And, by the way ... I have met many fellow Canucks from all over the country and NEVER met one who says "aboot" for "about"

Al Udeen · Post by **Al Udeen** » 28 May 2003 7:02 am

Tom Brumley has a Mullen for sale on Buy&Sell

David Doggett · Post by **David Doggett** » 28 May 2003 7:59 am

Ah, actually my dictionary says lee' ver is the correct pronounciation. Or was that a joke and I missed it. It's still early for me.