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Why is it on any American car reviews this beautiful car manufacture is referred to as a Jagwah not jag-u-ar, surely this type of pronunciation is put on for the cameras
Last edited by steve_k_xk; 03-14-2017 at 05:46 AM.
Agree, they probably think they are being "continental" or sophisticated. One friend insists on calling my Xk a "****-wire"..... I'm not sure if that is out of envy or his affection for a Mike Myers movie.
Thanks for that. Two clicks away I found an old "Top Gear" episode where Jeremy Clarkson describes a Jaguar owner. Oh, look - another Top Gear highlight. And now bloopers. And two hours later I've finally put down the laptop and I'm now able to get on with my morning.
My wife, when I first met her, referred to her fathers Jaguar as a 'Jigwire'. She had to say it several times before I picked up on what she meant. She doesn't really have a northern Minnesota accent, but for a moment there... By the way, she had never driven a manual car before so the brave man taught her to shift..in that car!
Here she is with her father and his E-Type in 1968.
Regards,
I can tolerate "Jagwahr" easily enough and that's quite common in the 'States.
I know the Brits pronounce it as three syllables, Jag-you-uhr, or Jag-you-are, or similar....but it just doesn't sound right when Yanks pronounces it that way. It simply ends up as a Yank very awkwardly trying to sound like a Brit, with listeners rolling their eyes a bit
I can tolerate "Jagwahr" easily enough and that's quite common in the 'States.
I know the Brits pronounce it as three syllables, Jag-you-uhr, or Jag-you-are, or similar....but it just doesn't sound right when Yanks pronounces it that way. It simply ends up as a Yank very awkwardly trying to sound like a Brit, with listeners rolling their eyes a bit
My wife, when I first met her, referred to her fathers Jaguar as a 'Jigwire'. She had to say it several times before I picked up on what she meant. She doesn't really have a northern Minnesota accent, but for a moment there... By the way, she had never driven a manual car before so the brave man taught her to shift..in that car!
Here she is with her father and his E-Type in 1968.
Regards,
So you've never gotten and "Uff-da" out of her White Bear? Props to her Dad for teaching to drive a manual in that beauty.
I shall now settle this in its entirety and for good;
Whichever pronunciation the ORIGINATOR of the name used is the ONLY correct one.
Since the Jacksonville "Jagwire"s named their team weird like that, that's the CORRECT way.
Since our beloved cars were named "Jag-u-ar", then THAT is the correct pronunciation.
Since American football has been mentioned, use THIS as a reference:
Brett "FAVRE", as it is pronounced........ "Farv"
That's how the originator of that name (his parents) intended, so it is then correct.
I also knew a real asshat of a revolting individual, named "Pfannkuche". His pronunciation (therefore correct) was "Fa-na-ku".
Whichever pronunciation the ORIGINATOR of the name used is the ONLY correct one.
I absolutely agree, but, but, but.... It's usually not the most fun one!
And trying to avoid a Freudian slip while in the presence of such a person, can be a challenge!
Had a coworker once, last name "Rakshit". Now try saying that one quickly, 10 times in a row.
My wife, when I first met her, referred to her fathers Jaguar as a 'Jigwire'. She had to say it several times before I picked up on what she meant. She doesn't really have a northern Minnesota accent, but for a moment there... By the way, she had never driven a manual car before so the brave man taught her to shift..in that car!
Here she is with her father and his E-Type in 1968.
Regards,
My wife, when I first met her, referred to her fathers Jaguar as a 'Jigwire'. She had to say it several times before I picked up on what she meant. She doesn't really have a northern Minnesota accent, but for a moment there... By the way, she had never driven a manual car before so the brave man taught her to shift..in that car! 1968.
Regards,
How do Americans pronounce the word MANUAL? If you pronounce JAG-U-AR as JAGWAR or JAGWIRE without the 'U' then MAN-U-AL must be MAN-WALL?
How do Americans pronounce the word MANUAL? If you pronounce JAG-U-AR as JAGWAR or JAGWIRE without the 'U' then MAN-U-AL must be MAN-WALL?
Graham
Well, its something like those spelling rules you learn as a kid, you know "I before E, except after C...". So in this case, instead of changing the U into a W, we simply drop the A. MAN-UL. Now depending on which part of the country you live in, the U is either the 'long' (as in mule) or 'short' (as in mull) version. Its so simple, right? Thought the "Queen's English" folks would have caught on by now.
Yeh, you can slap me now.
The Brits have even gone and cocked THAT one up, "Aluminum". For SOME reason they went and added a superfluous "i" between the "n" and the "u". So their weird and creepy pronunciation of the metal with the periodic table abbreviation of Al is correct for their egregious spelling. "Aluminium"
03-14-2017, 06:59 AM
