Get it right!

[Boubou]

I say Dadario


With an Italian A

Me I do it with a French A

 

[soulman969]

Y

yes it would... say it with me... SLINKY

I'll do even better than that.

THIS is a SLINKY......

 

[Rufustelestrat]

Yes it is Cervesa con Leemon

 

[StummerJoe]

I can't believe I just read every post so far on this thread. I hate myself.

 

[Boubou]

Aluminum... (although I recently learned there apparently is some historical basis for that)

Sodum, potassum, calcum, cesum, magnesum etc....

 

[Guy Named Sue]

John D'addario addresses this in part of an interview...but adds to the confusion.

John sez to use the common nursery rhyme phrase "Hi-Ho-The-Derry-O" to get the name right. It is thus pronounced "duh-Derry-O". However, even he softens the entry "duh" to where you can hardly tell it is there. At the end of the video, he sounds like he's saying "Derry-O".

I'll make sure to next time I'm buying new string tell the girl behind the counter, "Hi-Ho-The-Derry-O 10-48s, do you have those in stock? "

 

[Collin D Plonker]

I say Ur-nee-BAWL

 

[stevierayfan91]

Hi, buddies


I have a speech stutter sometimes when I am most nervous.
I also have trouble with r sounds in words.
I would likely not say DaAddario correctly.

 

[mexipan]

He tried to say it right, but the struggle is real

 

[Old Guy]

Sacre merde (or is it Merde sacre??) Some say "Sacre Bleu" I thimk. This thread is as ridiculous as it is longue.

 

[archetype]

The larger point here is that reviewers/critics need to get it right...or their review/critique is immediately faulted.

I gotta disagree. Sure, inept pronunciation is simply laziness. That wouldn't negate a thoughtful review, for me.

A great player might be sitting in front of me, playing a D'Aquisto, mispronouncing it, and then starting to describe its attributes, but I wouldn't say "Hold it right there... I don't trust anything you say after that word."

 

[myredstrat]

So what the F is Y'all?
Where is this review of which you speak? Is the reviewers first language English?
need proof!
DR Blues on my strat, Ernie Ball on my LP

 

[3bolt79]

So what's your pronunciation of the name of this guitar manufacturer?

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Rickenbacker now, on my grandfather’s 1936 lap steel it’s Rickenbacher. Wish I had a pic so you could see the logo. It’s really different.

 

[JDug]

In my town growing up, there was a kid who had the same last name, he pronounced it “de uh dair ee oh”, but yes, proper Italian pronunciation is “ Da darr-yo” . Kind of like D’Aquisto. I’ve heard people say “dee a qwisto” when its really “ da- keesto”.
I understand what you’re saying but as long as people are communicating and understand each other it seems ok to me unless we’re in Italy!

I wouldn’t dismiss the reviewer unless he was talking about a fine wine! lol

People don’t want to be ignorant, but sometimes when someone properly pronounces something from a foreign language, it can sometimes sound pretentious.

 

[Diamond D]

The cheese stands alone.

 

[ZlurkCorzDog]

Caribbean.

Is it ca ri be un?
Or care a be un?

I hear it both ways. If someone wanted to be creative they could say,
Carob bean.

 

[Deathray]

Oftentimes those wind up being the most entertaining.

Most definitely! And it isn’t even Friday yet, is it??

 

[Dibbs]

Consult the outrage experts on Twatter and Instagripe. The can help you sort it out.

I'm far more concerned with the reviewer's objectivity. Is a fair comparison of strings made ? Is it comprehensive? Does it cover many styles of play? Is the critique fair, and even-handed ? Was the in depth research done? Personally, I don't care if he pronounced D'Addario "Monkey's Uncle", if he did his primary job right.

 

[Boubou]

Caribbean.

Is it ca ri be un?
Or care a be un?

I hear it both ways. If someone wanted to be creative they could say,
Carob bean.

Carib bean

 

[El Gobernador]

Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.

This is small potatoes.