Ariel
Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 1556
Israel
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Posted on Feb 05 2019 09:45 AM
j_flanders wrote:
Ariel wrote:
Since it's an Italian word, definitely the former - trem-OH-lo.
Italian guy reviewing some pedals.
At 1:10, and during the rest of the video he clearly says TRE -molo, not trem-OH-lo.
But it could be that he forgot that tremolo is an italian word and he pronounces it like English people would.
I wasn't addressing syllable accents at all (and quoted the word from the OP), just the distinction between UH and OH on the 1st O. The guy clearly says it correctly.
Apparently I haven't understood Edwardsand's post, but we already cleared that up. Sorry for confusing things!
Since we're already on it, can someone explain to me why %25 of the times I hear the word Nuclear some pronounce it Nu-cu-LAR?
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edwardsand
Joined: Jun 29, 2018
Posts: 802
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Posted on Feb 05 2019 09:56 AM
Don't get me started on Nuclear!
But what I was originally trying to get at was the distinction between the accent on the first vs. second syllable rather than exact vowel sounds. How we pronounce vowels can be quite variable and depends on your regional accent, original language, etc., and to me it's just typical variation and not something to comment on.
But when the accented syllable shifts, it stands out more, and in this case it just struck me as really odd because I hadn't encountered it before. And accenting the 2nd syllable also really highlights the "oh" sound of the first O, whereas accent on the first syllable makes it less obvious how the O is pronounced.
Anyway, it's always interesting to discuss such things with people from all over.
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Clarry
Joined: Oct 01, 2014
Posts: 519
Streatham, London
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Posted on Feb 05 2019 10:06 AM
edwardsand wrote:
Synchro - Thanks for the insights on the origins of the name Tucson. My wife was born there, so she gets particularly disturbed hearing the Brits say "Tuck-sin".
Show me the British who pronounce it that way, and I'll beat them up for you.
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edwardsand
Joined: Jun 29, 2018
Posts: 802
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Posted on Feb 05 2019 01:41 PM
Clarry wrote:
Show me the British who pronounce it that way, and I'll beat them up for you.
You can start with the woman at the rental car counter in Kingston, where I rented one to drive up to Edinburgh.
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