Tropical Storm Colin
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Re: Tropical Storm Colin
Just like it's spelled. Colin. Short o, short i, emphasis on the first syllable.colchar wrote:So here's a question - how do y'all pronounce Colin?
How do you pronounce it?
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I say Cahlin.
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Better question - how do YOU pronounce it? I can go with a long or short "o".colchar wrote:So here's a question - how do y'all pronounce Colin?
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It is pronounced the same as call-in. I find most Americans mispronounce it because of Colin Powell. Apparently his grandmother couldn't pronounce it properly which is why his name ended up being pronounced the way it was. The pronunciation used for his name drives me freakin' nuts because it is, well, wrong.
And I asked because I heard an American newscaster talking about the storm today and he mispronounced it.
And I asked because I heard an American newscaster talking about the storm today and he mispronounced it.
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Buy, it's written 'Throatwarbler Mangrove'.
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Most Americans you've met mispronounce your name? Bizarre. I had never heard Colin Powell's pronunciation until he became a public figure. I've never heard it pronounced that way since. I much prefer the pronunciation of your name versus Mr. Powell's.colchar wrote:It is pronounced the same as call-in. I find most Americans mispronounce it because of Colin Powell. Apparently his grandmother couldn't pronounce it properly which is why his name ended up being pronounced the way it was. The pronunciation used for his name drives me freakin' nuts because it is, well, wrong.
And I asked because I heard an American newscaster talking about the storm today and he mispronounced it.
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Yeah most people mispronounce my last name too. Ay-hurn. Nope. It's Uh-hurn. About the only Americans who get it right are Irish-Americans in New England. Bloody Americans.
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Miles wrote:Most Americans you've met mispronounce your name? Bizarre. I had never heard Colin Powell's pronunciation until he became a public figure. I've never heard it pronounced that way since. I much prefer the pronunciation of your name versus Mr. Powell's.colchar wrote:It is pronounced the same as call-in. I find most Americans mispronounce it because of Colin Powell. Apparently his grandmother couldn't pronounce it properly which is why his name ended up being pronounced the way it was. The pronunciation used for his name drives me freakin' nuts because it is, well, wrong.
And I asked because I heard an American newscaster talking about the storm today and he mispronounced it.
Yeah, even Colin Campbell (of the NHL), whose name cannot possibly be anything but Scottish (good God, they might as well have named him Hamish McGuillicudy) has his name mispronounced now. It was always pronounced correctly until Powell became well known but since then it has changed. Drives me bonkers.
I've mentioned in another thread (the one that included photos of lemurs) that I regularly listen to a radio station from London England. I will sometimes use that station's response feature to comment on stuff that is said during various shows. The mispronunciation of my name has become so common among Americans that it is actually nice to hear them pronounce it properly whenever it is used on that station (ie. Colin writes in and says "blah, blah, blah, blah, CTN rules, blah, blah blah"). Of course, being Brits, they know exactly how the name is supposed to be pronounced.
But seriously, pay attention to news coverage of the storm and you might notice how often it is mispronounced.
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I didn't come here for an argument.captmojo wrote:Buy, it's written 'Throatwarbler Mangrove'.
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Gee ... how many threads have photos of lemurs?colchar wrote:I've mentioned in another thread (the one that included photos of lemurs) that I regularly listen to a radio station from London England.
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Lavabe wrote:Gee ... how many threads have photos of lemurs?colchar wrote:I've mentioned in another thread (the one that included photos of lemurs) that I regularly listen to a radio station from London England.
Well I thought that, now that you are a mod, it was mandatory to mention lemurs at least once per thread?
I had posted that thread simply because on of the presenters had been at the London Zoo with the lemurs and meerkats and they had posted photos on the webpage. I thought it rather appropriate.
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All it takes is Miles or me to post something in a thread, and "lemur" will be mentioned.colchar wrote:Lavabe wrote:Gee ... how many threads have photos of lemurs?colchar wrote:I've mentioned in another thread (the one that included photos of lemurs) that I regularly listen to a radio station from London England.
Well I thought that, now that you are a mod, it was mandatory to mention lemurs at least once per thread?
I had posted that thread simply because on of the presenters had been at the London Zoo with the lemurs and meerkats and they had posted photos on the webpage. I thought it rather appropriate.
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On NPR this morning, they pronounced it correctly ("call-in"). I might not have noticed except I read this thread last night.colchar wrote: But seriously, pay attention to news coverage of the storm and you might notice how often it is mispronounced.
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Well, so much for Colchar's namesake becoming the storm of the century. It's disappeared entirely.
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So far the weatherman in Charlotte is pronouncing your name right!colchar wrote:Miles wrote:Most Americans you've met mispronounce your name? Bizarre. I had never heard Colin Powell's pronunciation until he became a public figure. I've never heard it pronounced that way since. I much prefer the pronunciation of your name versus Mr. Powell's.colchar wrote:It is pronounced the same as call-in. I find most Americans mispronounce it because of Colin Powell. Apparently his grandmother couldn't pronounce it properly which is why his name ended up being pronounced the way it was. The pronunciation used for his name drives me freakin' nuts because it is, well, wrong.
And I asked because I heard an American newscaster talking about the storm today and he mispronounced it.
Yeah, even Colin Campbell (of the NHL), whose name cannot possibly be anything but Scottish (good God, they might as well have named him Hamish McGuillicudy) has his name mispronounced now. It was always pronounced correctly until Powell became well known but since then it has changed. Drives me bonkers.
I've mentioned in another thread (the one that included photos of lemurs) that I regularly listen to a radio station from London England. I will sometimes use that station's response feature to comment on stuff that is said during various shows. The mispronunciation of my name has become so common among Americans that it is actually nice to hear them pronounce it properly whenever it is used on that station (ie. Colin writes in and says "blah, blah, blah, blah, CTN rules, blah, blah blah"). Of course, being Brits, they know exactly how the name is supposed to be pronounced.
But seriously, pay attention to news coverage of the storm and you might notice how often it is mispronounced.
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CameronBornAndBred wrote:Well, so much for Colchar's namesake becoming the storm of the century. It's disappeared entirely.
Seems rather fitting somehow...
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Re: Tropical Storm Colin
Wouldn't it be cool if hurricane names were taken from CTN.
"Indoor66 is a category 6 storm moving at 66mph."
Hope you don't mind I used you Indoor66. It was the first CTN name that popped in my head.
"Indoor66 is a category 6 storm moving at 66mph."
Hope you don't mind I used you Indoor66. It was the first CTN name that popped in my head.
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It was all those damn ignorant weather folk not knowing how to pronounce his name. He got fed up and left the party. I don't blame him.colchar wrote:CameronBornAndBred wrote:Well, so much for Colchar's namesake becoming the storm of the century. It's disappeared entirely.
Seems rather fitting somehow...
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The 2010 Hurricane Name List does include some CTN Alum.TillyGalore wrote:Wouldn't it be cool if hurricane names were taken from CTN.
"Indoor66 is a category 6 storm moving at 66mph."
Hope you don't mind I used you Indoor66. It was the first CTN name that popped in my head.
2010 Hurricane Names
Alex
Bonnie
Colin
Danielle
Earl
Fiona
Gaston
Hermine
Igor
Julia
Karl
Lisa
Matthew
Nicole
Otto
Paula
Richard
Shary
Tomas
Virginie
Walter
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