The "How is it pronounced" thread...

[BirdMobile]

Ever wonder how to correctly pronounce certain tool names and brands? I know I have. I'll start.

How do you pronounce "Knipex"? Is it Nip-ex, Nye-pex, Kun-ip-ex, Kin-ip-ex, Kun-uh-pex, Kin-uh-pex, or something else?

I know that in German, "Walther" (the gun) is pronounced "Vul-tour" - rhymes with cool-purr. "Sig Sauer" (also the gun) is pronounced "tZig tZow-uh" - rhymrs with "pig-pow-uh". I learned both pronunciations from a native German who liked guns and target shooting. Not surprisingly, he told me that English speakers mispronounce many German brand names.

 

[organ]

Ka-knee-pex at :30

 

[wild cowboy]

will ALWAYS be Nye-pex - I don't care what anyone says, unless they are paying me for a commercial.

 

[mtwaterguy]

Ever wonder how to correctly pronounce certain tool names and brands? I know I have. I'll start.

How do you pronounce "Knipex"? Is it Nip-ex, Nye-pex, Kun-ip-ex, Kin-ip-ex, Kun-uh-pex, Kin-uh-pex, or something else?

I know that in German, "Walther" (the gun) is pronounced "Vul-tour" - rhymes with cool-purr. "Sig Sauer" (also the gun) is pronounced "tZig tZow-uh" - rhymrs with "pig-pow-uh". I learned both pronunciations from a native German who liked guns and target shooting. Not surprisingly, he told me that English speakers mispronounce many German brand names.

If we were in Germany it might be a problem. Here in Montana, not so much.

 

[BirdMobile]

Ka-knee-pex at :30

Sounds like the "k" is short and almost silent, with the emphasis on "knee".
"kuh-KNEE-pex". Interesting.

 

[dr_clyde]

Stihl chainsaws are a common one. It's pronounced like "steel" but I hear "still" a lot.

 

[Sal Bandini]

The "k" is always pronounced in German.

Also Wera is "v" sound. Same with Wiha.

If you really want to pronounce them right you need to learn to roll your R's.

 

[shanny19]

This should be fun, given the number of people on here that believe their toolbox has "draws".

 

[bubinga]

This should be fun, given the number of people on here that believe their toolbox has "draws".

the video l saw they said it like
Kin-a-pex.

 

[BirdMobile]

The "k" is always pronounced in German.

Also Wera is "v" sound. Same with Wiha.

If you really want to pronounce them right you need to learn to roll your R's.

So it's "Veh-rrruh" and "Vee-haw"?

 

[Fordman7795]

This should be fun, given the number of people on here that believe their toolbox has "draws".

Better than droors!

 

[Fordman7795]

Stihl chainsaws are a common one. It's pronounced like "steel" but I hear "still" a lot.

And on that note its "husk-varna". Not huska varna

 

[dj_110]

so Po-tae-toe not Po-ta-toe? or Ta-may-toe or is it Ta-ma-toe? XD

My favorite that I hear is Volkswagen pronounced "Votes-wagon" In Germany I believe is pronounced "Folks-Va-gen" which means people's car.

 

[Sal Bandini]

So it's "Veh-rrruh" and "Vee-haw"?

Yep. And the "w" in Stahlwille is also pronounced as a "v".

 

[Kevin54]

so Po-tae-toe not Po-ta-toe? or Ta-may-toe or is it Ta-ma-toe? XD

My favorite that I hear is Volkswagen pronounced "Votes-wagon" In Germany I believe is pronounced "Folks-Va-gen" which means people's car.

You mispronounced both of them. It pronounced Ta-may-ta's and Pa-tay-ta's.

 

[lwlobo]

It's Nigh-Pex, Still, and Husk-uh-varna for me. Most of the stores and dealers I've dealt with say it the same way, and everyone I know says the same also.

Next you're going to tell me IKEA isn't pronounced Eye-Kia?

I like the idea of saying it the same way the country or language of origin does, but it just doesn't work out that way. I say it the way people of my country and language do, since I'm talking to them. If I visited a Stihl plant or dealer in Germany I'd try to say it the way they do.

Pretty sure the companies don't care what we call it as long as we're buying. As American consumers we represent the Holy Grail of all sales markets.

 

[3baygarage]

PLOMB--

How do you say it?

Plum? or Pl-ah-mb (silent b)?

OR

I like tater tots?

Thank you PLOMB, for creating and using a logo that sort of looks like PLVMB, so that the world can constantly wonder why it is now called Proto, and come to Garage Journal for answers.

 

[Blöckw@rt]

'Stihl' is definetly pronounced like 'steel' but not with a "hard" S ….more like comparable with... 'sure', or 'sugar'........or.....brush

 

[dj_110]

You mispronounced both of them. It pronounced Ta-may-ta's and Pa-tay-ta's.

Yeah but being born and raised in WI, there are definitely O's in those words. I have been told the WI accent is the hard O's.

 

[FMC1959]

NWS, in German they say NVS

 

[dj_110]

How about Wiha? Is that "We-A" "Why-a" "Vee-A" "we-HA"???

How about Xcelite? I hear that pronounced "x-cell-ite" not sure if that is proper or not.

Bostitch. "BOW-stitch" "Bos-titch"?

Freud "froy-D"? "Free-ud"

How about Toyota? I hear "Tie-ota" a lot. "Toy-ota" "To-yota"

 

[woody 73]

I learned early on DO NOT WORRY ABOUT PRONUNCIATION at all; why you point your finger shove them MONEY and walk away, works every time whether you are in the back woods of "AHIA as they say" or in France and you can take that to the Bank.

 

[Monte]

 

[Blöckw@rt]

@dj 110

Wiha = Vee-Ha...the 'A' in german is pronounced like Iowa, Oklahoma, Canada

Xcelite is pronounced the same.

Bostitch = Bos-titch

Freud = froy-D

Toyota = To-yota

 

[DennisH2014]

@dj 110

Wiha = Vee-Ha...the 'A' in german is pronounced like Iowa, Oklahoma, Canada

Xcelite is pronounced the same.

Bostitch = Bos-titch

Freud = froy-D

Toyota = To-yota

I prefer Toy-yoda myself......

 

[brass89]

I knew it was pronounced 'steel' (stihl), but a soft/mushy 'S'? like shteel? now it makes me want to say it with a sean connery accent. lol

 

[Sal Bandini]

I've heard some Germans pronounce "st" with hard "s" but it sounded funny, like they were being pretentious or something.

 

[jjjrmx5]

knee-pex.

If you want to argue, then nip-ex.

Doesn't matter though.
90% of tool users wouldn't know WTF they are in the first place because they are too cheap to buy them.

/end thread.

 

[IOWNJUNK]

You mispronounced both of them. It pronounced Ta-may-ta's and Pa-tay-ta's.

Are you guys talkin bout maters n taters?

 

[BirdMobile]

Are you guys talkin bout maters n taters?

Durn tootin', cuz!

 

[Scout Driver]

Thanks for posting, Monte! I enjoyed it.

Kinda funny that I was listening to Rammstein shortly before checking out this thread.

Scott

 

[JR 42]

Cool thread! How about...

Witte - "VIT - eh" ?
Gedore - "geh - DOOR - eh" ?
Heyco - "HAY - co" ?
NWS - "en vay ess" ?
Felo - "FEE - low" ?


It's a good thing there aren't any umlauts.

 

[Kevin54]

Yeah but being born and raised in WI, there are definitely O's in those words. I have been told the WI accent is the hard O's.

Are you guys talkin bout maters n taters?

That sounds like it's got the hard "A" in it.

 

[wild cowboy]

And on that note its "husk-varna". Not huska varna

hus-qua-var-na is how us old motocrossers said it back in the 60's and 70's!

 

[IOWNJUNK]

WTF is a hard a? I thought vowels were short and long.

 

[dj_110]

Are you guys talkin bout maters n taters?

Yes sir!

 

[ganymede]

Great bench vises were made in Athol Massachusetts.
Athol : Pronounced 'Ath' as in take a bath, and 'all' as in I like all war era tools.

 

[stovebolt6]

Heard someone say Stahlwille like "stall-willie."

Pretty sure it's "shtal-veel"

 

[Farmall450]

Wildeeee

 

[Alan Douglas]

Freud (the saw company) is not German, so is not pronounced "froid." I remember seeing it in Fine Woodworking a long time ago. I believe it was "free-ood."