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Old 06-19-2001, 01:58 AM
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My buddy and I are arguing about how to pronounce Tecate. If it's like the beer, it would be tuh-kah-tee. He says TEE-kate. Who's right?
 
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Old 06-19-2001, 02:21 AM
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sorry to burst your bubble but it is pronounced: Tee Kate.
 
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Old 06-19-2001, 07:35 AM
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I always thought it was pronounced TEH KATE. It sounds better than TEE KATE.
 
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Old 06-19-2001, 10:11 AM
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What does a Yamaha guy know about Kawi's anyway? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

It's pronounced Teh CAH Tee, like Tecate, Mexico, Tecate the beer, etc.
 
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Old 06-19-2001, 09:29 PM
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Brianc is right.
 
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Old 06-20-2001, 01:45 AM
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I thought so. It is a Spanish or Indian word like Mojave. Which sounds like mo ha ve, or does YamahaGye say it like MO jayv?
 
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Old 06-20-2001, 02:32 AM
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Yeah, BrianC is right. Teh Kah Tee
 
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Old 06-20-2001, 02:36 AM
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This is dumb though. Bombardier is really supposed to be pronounced Bomb Bahr Dee Ay. That is messed up, but it really is correct. I think I'll just say it how its spelled. Otherwise, I run the risk of getting my *** kicked by some redneck that thinks I'm a communist or something.
 
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Old 06-20-2001, 07:26 PM
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i always pronounced it TEH KHA TEE
but i used to call MO HA VEE MO JAV (with the J)
 
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Old 06-21-2001, 12:48 AM
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In Mexico, the beer and the town are pronounced teh- kah- tay. ( I used to live in L.A. CA. and was corrected during a trip south of the border by the locals.
Bombadier is a military term like cavalier, grenadier and fusealier(sp).
 


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