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Hmmm......for all these years I was saying Tah-MEE-yah. Looks like the emphasis should be on the first syllable and not the second. ;)

Speaking of accents, I've been in other parts of the country and folks can tell that I'm from Central PA. We have an accent here?? :D

A Japanese sushi chef once told me that the best way to go on pronouncing Japanese words is to not put a stress on any syllable. It should all be pronounced flat.

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Hmmm......for all these years I was saying Tah-MEE-yah. Looks like the emphasis should be on the first syllable and not the second...

When they answer the phone, they say "Tah MEE yah"

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WOW, I've been making a lot of moe-bee-us's (?)fer many years and didn't even know it. LOL (cause I still can't use the emdoticons) I used to weld saw blades fer these huge band saws and some of them had moe-bee-us blades on them. They were either 1/2 or 3/4 blades that had a half twist in them that were double edged razor blades fer cutting foam. This way, the operators didn't have to change the blades when they got dull cause the blades were sharpened with grinders on the machines. A constant edge being sharpened until the blade was to small to be sharpened any more. These blades were very had to handle because of the twist in them and they were very sharp to begin with. I had to coil them and pack them in boxes to be shipped out. Who would of thought that moe-bee-us was in my background. Not me. LOL (again, no emoticons) LOL. Dan

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Moe-be-us. Revell: the two Ls at the end of the word designate that the accent is on the second syllable (at least in this case). Johan, from what I gather, is derived from "John Hanley". I'm fascinated by those that pronounce "Tamiya" tuh-MI-yuh. It all goes back to the basics of what we learned in grade school. I guess I payed too much attention to my English/grammar teacher.

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Here's one that I'd like to see how many variations we get: POCHER.

Too rich for my pocketbook!!!!

I'm kinda guessing it might be French, so something like Po shay??

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Here's one that I'd like to see how many variations we get: POCHER.

I heard that it is pronounced like the card game... "Poker"

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I heard that it is pronounced like the card game... "Poker"

Actually, the company was Italian, so it would probably be closer to poke-air, with no stress on a syllable. But I don't know the origin of the name. I'll check with scalemotorcars.com.

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I have been told and learned the "correct" way to pronounce Pocher, but went back to the way it looks in American English since I had to repeat it that way to anyone I was talking too.

From the Tamiya family..., Skip is correct, there is no emphasis on any one syllable; all equal/flat vowels. Just because an American employee pronounces it any certain way does not make it automatically correct.

But then again, using almost any pronunciation, people still know what you are talking about…

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I heard that it is pronounced like the card game... "Poker"

We have a winner! Jon is correct, according to Marvin Meit at modelmotorcars.com:

"Poker...like the game!"

MM

(Actually, Harry told me that a couple of years ago but I forgot)

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I always figured Pocher was pronounced poacher kinda like the type of cooked egg or illegal hunting.

Tamiya I've heard pronounced Tah-My-Ya, Tuh-My-Ya, and Tammy-Ya, me it's usually "They want what for a curbside?!"

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OK, let's try Esci now.

Aaarggh. That may be unknowable. But based on the fact the company was Italian, I would guess ess-chee, even though ESCI is an acronym. swannymodels.com says:

"By the way, the name, “ESCI,” is actually an acronym, like RADAR or SCUBA. It is pronounced “esh-she,” although just what the letters E.S.C.I. stands for is still anybody‘s guess. If anyone knows, myself and a few other devotees would sure like to hear about it! (Editor's note; The acronym ESCI stands for Ente Scambi Coloniali Internazionali which translates as Company for International Colonial Trade.)"

This from Wikipdeia:

"This article is about the Italian model aircraft manufacturer...

ESCI was a well-known Italian model aircraft manufacturer. It is no longer in business. It specialised in static models.

They started manufacturing aircraft, military vehicle, car kits and figures around late '70s early '80s. Some of their kits were famous and also officially awarded (Model Fan magazine) for their accuracy and smoothness. They were pioneers of engraved panel lines at injection moulded kits alongside with Hasegawa."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESCI

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What about the name "Paasche" ?

Two videos I saw pronounce it paa-shay or paa-she (paa as in "cat) or somewhere in between. It's a Chicago company.

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Meaning...?

Come on Skip, it's easy, well unless you aren't a Simpson's fan and don't recognize Moe!

MOE--BEE--US!!!

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We have a winner! Jon is correct, according to Marvin Meit at modelmotorcars.com:

"Poker...like the game!"

MM

(Actually, Harry told me that a couple of years ago but I forgot)

Cool.

What do I win? :D

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What about the name "Paasche" ?

I've always known it to be pronounced "pa-SHAY." (short a on the first syllable).

I've heard that Tamiya is pronounced "ta-mee-yah," and like Skip said, no emphasis on any syllable.

Revell is "reh-VELL."

Don't even get me started on people who pronounce Porsche as "porsh." :P

Or someone who says they drive an "AW-dee." :rolleyes:

And the correct pronunciation of BMW is "bay em vay." (Ask a German, they'll tell ya!)

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I've always known it to be pronounced "pa-SHAY." (short a on the first syllable).

I've heard that Tamiya is pronounced "ta-mee-yah," and like Skip said, no emphasis on any syllable.

Revell is "reh-VELL."

Don't even get me started on people who pronounce Porsche as "porsh." :P

Or someone who says they drive an "AW-dee." :rolleyes:

Or pronouncing Alfa Ro-MAY-oh like Romeo & Juliet. I've owned four Alfas.

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