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Dorcus
Does anyone know how to pronounce his name? Is it "Nug"? If so let's hope he develops into a "Nugget".
He says N-G on the website. Just say the letters.
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Yes, pronounced En Gee.
Isn't it Chinese origin?
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MacAdder
Yes, pronounced En Gee.
Isn't it Chinese origin?
All the Crewe fans were saying that's how it is pronounced.
My Girlfriend whose first language is Cantonese is adamant it should be pronounced eeng
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Rjk
All the Crewe fans were saying that's how it is pronounced.
My Girlfriend whose first language is Cantonese is adamant it should be pronounced eeng
I think you maybe right. In my previous job we used to have dealings with a dentist with the same surname and realising that nobody could pronounce it correctly, he was happy to be called Dr Engee to save people's embarrassment.
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Rjk
All the Crewe fans were saying that's how it is pronounced.
My Girlfriend whose first language is Cantonese is adamant it should be pronounced eeng
If he's of Singaporean background, on probability it's more likely to be mandarin than Cantonese.
However I know people with the surname Ng of both mandarin and Cantonese speaking heritage and i don't think there's much difference.
Should there be a vowel sound? My understanding is there isn't. It's just the nasal 'ng' from ring or the Chinese surname wong.
I expect having lived in the West for so long, he's ok with En-Gee for an easy life.
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Rjk
All the Crewe fans were saying that's how it is pronounced.
My Girlfriend whose first language is Cantonese is adamant it should be pronounced eeng
A lot of immigrants change the pronunciation of their names and other words. You should hear the shit Italian Americans come out with.
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Pedro de la Rosa
He says N-G on the website. Just say the letters.
Lets hope it don't stand for "No Good" :facepalm:
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NYCBlue
A lot of immigrants change the pronunciation of their names and other words. You should hear the shit Italian Americans come out with.
:hehe::hehe::hehe:
Perry himself has said it's N-G. That's good enough for me.
We pronounce every single Portuguese name incorrectly, also.
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lardy
If he's of Singaporean background, on probability it's more likely to be mandarin than Cantonese.
However I know people with the surname Ng of both mandarin and Cantonese speaking heritage and i don't think there's much difference.
Should there be a vowel sound? My understanding is there isn't. It's just the nasal 'ng' from ring or the Chinese surname wong.
I expect having lived in the West for so long, he's ok with En-Gee for an easy life.
hopefully someone can ask him in a press conference at some point
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j56hOfZ-rA
All we really need is to hear the commentary team on radio wales to get the correct definition of course, as they are always spot on
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Rjk
No doubt they’ll call him Jason at some point.
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Rjk
hopefully someone can ask him in a press conference at some point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvrCub2dw8A
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BLUETIT
Lets hope it don't stand for "No Good" :facepalm:
:hehe:
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Had an excellent debut today. Well done, Perry.
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Pedro de la Rosa
:hehe::hehe::hehe:
Perry himself has said it's N-G. That's good enough for me.
We pronounce every single Portuguese name incorrectly, also.
There are a lot of Portuguese around here too. I've noticed many people tend to pronounce Portuguese names as if they are Spanish, which as you say, is completely wrong. I know a guy called Marco Nunes (pronounced noonis) most people pronounce it noon-yez.
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NYCBlue
There are a lot of Portuguese around here too. I've noticed many people tend to pronounce Portuguese names as if they are Spanish, which as you say, is completely wrong. I know a guy called Marco Nunes (pronounced noonis) most people pronounce it noon-yez.
Bruno Fernandes, just watch the first 2 secs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xRMCgLxfJ4
You're dead right, the es is more of a shh than the Spanish yez/ez.