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Topic: How Do You Say That???

M3MAN2K1
First Class Passenger
Member # 2102

posted 06-09-2003 12:57 PM

Last night I was wondering how you pronunce some odd ship name or maritime names... Can you help me out with a few more? Also, I would be intrested to see if anyone else has any others they would like to know...
How about-
Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Kvaerner Masa
and CostaMediterranea -is it supposed to be like Mediterrian (sp) with just an "ia" added to it, like Atlantic-ia?
Look foreward to your ideas...

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sympatico
First Class Passenger
Member # 797

posted 06-09-2003 01:47 PM

Here goes - will try to do it phonetically - the following 2 are shipyards:

Chantiers de l'Atlantique - Shawn/tee/airs de (of) L/Antique. Don't think you pronounce the 2nd L. HAL's Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam were built at this ship yard.

Kvaerner Masa
- Kavner Masa - at least that is the way I always pronounced it.

The other one, I guess, is the name of a ship and is pronounce just as it is spelled.

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 06-09-2003 02:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by M3MAN2K1:
Chantiers de l'Atlantique

Phonetically, "Shahn-tee-ay de Latlanteek". Means shipbuilders of the Altantic.

quote:
Kvaerner Masa

Kvur-nur (both syllables rhyme with 'fur') Mah-sah. Or at least that's the way the Finns seem to say it?

quote:
CostaMediterranea -is it supposed to be like Mediterrian (sp) with just an "ia" added to it, like Atlantic-ia?

Not sure on that one - I've never heard anyone say it - but if I had to guess I'd say it's probably pronounced the way it's spelled (Med-it-er-ain-ee-uh). Anyone know for sure?

[ 06-09-2003: Message edited by: cruiseny ]

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M3MAN2K1
First Class Passenger
Member # 2102

posted 06-09-2003 03:00 PM

Sympatico and Cruiseny, I believe your are correct about Chantiers de l'Atlantique... I belive I have heard someone say it before, but wanted a secondhand opinion... Does anyone have any others... IMOP I think that its an intresting subjet.
Thanks

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miami cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 3117

posted 06-09-2003 08:02 PM

Cunard:
Is it pronounced Cun (rhymes with sun) ard, or is it Cu (pronouced like "Q") nard?
Always wondered since I have heard it both ways.

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nathan
First Class Passenger
Member # 720

posted 06-09-2003 08:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by miami cruiser:
Cunard:
Is it pronounced Cun (rhymes with sun) ard, or is it Cu (pronouced like "Q") nard?
Always wondered since I have heard it both ways.

I always thought it was Cun (Sun) ard, until I sailed on QE2, where I heard it pronounced "Q-nard." But when speaking with the reservations office in Miami, I've heard it pronounced Coonard.

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Captain Rhone
First Class Passenger
Member # 3498

posted 06-09-2003 08:16 PM

Its Shahn-Tee-A,Dah-,L-antique or antique with L so its like Lantique."Shahn Tee A, Dah ,Lantique"=Chantiers De l'Atlantique.Costa Mediterranea should be Cost-a Mediterrain-ea and Kvaerner Masa,I think of it as Ka-Vair-ner Masa.I know that the way Im saying about CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE is correct actually.I dont know about the others though.Cunard is from what I heard about 100% of the time Q-nard,That's what I'm positive it is.

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miami cruiser
First Class Passenger
Member # 3117

posted 06-09-2003 08:39 PM

Since Cunard's HQ is in Miami, which has a mostly Cuban -American population, I can see where the name Cunard would be pronounced Coonard, even by their own reservations staff. Many people here in Miami pronounce Cuba as Cooba instead of "Q" ba as most people in the US pronounce it. Perhaps many here would just naturally pronounce it like Coo since Cunard/Cuba share the same first letters.
Somehow, Coonard just doesn't seem to be the correct way to say it. But I very well could be wrong.

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cruiseny
First Class Passenger
Member # 2928

posted 06-09-2003 09:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Captain Rhone:
Its Shahn-Tee-A,Dah-,L-antique or antique with L so its like Lantique."Shahn Tee A, Dah ,Lantique"=Chantiers De l'Atlantique.

Sorry to say, but it's not like that at all. To repeat:

Shahn-tee-AY de (rhymes with... well I can't think of anything in English it rhymes with) Lat-lan-TEEK. It is most certainly not Lan-TEEK, as that would be l'antique (literally, the antique).

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Captain Rhone
First Class Passenger
Member # 3498

posted 06-09-2003 09:56 PM

Thats how I heard it on the Crystal Cruises videos in the Serenity section.

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Barryboat
First Class Passenger
Member # 33

posted 06-09-2003 09:58 PM

I've heard "CUNARD" pronounced a number of ways..

Q - Nard

Coo - Nard

Cun - Ard

Also...Kan - Ard

"Cun - Ard" would be an American slant on pronunciation.

The English tend to say "Q - Nard"

[ 06-09-2003: Message edited by: Barryboat ]

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Brian_O
First Class Passenger
Member # 3910

posted 06-10-2003 12:38 AM

The British pronounce Cunard as Q-nard. However Samuel Cunard was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia where the Cunard family name is pronounced Coo-nard. Both of his parents had emigrated from the USA to Halifax after the American War of Independence. While his mother's roots seem to trace back to Ireland (her maiden name was Murphy), there is considerable debate as to which country in Europe his father's roots trace back to. Since there is no clear lineage, I disregard the British pronunciation and use that which is used where Samuel himself came from. i.e Coo-nard.

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Steve Read (sread)
First Class Passenger
Member # 788

posted 06-10-2003 04:29 AM

Cunard = Queue nard.

While we're at it...

Left tenant, not loo tenant.
Tom ah toe, not tom ay toe.
Herbs (with an H), not Erbs.
Eee rack, not eye rack.

...and, in Hertford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.

[ 06-10-2003: Message edited by: sread ]

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
Cruise Director
Member # 301

posted 06-10-2003 04:53 AM

We disembark Q-Nard ships, we certainly never debark, that's just not British!

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Stevy B
First Class Passenger
Member # 3869

posted 06-10-2003 06:12 AM

I would say Q - NARD. And I would disembark. Also I have heard the term montage and demontage which is supposed to be the same as embarking and disembarking?

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nevadaflip
First Class Passenger
Member # 1682

posted 06-10-2003 02:41 PM

The last time I was in Hawaii I was bound and determined to find the correct pronunciation for Hawaii. Was it HaWaii or HaVaii?

Coming across an ancient Kanaka (Hawaiian) man sitting on the park bench I asked him which was correct. He said, "HAVAII". Glad to finally know, I said to him "Thank you" to which he replied "You are velcome."

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annnthony
First Class Passenger
Member # 3733

posted 06-10-2003 06:57 PM

LET'S end all discussion......it's Q-nard!!! That's the way captain's WRIGHT & McNAUGHT and the Cr.Dir. referred to QE-2's parent throughout the last leg of this year's WORLD CRUISE! The same pronunciation was afforded by "Brits", "Aussies's" and "So.African's" on that cruise! The only sometime exceptions were the others....Q-NARD!!

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Waynaro
First Class Passenger
Member # 3484

posted 06-10-2003 08:13 PM

quote:
Cruiseny said:
Shahn-tee-AY de (rhymes with... well I can't think of anything in English it rhymes with) Lat-lan-TEEK. It is most certainly not Lan-TEEK, as that would be l'antique (literally, the antique).

I asked my French teacher today at school, and yes, Cruiseny is right about Chantiers de l'Atlantique.

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