Neodymium - Who really knows?

[Bassman62]

Originally Posted by dmusic148

Seriously? Geeze......I've been saying 'pie-so' forever. Derp-de-derp.

All I've heard in the UK is a similar pronunciation as in Nazi with a 'T' added before the 'Z'.

Peizos first came to our attention in the UK on top of the Cerwin Vega stack back in the 70s.

[Disappear]

A three page thread on the pronunciation of neodymium.

Godspeed, talkbass.

[rimbaud]

Hey OP, just a cool advice for ya: never trust Ed Friedland in that case !

@ 3:25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJYX2Fkpuzg

[mystic38]

lol...

well deduced.. note to self... coffee FIRST...

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Don't most Brits live in the UK?


Nevermind, I presume it's a typo and meant to be US (doesn't show location on the mobile app).

[Troph]

Originally Posted by two fingers

And it's a loose loose for the salesman.

"Loose" describes your morals. "Lose" describes your outcome.

Technical salespeople are annoying when they volunteer incorrect or misleading info. If you don't understand something, please don't try to pass along your misunderstanding to others. Just say something like, "I'm not sure about that, but we can try to find out if you're interested!"

I've noticed that the correct knowledge vacuum is particularly strong in electronics and computer stores, where no one wants to admit that they don't know something, so they seem perfectly happy to feed you lines of B.S. wholesale. Although Guitar Center ranks up there too.

It obviously depends on the individual salesperson, but it seems like there is a culture of this kind of behavior out there...

[hover]

Molybdenum. That's a fun one too.

But yes. Neo-dim-e-um.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by Bassman62

All I've heard in the UK is a similar pronunciation as in Nazi with a 'T' added before the 'Z'.

Peizos first came to our attention in the UK on top of the Cerwin Vega stack back in the 70s.

I'm quite curious as to where the T sound came into it!

[dincz]

Because "z" is pronounced "ts" in German and Nazi is a German term?

[Smokin' Toaster]

On the subject of salespeople not knowing their products: I went to a recruitment event for Herbalife back in the 80's (I know, I was dumber then than I am now), and the presenter was talking about all the great stuff in one of the products. He mentioned something that sounded like "lice-ricey". I wondered what he was talking about so I got the bottle and read the ingredients. It was licorice. I walked out at that point.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by dincz

Because "z" is pronounced "ts" in German and Nazi is a German term?

Though piezo isn't German in origin and it's often pronounced that was in the UK.

[VanillaThundah]

Reminds me of the "Rick-in-back-er" vs "Rick-in-bock-er" debate. I've always said the first and I could have sworn I heard a rep for Ric say that the first pronunciation is the correct one. Either way, the neodymium mispronounces are pretty funny.

**EDIT - IIRC, it was a Rep...not sure if that was the exact position but I know he was an employee in some capacity

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by hover

Molybdenum. That's a fun one too.

But yes. Neo-dim-e-um.

Definitely Neo-dim-e-um.

Also, is it supposed to be moe-lib-den-um?

Helps to have a native language where every letter has exactly one pronunciation and each sound has only one letter...

[MrDOS]

Originally Posted by DWBass

How about Piezo?

pi·e·zo·elec·tric
\pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˈlek-trik

I've been correcting folks on this one for years! I've since given up -- these things have a mind of their own sometimes.

[two fingers]

Originally Posted by Troph

"Loose" describes your morals. "Lose" describes your outcome.

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Ha! Exactly right. I'm back in school at 41 with a full load and two young kids. If it weren't for coffee I wouldn't be able to pull my pants up. And spell check usually saves me from myself. But both being real words it didn't catch it this time.

[Cadfael]

Originally Posted by hover

Molybdenum. That's a fun one too.

But yes. Neo-dim-e-um.

I have to deal with this word once a week ...

As "Neodym", the German version is "Molybden" ...
Spelled "Mo-lüb-dään".
The "dään" sounds like the "Dan" in "Dan Aykroyd" (long "a").

Also have to deal with "piezo cooling stages" every week ...

The "Pi" sounds like "3.1415" or the "pee - p*ss" ...
The "ez" makes a "silent t".
You could write it "pee-at-so"

[dincz]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Though piezo isn't German in origin and it's often pronounced that was in the UK.

I read your post as referring to the word "nazi"

[Kubicki440]

Next up, Neil Peart.

[Cadfael]

You don't have this pronunciation in the
German Nazi but also in the
Italian paparazzo or piza ...

I think it also depends on local pronunciation ...

You can say
"pee-at-so"
(or more american): "pi-add-though" ...

In Germany the first person plural of "to have" (we have) is "wir haben". This "haben" can be spelled "harben", "hun", "hen", "hom", "hummer" +++

[Stealth]

Originally Posted by Kubicki440

Next up, Neil Peart.

Warning, can of worms ahead.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by dincz

I read your post as referring to the word "nazi"

Ah, my bad, should have clarified my original post.

Originally Posted by Kubicki440

Next up, Neil Peart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eubi9YI2dKE