How do you pronounce Moog?

[winterburn69]

So how is Moogerfooger supposed to be pronounced?

The first time I heard Moog said (I think it was a RHCP rig rundown video) I was like

How do you say Aluminum????

Depends where you're from...

 

[foolforthecity]

And yes, Neil Peart's name is pronounced like "Kneel."

And for further clarification, his last name is pronounced like "hear" rather than "hurt". The most mis-pronounced name in drumming? Probably in rock, at least.

 

[4001]

I say it like a cow does..

 

[foolforthecity]

I say it like a cow does..

All Cows Eat Grass.

But they darn sure don't know anything about music.

 

[Coolhandjjl]

Maybe if he spelled his name 'Mogue'?

 

[Bodeanly]

I've heard "Epiphone" pronounced "epiphany." In any case, I'm going to continue to pronounce it "M-oooo-g" and, if I do so with enough conviction, people will assume I am correct.

 

[AltGrendel]

Bob Moog: The Fresh Air Interview : NPR

 

[Ffreddy]

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

And yes, Neil Peart's name is pronounced like "Kneel."

And Geddy's real name is Gary, but his mother would say it with an accent. And so was born "Geddy."

 

[TrickyPat]

Harris: Everybody has such weird names now. It's like Tiffany with a p-h-i, and instead of Nancy, it's Nancine.
SanDeE*: Big "S," small "a," small "n," big "D," small "e," big "E."
Harris: What?
SanDeE*: Big "S," small "a," small "n," big "D," small "e," big "E." Big "S," small "a," small "n," big "D," small "e," big "E." And there's a little star at the end.

L.A.Story - one of my favorite movies to quote! "Oh Pointy birds, oh pointy pointy."

and on topic, here in New England there was a goalie for the Bruins named Andy Moog, so everyone knows it's Mogue like Rogue.

 

[kenneffdupriest]

how do you pronounce insurance?

 

[RiZzBot]

Most players (and all the dealers and employees I have dealt with) pronounce Epifani as epiphany, I used to as well. One day I spoke with Nick Ep-a-fawn-ee and I realized I had been saying it wrong.

I am just now finding out about Moog...

Seriously mind blowing!

 

[Hamlet7768]

I've been saying Moogerfooger like "moh-ger-foh-ger," kind of similar to a certain word they were obviously going for that I can't type here without it getting bleeped out.

 

[Jared Lash]

I don't know about all this Moog business but I know you can tell chemists apart from plumbers by the way they pronounce unionized.

 

[RiZzBot]

For some reason this is the first thing I think of when I hear the word Moog.
And yes, classic Sesame only get better with age.drool

 

[Big Hoss]

It always makes me think Ward son of Moog... Yeah I'm one of those...

 

[Matthew_84]

I don't know about all this Moog business but I know you can tell chemists apart from plumbers by the way they pronounce unionized.

How does a chemist pronounce unionized?

FWIW, I work as a building automation engineer for a unionized electrical company. So I'm sure I say it as a plumber would, and I can't imagine another way of saying it.

 

[DavC]

i play a Korg ...

 

[Geekydad]

My high school synth teacher pronounced it like the cow does- Moo-g. And I never argued with my teachers.

 

[nofretsplz]

How does a chemist pronounce unionized?

FWIW, I work as a building automation engineer for a unionized electrical company, so I'm sure I say it as a plumber would, and I can't imagine another way of saying it.

I guess a chemist would think of "unionized" as a synonym for "not ionized," as in ionized water. I bet union chemists would need to spend a good chunk of the day just clarifying what the heck they were talking about.