I don't understand why everyone is cutting Leonard so much slack. The bottom line is, they bought it so no one else would. They haven't done us any favour's. They're helping to contribute contraction of our hobby, in no small way. Leonard was very involved in all this. Why are we cutting him any slack?
100% agree. Losing Mac Baren is terrible for the pipe community. Me especially as I love their blends, especially the spun cut/coins. He was a major part of all of it. And as an American he should be ashamed because he has worked hard to almost shut down production here completely. He shut down Lane and now he shut down Sutliff.
Well, Wortzel isn't at the top of STG leadership. It's hard to fault him personally for doing his job that delivered a cold and hard business analysis with it's associated outcome. A lot of us were not taking into account the impending FDA rules which were mentioned by Wortzel, et al and that in and of itself would have spelled doom for the market anyways. But I do believe STG deserves significant criticism for so abruptly shutting down Sutliff. They supply many smaller blenders and outlets in the market and there is no immediate alternative. They could have kept Sutliff going for another year or two and get the word out that they intend to shut it down with no viable alternatives coming from STG instead of abruptly pulling the rug out from underneath many. Not a decision that promotes goodwill.
@@NGC6144 He was fairly influential. He made an explicit recommendation to close both Mac Baren and Sutliff. Mac Baren and Sutliff were running fine under the current FDA rules. All pipe tobacco companies have been dealing with that. That didn't influence it at all.
@ Potential future FDA rules included reducing nicotine levels in tobacco that was not practically possible. Also, I believe the future of flavored products was in question.
From S&T's video reading of the leaked documents. Peterson brand sales have declined 25% over the years. It was in the context of STG evaluating all of its portfolio including its own brands with the intent to reduce overall brands/blends in the future.
@NGC6144 I suppose part of it is that it's impossible to market tobacco at all anymore. Obviously smoking cigarettes (which are barely tobacco and filled with chemicals) is harmful, but no evidence that pipes are harmful. Meanwhile alcohol is one of the leading causes of death. Very curious. I hope every last recipe from Sutliff, Peterson, Dunhill, and Macbaren is leaked.
Clearly, the gold standard for how to pronounce Latakia is the lady running the tobacco shop in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film, Dressed to Kill. She says “La-tah-kee-uh.” if this doesn’t settle the debate, I don’t know what will. 😂
The WORST part about all the speculation in tobacco land is the ridiculous hoarder buying that is ongoing right now. Just plain silliness. As I keep on saying, we survived McClellan, we survived Dunhill. There will be so many other t's to fill that gap- even some with LA-TAH-KEEAH 😃
Silliness is those paying museum prices for Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon...nothing but Fools. No one has and no one will reproduce McClelland and that's why when it was posted, I called several places to order. When Smokingpipes had dropped Frog Morton Cellar, "30" 100g tins, "2" 40th Anniversary, and others. Mac Baren: HH Vintage Syrian, yes, I did purchase (Smokingpipes) the 16oz bags. The cellar is full, and life goes on, sharing with those who appreciate very fine tobaccos.
Getting mad about the colloquial pronunciation of Latakia is akin to getting made at someone in Boston for how they pronounce Peabody imo, especially at this point where it has become the most common pronunciation and serves to explicitly distinguish the tobacco from the place.
Good points about pronunciation. Funny thing about George W. is that he knew damned good and well how to pronounce Nuclear. He did it to bait his critics into accusing him of being an idiot. My favorite "faux pas" is when people say " I could care less" when they actually mean "I could not care less" which communicates the true meaning of the phrase, i.e "no matter if you think I don't care about x: I could NOT care less. "you say potato I say potahto" etc.
Fly Eagles 🦅 Fly! I did not understand the rant for the way things are said. I have dealt with it my entire life being dyslexic. I pronounce things the way I think they should. People just have to be understanding. I speak Blaklish. Those who know me , get me. 😂 as for as the smoke issue going on, I will adapt, because there is no other way.
The Canada as 51st state comment by President Trump was basically a jab at Justin Trudeau who whined to Trump that Canada could not survive financially without the present level of the favorable trade balance with the US, primarily US dollars flowing into Canada purchasing oil and gas. To which Trump replied something to the effect that if Canada has to rely on big $ flowing in from the US to survive maybe Canada would be better off becoming our 51st state, a typically sharp and pointed barb from Trump but as usual, as is the case with buying Greenland from Denmark, more of a negotiating point by Trump, which we have come to expect. He describes this technique in his book, "The Art Of The Deal' and it is quite effective at getting the immediate attention from the other side of the table.
Oh, those mispronounciations! (That's not a word . . . well, it is, now!) It reminds me of that Seinfeld episode when George is dating the accountant who says "papier mache`" in the correct French pronunciation and he breaks up with her because it's too pretentious. Hahahaha You can imitate Mozart in Amadeus when you say the Hahahaha. That's how I hear it whenever I write it. So jolly! 🙂
I pronounce Latakia with three syllables (lah•TAHK•yah), like people from the region, but I’m not correcting anyone. Edit: I affect no accent when I do this.
Same thing happens in Brazil, but with English or English based words. For example, we don't have your "th" sound, so we pronounce Darth Vader like Dartee (we like adding vowel sounds to everthing) Veyder or even Darch and Sith like Sit or Sitch, so even though I know English, I would sound like an arrogant maniac if I talked in Portuguese to my friends about Star Wars and kept pronouncing Darth Vader and Sith "perfectly". P.S. The news that Old Dark Fired may be continuing albeit only in Germany is definitely better than nothing! :)
Don't ever tune into NPR "All Things Considered" (as I do every day) because they exaggeratedly pronounce foreign names like a native speaker. It is the most affected and disorienting thing you've ever heard. As for the Brits, time was here in America when English teachers insisted upon pronouncing Don Juan as "Don Ju-en." Great rant today!
I always pronounce it latakia rhymes with Slovakia, just because I assumed they would say it that way over where they produce it Edit : also Beans316 says it that way and his was one of the first channels I found in the YTPC
Congratulations on your Italian pronunciation, it's not easy at all to pronounce 'Aeronauti del Tabacco e della Pipa'. We're waiting for updates. Claudio told me he has another short video where Leonard explains why it wasn't possible to sell or save Sutliff in some way. I'm not so positive about Wortzel's words, I fear it's simply an operation to keep STG's name as "clean" as possible. Grazie.
Damn! I'm glad I already have more than enough of all the tobacco I want to last me forever. Even if I live un unnaturally long life, I'm all set. They can cancel all the blends and companies they want. Sucks for everyone else though.
The reason Americans get dumped on for pronunciation is the same reason we get dumped on for race relations/culture clashes in general. Because we're the only country that was based off an idea rather than a race, we're the only true melting pot. Most other countries don't run into these problems because they just isolate themselves into their own singular race and culture... In other words, we are victims of our own benevolence/cosmopolitanism. How often do you hear about Nordic racism? Never, and they're the whitest countries on earth that don't let anyone else in who isn't white and Nordic lol.
I’m English from England and I used to joke about those American mispronunciations lieutenant schedule you get the idea, then I stopped caring about most things, especially minor things!😂. However, we deliberately mispronounce European nouns because of Agincourt and WW2, so I fundamentally disagree with your “you Brits are mistaken” argument. 😂😅😂😅😂😂😅 anyway ask Warren how to pronounce Buffet if you’ve got time!
To be fair, English speakers have the right to mispronounce French words considering they were near forcibly integrated into our language oh about a thousand years ago. They’re not just anglicised French words but bonafide English at this point. Broadly though I agree with you, I think the “snootiness” about pronunciation of non English words comes from a complex anti-American sentiment that has been growing for 20 odd years. It can be as cringeworthy as it is common and I say that as an Englishman.
At least no matter what way we pronounce Latakia we know what leaf we all are talking about, but the English are diabolical with some of there pronunciations 😂 I'm wondering if capstan will be affected.. if im not mistaken that's a mac beren company right?
As an expat Brit living in Australia, I agree with you. I think Americans speak and use English in a more traditional way than the Brit’s. Just my 5 cents worth. I love how people in the Carolinas speak English. So standard but with a hint (yes, still) of southern English accents. Wow. IMO Lata kia and La tark ia are as you suggest. Latakia is a city in Syria and as I see it can remain flexible in how it is pronounced. The best part of the English language though is its ability to adapt. It changes from region to region and over time, and some of its best pros come from less strict formality than say French. Shakespeare’s use of a noun as a verb, “He out herods Herod”, is but one reason to love the language. English is a mongrel language in itself and as such has always found new and exciting ways of speaking and expressing itself. I learnt Addeedus from an English person, having always thought it Add DID As. So there is that. I have also heard the English mangle nameplates sometimes, but in keeping with the observations on Latakia above, I give way to their interpretation. Bathurst in New South Wales and Launceston in Tasmania come to mind. It’s jarring to listen to the ‘so called’ correct way of pronouncing these places as I have lived knowing them so differently. All part of a rich cultural diversity, and you know you have made it when peek English is splitting the differences in nuances. PS:- A very good effort on the London accent too, as some that try and mimic this are like listening to finger nails running down a blackboard. I spent my formative years in the East End of London and I can spot a fake 100 miles away.👍
Great comment! And yes, it is interesting to see how some things have been preserved in American English that have been mostly lost in the English of the British Isles.
Oh yeah, the language issue. The weird thing is how arbitrary it is after all. For example: I'm German and I'm totally fine when English speakers say "Berlin" the way they do (instead of "Bear-leen" like we say it) or "Cologne" instead of "Köln". But when I hear "A-DEE-duss" I feel a little pinch and cringe. Same with "Porsh" (Porsche). "Mer-cay-dees" on the other hand is ok by me. Etc. etc. In the end, people in general are lazy and that is true for how we speak. So we transform foreign words in a way that makes it easy for us to pronounce. And of course we Germans are guilty of that like any other nation. Nobody says "Paris" the French way, nobody says "Praha" but "Prag". But New York or Los Angeles ARE pronounced properly (to the abilites of the respective speaker). I could go on. Let's just cut each other some, uhm, slag? Not, it's "slack", isn't it? 😀 Pleasure as always, Bradley. All the best Michael
Cheers! I learned to say Porsche from the old Top Gear, so I always say "porsh-a," but I guess I had always assumed that "porsh" was just a shortening that Americans use, in the same way that most Americans say "chevy" instead of "Chevrolet." Interesting.
If you started pronouncing all those words in their original tongues, that would be a) hilarious, and b) yes people would think you were mentally lost, lol
@ not really, everyone knows they speak like that. A white guy going around pronouncing strange Japanese words people already have an English word for, would be strange…
i dont really like the first impressions being their own video. i get why you are doing them, but it's kinda like filler in some ways. could you just bundle them together with the main review, as a time machine segment, a very brief one?
Good video, Bradley. I'd be happy if folks in the pipe community, when saying the name of Rattray's "Hal O' The Wynd," would recognize that the 'y" is pronounced like a long "i" (as in 'wind my watch') rather than speaking it with a short "i" as in "...the wind that blows.'" A 'wynd' is a narrow street or path, and that's the origin of the name. It's a mispronunciation that's taking root and, in my opinion, should be uprooted. :-) Carry on.
Latakia is ancient Greek in origin, so consult your local classics professor on the pronunciation. Those same ancient Greeks were blue eyed blondies, so snootily insulting “white guy” vernacular is lame.
Whenever americans pronounce foreign words exactly how the native speakers say the world it just irks me. Exactly how youre describing it. This is english, things are said a certain way, no matter what the words origins are
I like the way we pronounce Latakia. It sounds more like a surfer beach near Santa Barbara rather than an abandoned Russian air base.
I don't understand why everyone is cutting Leonard so much slack. The bottom line is, they bought it so no one else would. They haven't done us any favour's. They're helping to contribute contraction of our hobby, in no small way. Leonard was very involved in all this. Why are we cutting him any slack?
Agreed. It's very frustrating and I never thought something like this would happen, makes me feel like there trying to monopolize the euro market
100% agree. Losing Mac Baren is terrible for the pipe community. Me especially as I love their blends, especially the spun cut/coins. He was a major part of all of it. And as an American he should be ashamed because he has worked hard to almost shut down production here completely. He shut down Lane and now he shut down Sutliff.
Well, Wortzel isn't at the top of STG leadership. It's hard to fault him personally for doing his job that delivered a cold and hard business analysis with it's associated outcome. A lot of us were not taking into account the impending FDA rules which were mentioned by Wortzel, et al and that in and of itself would have spelled doom for the market anyways. But I do believe STG deserves significant criticism for so abruptly shutting down Sutliff. They supply many smaller blenders and outlets in the market and there is no immediate alternative. They could have kept Sutliff going for another year or two and get the word out that they intend to shut it down with no viable alternatives coming from STG instead of abruptly pulling the rug out from underneath many. Not a decision that promotes goodwill.
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He was fairly influential. He made an explicit recommendation to close both Mac Baren and Sutliff. Mac Baren and Sutliff were running fine under the current FDA rules. All pipe tobacco companies have been dealing with that. That didn't influence it at all.
@ Potential future FDA rules included reducing nicotine levels in tobacco that was not practically possible. Also, I believe the future of flavored products was in question.
Love the rant! Keep ‘em coming and stay smokey!
Thanks for watching!
Not heard anything about discontinuing Peterson blends. Where is that even coming from?
I hope not, we just got the Dunhills back, and they haven't even released a lot of those yet. Looking at Durbar
From S&T's video reading of the leaked documents. Peterson brand sales have declined 25% over the years. It was in the context of STG evaluating all of its portfolio including its own brands with the intent to reduce overall brands/blends in the future.
@NGC6144 I suppose part of it is that it's impossible to market tobacco at all anymore. Obviously smoking cigarettes (which are barely tobacco and filled with chemicals) is harmful, but no evidence that pipes are harmful. Meanwhile alcohol is one of the leading causes of death. Very curious. I hope every last recipe from Sutliff, Peterson, Dunhill, and Macbaren is leaked.
Clearly, the gold standard for how to pronounce Latakia is the lady running the tobacco shop in the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes film, Dressed to Kill. She says “La-tah-kee-uh.” if this doesn’t settle the debate, I don’t know what will. 😂
Haha. Well said.
Very good examples of pronunciation. I agree with your take on it.
The way some of the Brits slaughter French pronunciation is legendary!
In my 57 years, I have never, not even once, found merit in splitting hairs.
The internet has made facts irrelevant and opinion the new gold standard.
Truer words...
The WORST part about all the speculation in tobacco land is the ridiculous hoarder buying that is ongoing right now. Just plain silliness. As I keep on saying, we survived McClellan, we survived Dunhill. There will be so many other t's to fill that gap- even some with LA-TAH-KEEAH 😃
Silliness is those paying museum prices for Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon...nothing but Fools. No one has and no one will reproduce McClelland and that's why when it was posted, I called several places to order. When Smokingpipes had dropped Frog Morton Cellar, "30" 100g tins, "2" 40th Anniversary, and others. Mac Baren: HH Vintage Syrian, yes, I did purchase (Smokingpipes) the 16oz bags. The cellar is full, and life goes on, sharing with those who appreciate very fine tobaccos.
I agree. Panic buying is quite annoying.
solid rant. spot on mate 🧐😆
Cheers!
Love it when Bradley rants on shizz... Laughed my azz off
Paul Simon taught me how to pronounce Nikon.
Hobbiton Piper pronounces Latakia
both ways occasionally to avoid being trolled by Orcs.
Good stuff Bradley. Thanks for taking my feedback too from the other video ❤
My pleasure! Thanks for taking part!
Wasn't there a song that involved the different pronunciations for tomato, potato, and banana?
Yes! Noel Coward!
Getting mad about the colloquial pronunciation of Latakia is akin to getting made at someone in Boston for how they pronounce Peabody imo, especially at this point where it has become the most common pronunciation and serves to explicitly distinguish the tobacco from the place.
Good points about pronunciation. Funny thing about George W. is that he knew damned good and well how to pronounce Nuclear. He did it to bait his critics into accusing him of being an idiot. My favorite "faux pas" is when people say " I could care less" when they actually mean "I could not care less" which communicates the true meaning of the phrase, i.e "no matter if you think I don't care about x: I could NOT care less. "you say potato I say potahto" etc.
The "I could care less" version drives me crazy too!
Fly Eagles 🦅 Fly! I did not understand the rant for the way things are said. I have dealt with it my entire life being dyslexic. I pronounce things the way I think they should. People just have to be understanding. I speak Blaklish. Those who know me , get me. 😂 as for as the smoke issue going on, I will adapt, because there is no other way.
I'll definitely be rooting for the Eagles over the Chiefs.
Us English do own the English language as we invented it. We took out a patent on it.🤪🤪
The Canada as 51st state comment by President Trump was basically a jab at Justin Trudeau who whined to Trump that Canada could not survive financially without the present level of the favorable trade balance with the US, primarily US dollars flowing into Canada purchasing oil and gas. To which Trump replied something to the effect that if Canada has to rely on big $ flowing in from the US to survive maybe Canada would be better off becoming our 51st state, a typically sharp and pointed barb from Trump but as usual, as is the case with buying Greenland from Denmark, more of a negotiating point by Trump, which we have come to expect. He describes this technique in his book, "The Art Of The Deal' and it is quite effective at getting the immediate attention from the other side of the table.
Oh, those mispronounciations! (That's not a word . . . well, it is, now!) It reminds me of that Seinfeld episode when George is dating the accountant who says "papier mache`" in the correct French pronunciation and he breaks up with her because it's too pretentious. Hahahaha You can imitate Mozart in Amadeus when you say the Hahahaha. That's how I hear it whenever I write it. So jolly! 🙂
Haha! I remember that episode, and I have to concur with George.
How do you pronounce pronounce Latakia from Cyprian farmers?
Sigh Pree En or Sip Pree En?
I pronounce Latakia with three syllables (lah•TAHK•yah), like people from the region, but I’m not correcting anyone. Edit: I affect no accent when I do this.
Same thing happens in Brazil, but with English or English based words. For example, we don't have your "th" sound, so we pronounce Darth Vader like Dartee (we like adding vowel sounds to everthing) Veyder or even Darch and Sith like Sit or Sitch, so even though I know English, I would sound like an arrogant maniac if I talked in Portuguese to my friends about Star Wars and kept pronouncing Darth Vader and Sith "perfectly".
P.S. The news that Old Dark Fired may be continuing albeit only in Germany is definitely better than nothing! :)
Haha! Yes, I've always found it fascinating that the English TH sound (both versions) are extremely difficult for many non-native speakers.
Hm, in Canada 🇨🇦 our Army has Lef-tenants. Looo-tenants. Toilet rules or something?
As for STG: STG delenda est.
Haha. I don't know if I'd go that far, but I get what you mean!
Don't ever tune into NPR "All Things Considered" (as I do every day) because they exaggeratedly pronounce foreign names like a native speaker. It is the most affected and disorienting thing you've ever heard. As for the Brits, time was here in America when English teachers insisted upon pronouncing Don Juan as "Don Ju-en." Great rant today!
Haha! I've heard a little of that NPR over-pronunciation.
I always pronounce it latakia rhymes with Slovakia, just because I assumed they would say it that way over where they produce it
Edit : also Beans316 says it that way and his was one of the first channels I found in the YTPC
Congratulations on your Italian pronunciation, it's not easy at all to pronounce 'Aeronauti del Tabacco e della Pipa'.
We're waiting for updates. Claudio told me he has another short video where Leonard explains why it wasn't possible to sell or save Sutliff in some way. I'm not so positive about Wortzel's words, I fear it's simply an operation to keep STG's name as "clean" as possible. Grazie.
Thank you so much! You're being WAY to kind about my pronunciation though. Haha.
You do accents well, and this whole rant cracked me up good. Funny stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Damn! I'm glad I already have more than enough of all the tobacco I want to last me forever. Even if I live un unnaturally long life, I'm all set. They can cancel all the blends and companies they want. Sucks for everyone else though.
Or some dudes say cayute for coyote. Let’s all enjoy our differences!
Oi blowk! Diss vid mayde me thirsty foe uh BAW’L-WUAH-AH!
The reason Americans get dumped on for pronunciation is the same reason we get dumped on for race relations/culture clashes in general. Because we're the only country that was based off an idea rather than a race, we're the only true melting pot. Most other countries don't run into these problems because they just isolate themselves into their own singular race and culture...
In other words, we are victims of our own benevolence/cosmopolitanism. How often do you hear about Nordic racism? Never, and they're the whitest countries on earth that don't let anyone else in who isn't white and Nordic lol.
Brits: al-yu-min-ium for aluminum
Yep. And they spell it as "aluminium" as well.
I’m English from England and I used to joke about those American mispronunciations lieutenant schedule you get the idea, then I stopped caring about most things, especially minor things!😂. However, we deliberately mispronounce European nouns because of Agincourt and WW2, so I fundamentally disagree with your “you Brits are mistaken” argument. 😂😅😂😅😂😂😅 anyway ask Warren how to pronounce Buffet if you’ve got time!
Listen to an Australian person say the word no. That’s all I have to say.
To be fair, English speakers have the right to mispronounce French words considering they were near forcibly integrated into our language oh about a thousand years ago. They’re not just anglicised French words but bonafide English at this point. Broadly though I agree with you, I think the “snootiness” about pronunciation of non English words comes from a complex anti-American sentiment that has been growing for 20 odd years. It can be as cringeworthy as it is common and I say that as an Englishman.
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If you even wanna go to that extend. People know what you mean. I dont care if you say Latakia og Latakia :)
Haha. That would take some practice!
@ Thats for sure! Thanks for years of good contend btw.
And, by golly, it's pronounced 'zucchini', not 'courgette'! (shakes fist)
At least no matter what way we pronounce Latakia we know what leaf we all are talking about, but the English are diabolical with some of there pronunciations 😂 I'm wondering if capstan will be affected.. if im not mistaken that's a mac beren company right?
Capstan Blue is going to be produced (or so they say) but the yellow one is gone.
@AllofJudea i enjoyed both of them particularly the blue flake but that's unfortunate the yellow os going away :/
Yep. Capstan Blue seems safe for now.
@stuffandthingsyoutube glad to hear thank you for keeping us all up to date on this 💯
As an expat Brit living in Australia, I agree with you. I think Americans speak and use English in a more traditional way than the Brit’s. Just my 5 cents worth. I love how people in the Carolinas speak English. So standard but with a hint (yes, still) of southern English accents. Wow.
IMO Lata kia and La tark ia are as you suggest. Latakia is a city in Syria and as I see it can remain flexible in how it is pronounced. The best part of the English language though is its ability to adapt. It changes from region to region and over time, and some of its best pros come from less strict formality than say French. Shakespeare’s use of a noun as a verb, “He out herods Herod”, is but one reason to love the language. English is a mongrel language in itself and as such has always found new and exciting ways of speaking and expressing itself.
I learnt Addeedus from an English person, having always thought it Add DID As. So there is that. I have also heard the English mangle nameplates sometimes, but in keeping with the observations on Latakia above, I give way to their interpretation. Bathurst in New South Wales and Launceston in Tasmania come to mind. It’s jarring to listen to the ‘so called’ correct way of pronouncing these places as I have lived knowing them so differently. All part of a rich cultural diversity, and you know you have made it when peek English is splitting the differences in nuances.
PS:- A very good effort on the London accent too, as some that try and mimic this are like listening to finger nails running down a blackboard. I spent my formative years in the East End of London and I can spot a fake 100 miles away.👍
Great comment! And yes, it is interesting to see how some things have been preserved in American English that have been mostly lost in the English of the British Isles.
Hi Bradley when i make a comment you call me ws timo,im actually w stimo ,but no worries
I'll try to remember that for next time!
Oh yeah, the language issue. The weird thing is how arbitrary it is after all.
For example: I'm German and I'm totally fine when English speakers say "Berlin" the way they do (instead of "Bear-leen" like we say it) or "Cologne" instead of "Köln". But when I hear "A-DEE-duss" I feel a little pinch and cringe. Same with "Porsh" (Porsche). "Mer-cay-dees" on the other hand is ok by me. Etc. etc.
In the end, people in general are lazy and that is true for how we speak. So we transform foreign words in a way that makes it easy for us to pronounce.
And of course we Germans are guilty of that like any other nation. Nobody says "Paris" the French way, nobody says "Praha" but "Prag". But New York or Los Angeles ARE pronounced properly (to the abilites of the respective speaker).
I could go on. Let's just cut each other some, uhm, slag? Not, it's "slack", isn't it? 😀
Pleasure as always, Bradley. All the best
Michael
Cheers! I learned to say Porsche from the old Top Gear, so I always say "porsh-a," but I guess I had always assumed that "porsh" was just a shortening that Americans use, in the same way that most Americans say "chevy" instead of "Chevrolet." Interesting.
If you started pronouncing all those words in their original tongues, that would be a) hilarious, and b) yes people would think you were mentally lost, lol
It's like when Italian Americans say "moozarell" and other Italian words. "Gabagool"
@ not really, everyone knows they speak like that. A white guy going around pronouncing strange Japanese words people already have an English word for, would be strange…
i dont really like the first impressions being their own video. i get why you are doing them, but it's kinda like filler in some ways. could you just bundle them together with the main review, as a time machine segment, a very brief one?
Good video, Bradley. I'd be happy if folks in the pipe community, when saying the name of Rattray's "Hal O' The Wynd," would recognize that the 'y" is pronounced like a long "i" (as in 'wind my watch') rather than speaking it with a short "i" as in "...the wind that blows.'" A 'wynd' is a narrow street or path, and that's the origin of the name. It's a mispronunciation that's taking root and, in my opinion, should be uprooted. :-) Carry on.
Ah, now that's a correction that I can support.
Aluminum and Kiev. Kiev has always been pronounced Kiev until recently and now it's Kiev (Keeve)
I know! That one threw me off when I suddenly started hearing every newscaster say it that way.
@@stuffandthingsyoutube keeve is Ukrainian pronunciation, and the other is the Russian pronunciation
Latakia is ancient Greek in origin, so consult your local classics professor on the pronunciation. Those same ancient Greeks were blue eyed blondies, so snootily insulting “white guy” vernacular is lame.
Whenever americans pronounce foreign words exactly how the native speakers say the world it just irks me. Exactly how youre describing it. This is english, things are said a certain way, no matter what the words origins are
Now say "Adidas" lol Ah-dee-dahs? Uh dee diss?