Piezo? Pie-zo? Pe-ay-zo? Pie-ay-zo?

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Piezo? Pie-zo? Pe-ay-zo? Pie-ay-zo?

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This word gets mispronounced, apparently, more than...well, Rickenbacker, Mosrite, and Peart (as in Neil) combined.

So which is right?
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I'm not sure how to pronounce it, but more often than not it sounds like 'quack' ...
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Pee-AY-zoh
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jingle_jangle wrote:Pee-AY-zoh
That's how I pronounce it also.
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So, how do you pronounce well, Rickenbacker, Mosrite and Peart combined?
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I'm still trying to figure out how 'Technics' gets pronounced like 'techniques'. 'Nic' as in 'picnic' and 'nique' as in 'unique'.

I just call it a pie-zo, because that's how the word looks to me, like Simon and his pieman.
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I always thought it was "pee-etso", with the "z" taking on a European "ts" sound. But then, we talk kinda funny down here....
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beatbyrd wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how 'Technics' gets pronounced like 'techniques'. 'Nic' as in 'picnic' and 'nique' as in 'unique'.
It's what's called "Adva-spell," like Chick-Fil-A.
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jingle_jangle wrote:Pee-AY-zoh
See, that's what I thought. I've heard it every which way.
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Well: "pi-ezo" ? :wink:
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Combination Pee-Ay-Zo with extra anchovies!!
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kennyhowes wrote:
beatbyrd wrote:I'm still trying to figure out how 'Technics' gets pronounced like 'techniques'. 'Nic' as in 'picnic' and 'nique' as in 'unique'.
It's what's called "Adva-spell," like Chick-Fil-A.
Oh, I get it. They made up a word to justify their disregard for phonics (pronounced 'fon - eeks'). Actually, when I first saw the name Technics, I thought they were going for an audio association to pyrotechnics. I guess not.
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My dog Eh! Zo? goes outside to pee. Therefore, it would be pronounced Pee Eh Zo. :mrgreen:
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