Everythings Shiny Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 LOL - I don't know if someone said it in jest, but I thought she was having us on lol. It was the nicest JRT i've met though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJ Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 One of my neighbours firmly belive I have Sweetish Woofhounds another of my friends call my dogs the Bonsai Alsatians. I don't really mind either :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wazzat Xolo Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I'm afraid the public won't ever get past Xolo (probably pronounced Zolo) for your breed . Ages ago Wazzat Xolo wrote the pronounciation and from memory it is along the lines of show-low-queent-lee. Thats OK Corrie I am happy with X and people who try, one must be helpful with those that want to learn! I only get a tad upset ( ok really upset!! at mexican Hairless ) thats like calling a German Shep an Alsation!! and you would be surprised about the public, they are keen to learn unlike some fractions of the dog world!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aziah Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) On occassion I get calls for a Welsh Corgee...(as in gee whizz). However I think it might be that they simply cannot pronounce 'gi' as each phone call has been from a person with an Asian type accent (and I am NOT having a go at all) I just assume they can't or don't pronounce it as it's normally said? ETA: We've had them called sausage dogs, wombats and "where's their legs". Edited November 24, 2011 by Aziah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) On occassion I get calls for a Welsh Corgee...(as in gee whizz). However I think it might be that they simply cannot pronounce 'gi' as each phone call has been from a person with an Asian type accent (and I am NOT having a go at all) I just assume they can't or don't pronounce it as it's normally said? ETA: We've had them called sausage dogs, wombats and "where's their legs". I might be able to answer that. In mandarin corgi is 'ke ji' (kerr gee). Curious how shih tzu is supposed to be pronounced without the t sound?? Also white highland west terrier. In other parts of the world, it's just the Cesar dog (here My dog). Edited November 24, 2011 by minyvlz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atua Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 When people ask me what breed my Gordon Setter is and I tell them they say oh the Golden Setters I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Ok, in the spirit of education (after my head exploding over the rockwheeler :p ) and since many people do pronounce "rottweiler" incorrectly, the correct pronunciation is: Rott-vy-ler, although Rott-wy-ler is also ok if you feel silly pronouncing the W with a V sound :D This: I feel stupid pronouncing Weimaraner as Vy-mer-ran-er so i stick with the wy-mer-ran-er version too! I've heard countless pronuciations of Weimaraner but it's very easy to believe... i'm so used to correcting people to help them out when they stumble over the word, I am taken aback when someone says it correctly. the only mistaken breed name the English Setters are called are either Dalmatian Cross/Longhaired Dalmatian OR Irish Setter. Edited November 24, 2011 by SparkyTansy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrie Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I'm afraid the public won't ever get past Xolo (probably pronounced Zolo) for your breed . Ages ago Wazzat Xolo wrote the pronounciation and from memory it is along the lines of show-low-queent-lee. Thats OK Corrie I am happy with X and people who try, one must be helpful with those that want to learn! I only get a tad upset ( ok really upset!! at mexican Hairless ) thats like calling a German Shep an Alsation!! and you would be surprised about the public, they are keen to learn unlike some fractions of the dog world!! I left a bit out didn't I? Is it show-low-eats-queent-lee? Sorry if I have completely mixed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braeleighgirl Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 On occassion I get calls for a Welsh Corgee...(as in gee whizz). However I think it might be that they simply cannot pronounce 'gi' as each phone call has been from a person with an Asian type accent (and I am NOT having a go at all) I just assume they can't or don't pronounce it as it's normally said? ETA: We've had them called sausage dogs, wombats and "where's their legs". I might be able to answer that. In mandarin corgi is 'ke ji' (kerr gee). Curious how shih tzu is supposed to be pronounced without the t sound?? Also white highland west terrier. In other parts of the world, it's just the Cesar dog (here My dog). Well my West Highland White Terrier I've heard neighbours say oh look there is a scottish terrier at least its in the general direction :S might not be colour :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I hate Labradors being called Labbies - just makes me think of slang for a certain part ladies have!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Aargh becks!! That had never occurred to me, took me a minute to realise what you meant. If I think of that when ever I see a Labrador now I'm blaming you ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Aargh becks!! That had never occurred to me, took me a minute to realise what you meant. If I think of that when ever I see a Labrador now I'm blaming you ;) my work here is done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have no problem with using the term Labbies because it's not a word I use for that other thing - EVER ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Curious how shih tzu is supposed to be pronounced without the t sound?? This is a great example of where purism gets you in trouble. From a Chinese perspective, English speakers almost always mispronounce these words. I spent a few years and hundreds of hours in the language lab learning 'the National Language' or, as it's commonly called in English, Mandarin. The Shih may be pronounced with or without an 'r' sound at the end, depending on regional dialects/accents. Shih (in a different tone) is the verb 'to be' . . . so it's one of the first things you learn in Chinese, and if you have various teachers, you find they pronounce it either with our without the 'r' sound. If my memory serves, the 'r' is a Beijing (ie, Peking) accent. I don't know of a Chinese dialect that pronounces the 'h' as a 't'. The 'i' should be more aspirated than it would be in English, and the air hits the middle front of the palete (sp?) in a way that approaches a dove-call whistle. It takes a bit of training to pronounce the tsu/tzu, but I'm not good at describing it. Below is the best description I could find on the web. Note, Wade-Giles is an antiquated system for converting Chinese characters into the English alphabet. Note, also, the dog is Tibetan, not Chinese, and I have no idea of what the dog is called in Tibetan. from http://www.sheppards...dog_shiitzu.htm The Shih Tzu or Shih Tsu is a breed of dog originating in Tibet. The spelling "Shih Tzu", most commonly used for the breed, is according to the Wade-Giles system of romanization. The Chinese pronunciation of this name is approximately like the "sher" of "sherbet" followed immediately by the "dds" of "adds". The meaning of the breed name was originally "lion dog" because this variety of dog was bred to resemble a miniature lion. It is now often called by a homonymic name, "xi shi quan," based on the name of Xi Shi, regarded as the most beautiful woman of ancient China. p.s. Jack Russel Terrorist is great! Amusing is good! I appreciate Xolo trying to dump 'Mexican hairless', which is ugly and inaccurate, and kills historical/cultural appreciation. And I'm glad my liguistic background is inadequate to make me dismiss 'Labbie'. Please don't tell me some gross sexual connotation. I don't want to know. 'Labbie' sounds friendly. And almost all of them are. Edited November 24, 2011 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minyvlz Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I've never heard anyone say the pinyin 'shi zi' instead of 'shih tzu', Chinese speaker or otherwise. I think the t sound goes with the 2nd syllable and not at the end of the 'shi' (though I've also never ever heard anyone pronounce 'shi' with an 'r' sound). 'tzu' is actually pretty close to how a Beijing native would pronounce the 2nd syllable. I also wouldn't pronounce the lion in mandarin as sher-dds but rather sh-zer with a soft s sound. The 2nd syllable which is similar to 'tsu' without much emphasis on the 'u'. However for the breed I'd never thought to pronounce it anything other than shee-zu. I do draw the line at sheet-zu though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 On occassion I get calls for a Welsh Corgee...(as in gee whizz). However I think it might be that they simply cannot pronounce 'gi' as each phone call has been from a person with an Asian type accent (and I am NOT having a go at all) I just assume they can't or don't pronounce it as it's normally said? ETA: We've had them called sausage dogs, wombats and "where's their legs". I might be able to answer that. In mandarin corgi is 'ke ji' (kerr gee). Curious how shih tzu is supposed to be pronounced without the t sound?? Also white highland west terrier. In other parts of the world, it's just the Cesar dog (here My dog). Well my West Highland White Terrier I've heard neighbours say oh look there is a scottish terrier at least its in the general direction :S might not be colour :S +1 (they have also been called Maltese ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IggyLover Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 A few weeks ago I went to Whittlesea Agricultural show. I took my 9 month old ITALIAN GREYHOUND with me as he loves his little adventures. Apart from all the snide comments I heard as I was walking around "OMG that dog is so skinny" "OMG they must starve him" etc etc etc. I then had a lady come up and say what a beautiful puppy LABRADOR I have hahahahahaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podengo Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I once owned a very rare Doverman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinbcs Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 A long time ago on a plane of existence far far away a lady with an odd accent rang and asked to have a White Monaro picked up. After asking her to say it again it still sounded like a White Monaro..... When it was confirmed she was not talking about a car and it was a fairly large bluish coloured dog the Weimaraner light came on!!!! We are sure that’s what she was saying it is just not what we were hearing!!! She had her cars mixed up. The Aussie rhyming slang for Weis is "White Torana". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weibritty Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 (edited) A long time ago on a plane of existence far far away a lady with an odd accent rang and asked to have a White Monaro picked up. After asking her to say it again it still sounded like a White Monaro..... When it was confirmed she was not talking about a car and it was a fairly large bluish coloured dog the Weimaraner light came on!!!! We are sure that’s what she was saying it is just not what we were hearing!!! She had her cars mixed up. The Aussie rhyming slang for Weis is "White Torana". I've heard a few different versions of Weimaraner but the classic one for me is the 'Wild Banana'. Edited November 25, 2011 by Weibritty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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