Ban Basketball Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I could be wrong, but the announcers' pronunciation of Gfeller's name is kind of driving me nuts. They're using the "g" but I'm guessing it's silent. Owner of over two decades of the most dangerous words on the internet! In fact, during the short life of this forum, me's culture has been cancelled three times on this very site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, Ban Basketball said: I could be wrong, but the announcers' pronunciation of Gfeller's name is kind of driving me nuts. They're using the "g" but I'm guessing it's silent. No, you're not wrong. It IS driving you nuts! In german it would be mostly silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 I have no idea what is right, but I have only ever heard it pronounced guh-feller and gee-feller. Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headshuck Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Now do Covfefe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, headshuck said: Now do Covfefe. https://fb.watch/hm7wpcxIWQ/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ban Basketball Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, gimpeltf said: No, you're not wrong. It IS driving you nuts! In german it would be mostly silent. Thanks. Having grown up in Minnesota I've seen far too many Norwegian and German names to not automatically see a silent letter in a name. Owner of over two decades of the most dangerous words on the internet! In fact, during the short life of this forum, me's culture has been cancelled three times on this very site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Do you think his couch would know how to pronounce it after ~7yrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Energy Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, ionel said: Do you think his couch would know how to pronounce it after ~7yrs? No. Is this supposed to be a joke? You think his couch is supernatural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Dark Energy said: No. Is this supposed to be a joke? You think his couch is supernatural? shirley with your dark energy you know what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1032004 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Wrestleknownothing said: I have no idea what is right, but I have only ever heard it pronounced guh-feller and gee-feller. Same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 54 minutes ago, Dark Energy said: No. Is this supposed to be a joke? You think his couch is supernatural? Of course also does G know how to pronounce it cause if he isn't giving the coaches, announcers etc accurate info then that could explain ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Ban Basketball said: Thanks. Having grown up in Minnesota I've seen far too many Norwegian and German names to not automatically see a silent letter in a name. This all having been said- that doesn't mean this is how the family pronounces it any more. For example, in German typically names with consecutive e-i (in either order) are pronounced skipping the first one and using the second (probably long). But Lehigh had Paul Diekel in the 80s and Owen Reinsel now. The families said Die-kel and Ren-sel. Reinsel told me they changed it generations ago (possibly well before the world wars as they were here that long). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ban Basketball Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Again, I could be wrong, but there's nothing logical, based on my background with seeing too many silent letters, about it being pronounced with the G. Owner of over two decades of the most dangerous words on the internet! In fact, during the short life of this forum, me's culture has been cancelled three times on this very site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ban Basketball Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 1 minute ago, gimpeltf said: This all having been said- that doesn't mean this is how the family pronounces it any more. For example, in German typically names with consecutive e-i (in either order) are pronounced skipping the first one and using the second (probably long). But Lehigh had Paul Diekel in the 80s and Owen Reinsel now. The families said Die-kel and Ren-sel. Reinsel told me they changed it generations ago (possibly well before the world wars as they were here that long). Weird you say that! I have exactly one of those German names, and I'm not sure I've ever heard them pronounced emphasizing the first vowel. It's always the second in my experience. Owner of over two decades of the most dangerous words on the internet! In fact, during the short life of this forum, me's culture has been cancelled three times on this very site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gimpeltf Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 20 minutes ago, Ban Basketball said: Weird you say that! I have exactly one of those German names, and I'm not sure I've ever heard them pronounced emphasizing the first vowel. It's always the second in my experience. That's what I'm saying. Who knows what the family says as opposed to standard Germanic pronunciations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrestleknownothing Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Most importantly, if your in college pronouncing the G leads to cool possibilities. You can be G, or an OG, even G Money. Way cooler than being just another feller. 1 Drowning in data, but thirsting for knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said: Most importantly, if your in college pronouncing the G leads to cool possibilities. You can be G, or an OG, even G Money. Way cooler than being just another feller. sure it not just - eller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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