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Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: didjamatic on Fri, 20 November 2009, 22:33:24

How do you pronounce Topre?
Top as in Spin top or is it Tope like soap?  
Re like ray, Re like Ree, Re like Reh

Thank goodness Elite posted the correct pronunciation for Fukka is "Fooka" :|

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: msiegel on Fri, 20 November 2009, 22:38:35

original name is Tokyo Press Kogyo Co. (http://www.topre.co.jp/e/company/history.html)

so i'm guessing "Toe Preh" :)

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: Rajagra on Fri, 20 November 2009, 23:54:08

To Pray.
As in: I need to pray for more money so I can afford my next one.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: bbranigin on Sat, 21 November 2009, 00:35:28

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Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: sixty on Sat, 21 November 2009, 03:28:31

Quote from: Rajagra;134825

To Pray.
As in: I need to pray for more money so I can afford my next one.

Haha, good one.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: lmnop on Sat, 21 November 2009, 06:06:53

whenever I see Topre I think Tok'ra :)

yeah i'm a geek but I can hurl this ear medicine pretty hard.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: microsoft windows on Sat, 21 November 2009, 06:59:32

I always thought it was prounounced "Toa-Per" since I knew someone called Topre whose name was pronounced that way.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: HungryPillow on Sat, 21 November 2009, 07:27:31

I always just assumed "Toe Pray" as well

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: kyamei on Sat, 21 November 2009, 08:47:03

Quote from: HungryPillow;134890

I always just assumed "Toe Pray" as well

That is probably as close as an English speaking person will get to its actual pronunciation since English speakers have a hard time with Japanese R's (and the Japanese with English L's).

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: tamasrepus on Sun, 22 November 2009, 08:53:38

My girlfriend, who is Korean (not as if it gives her more authority than anyone else here), says it's probably pronounced TOE-POO-RAY.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: lmnop on Sun, 22 November 2009, 08:58:17

I think it's pronounced  "Toh-Pra"

why? because Lian Li is pronounced "Lee-Ann-Lee" not "Lee-Ann-Lie" and SteelSeries Xai is pronounced "Zeh-Eye" not "Ex-Eye" or "Eye"

everything is pronounced as it looks :)

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: ch_123 on Sun, 22 November 2009, 09:00:29

I've heard "Toe-pu-lay" as a proper Japanese pronunciation.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: lmnop on Sun, 22 November 2009, 09:06:32

can't we just call it Real Force? like

AND WHATS WITH THE REAL FORCE? A KEYBOARD SO POWERFUL IT BENDS THE LAWS OF ENGLISH?
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2rwma0o.jpg)

copyright ripster.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: tamasrepus on Sun, 22 November 2009, 09:26:15

Quote from: lmnop;135178

why? because Lian Li is pronounced "Lee-Ann-Lee" not "Lee-Ann-Lie" and SteelSeries Xai is pronounced "Zeh-Eye" not "Ex-Eye" or "Eye"

Except Lian Li (Chinese, or Taiwanese, if you want to be politically correct) and SteelSeries (Danish; Xai is probably some marketing-derived name?) are from completely different languages.

What I just still doesn't mean anything, because these things get their own localized pronunciations. for example, T-Mobile in the USA is typically pronounced T-MOE-BILL, while in Europe it's T-MOE-BILE.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: lmnop on Sun, 22 November 2009, 09:37:43

Quote from: tamasrepus;135192

Except Lian Li (Chinese, or Taiwanese, if you want to be politically correct) and SteelSeries (Danish; Xai is probably some marketing-derived name?) are from completely different languages.

What I just still doesn't mean anything, because these things get their own localized pronunciations. for example, T-Mobile in the USA is typically pronounced T-MOE-BILL, while in Europe it's T-MOE-BILE.

um......... launch the vipers?

I hear what you are saying.

I don't have my H1N1 shot yet so stay back I have cooties :)

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: Rajagra on Sun, 22 November 2009, 11:19:21

Quote from: ripster;135199

Engrish is going to be the world's dominant language.  BladeRunner here we come!

She is upset about this whole H1N1 thing.
NSFW even on Sunday: http://www.tian.cc/engrish_****ingshirt.jpg

NSFW at any time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM)

I suspect those people speak perfect English. They are Dutch after all.

Title: Pronouncing Topre?
Post by: timw4mail on Mon, 23 November 2009, 07:15:55

I always assumed it was pronounced "Toper"