golf645 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 How about .. O"may"ga as a slightly different pronunciation. I am unsure of where you live but think that is a factor in pronunciation. I heard a BBC news presenter also pronounce it Om"ee"ga, I think this is a British thing. I am in Canada and hear it pronounced O"may"ga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 There are three pronunciations. oh MEE guh oh MAY guh OH mahgah They're all 'correct', but if you want to be absolutely and utterly pedantic, if you're not putting on a French accent and saying it swiss-style, it's wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jot9011 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I've always pronounced it "oh-may-gah". But evidently there are different ways to pronounce it: hxxp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/omega (like Pug said) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBond Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yeah, Omega is a swiss's brand. In Switzerland, people speak French. I'am French and the real and good prononciation is O"MAY"GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yeah, Omega is a swiss's brand. In Switzerland, people speak French. I'am French and the real and good prononciation is O"MAY"GA Oh-Meh-Gah. The "MAY" is pronounced like the french "MAIS", ie. without the Y sound at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Oh-Meh-Gah. The "MAY" is pronounced like the french "MAIS", ie. without the Y sound at the end. Oh My God, what a great thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Oh My God, what a great thread! lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Oh My God, what a great thread! Isn't it fun. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maulermacall@hotmail.com Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 I say Om"ee"ga you say Om"ay"ga, you say po"tat"o I say Pota"toe", you say to"mat"o and I say toma"to" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Is it GAY-toe-nah or gay-TOE-nah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Oh-Meh-Gah. The "MAY" is pronounced like the french "MAIS", ie. without the Y sound at the end. That's how i pronounce it too... +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 If it came from CN, its CHOMEGA. Pronounced like, CHOLEX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBond Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Oh-Meh-Gah. The "MAY" is pronounced like the french "MAIS", ie. without the Y sound at the end. Yes of course! I wrote "MAY" for the people who know nothing about french. But in french: MAY=MAIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenalin Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Where I come from they prounounce it 'Waahh-t-ch' For what its worth... -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yes of course! I wrote "MAY" for the people who know nothing about french. But in french: MAY=MAIS That's why I clarified. MAY is not pronounced how you think it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBond Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 That's why I clarified. MAY is not pronounced how you think it is. That just an approximation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakemaster Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 LOL! This is hilarious. Bond just pronounced it that way to make it sound cooler. It's Omega like the Bible. Alpha/Omega. The end all of watches. The last timepiece you will ever need. Get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 LOL! This is hilarious. Bond just pronounced it that way to make it sound cooler. He pronounced it that way because that's the way it's pronounced in some parts of England. No great mystery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_r Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I say Om"ee"ga you say Om"ay"ga, you say po"tat"o I say Pota"toe", you say to"mat"o and I say toma"to" .... Let's call the whole thing off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golf645 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 OK thanks guys. I guess it wasn't as dumb a question as I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 lol. "> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orionz Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 (edited) Yeah, Omega is a swiss's brand. In Switzerland, people speak French. I'am French and the real and good prononciation is O"MAY"GA Actually there are 4 Official languages in Switzerland: German, French, Italian, Romansh. So you can't say that any way of pronouncing the word Omega is more correct than another. You just pronounce it in your native language like you were pronouncing the greek letter Ω, that's it. Edited September 3, 2008 by orionz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Yeah, Omega is a swiss's brand. In Switzerland, people speak French. I'am French and the real and good prononciation is O"MAY"GA They speak German and Italian and officially Romansh too...so anything's possible. I always thought O-MEE-GA sounded weird...I'm an O"MAY"GA guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzipy Posted September 3, 2008 Report Share Posted September 3, 2008 Is it GAY-toe-nah or gay-TOE-nah? LOL LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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