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I say it the same way Bond says it - Oh-MEE-ga.


But it's interesting that when Bond gets dubbed into whatever language this is, it's more the American way - Oh-MAY-Ga... 😕


was about to post this. that being said, this is a cringe worthy scene. seems that the powers that be in Bienne have a case of little brother syndrome.
 
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I personally love the scene apart from the unusual pronunciation of Omega. Is it definicely a US way?
 
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I personally love the scene apart from the unusual pronunciation of Omega. Is it definicely a US way?

No, it's the way that most people in the UK (in my experience) pronounce it.
 
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Omega's new Special Edition should put this question to bed.....

 
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Well I suppose the British accent can have be useful in some situations.🙄

I have given up asking for "water" with my normal UK accent on US flights...I have learned to slur the ts is a prerequisite to getting served first time with no follow-up "pardon me" questions from the very nice United cabin crew.😁
 
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I actually got into a bit of discussion last weekend with an englishman who has a small electronics shop here locally (came to the USA by way of England through Canada). I was showing him my new Breitling, and he insisted it was pronounced Breetling, I countered it was Brightling. He took this surprisingly serious, as if I was a daft American. I really didn't know what else to say, so we talked about his IWC...pretty safe territory there. 😵‍💫
 
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I lived in the US for a few years and was amazed at how different the same English language could be ... sailing round a boooo-wee and then driving off in a Knee-sahhn just seemed weird. 😉
 
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I lived in the US for a few years and was amazed at how different the same English language could be ... sailing round a boooo-wee and then driving off in a Knee-sahhn just seemed weird. 😉

How do brits pronounce buoy? Never heard that one before!

As for Nissan, it's not an English word - and in the proper Japanese pronunciation, it's Knee-sahn.

Besides, Nissin makes microwave noodles, not cars 😉
 
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How do brits pronounce buoy? Never heard that one before!

As for Nissan, it's not an English word - and in the proper Japanese pronunciation, it's Knee-sahn.

Besides, Nissin makes microwave noodles, not cars 😉

Haha. Buoy is pronounced boy. Nissan is pronounced Nissan 😀 😝
 
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And Worcestershire is pronounced Wustersher. ...

Edinburgh = Eddin-burra

Z = zed

Etc

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Haha. Buoy is pronounced boy. Nissan is pronounced Nissan 😀 😝

Hmm. So if in a body of water, a male child is next to a colored / illuminated floating navigation marker, how would one verbally distinguish between the two?

And Worcestershire is pronounced Woostersher.

Yeah, we still have to deal with Massachusetts and surrounding environs so we're used to that 😀
 
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Hmm. So if in a body of water, a male child is next to a colored / illuminated floating navigation marker, how would one verbally distinguish between the two?



Yeah, we still have to deal with Massachusetts and surrounding environs so we're used to that 😀

Haha. And Yosemite and Arkansas 😉

As for a boy by a buoy never assume it's a boy as by today's political stage it would be wrong to be so gender specific. "Hey infant by the spherical floating device .." would suffice maybe.
 
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Don't forget Leicester with all those extra letters...just needs to be 'Lester'
 
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Hmm. So if in a body of water, a male child is next to a colored / illuminated floating navigation marker, how would one verbally distinguish between the two?
Wouldn't they be boy and lad?
 
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And don't forget 'asphalt' or Jaguar 😁
She was only a road-mender's daughter but she really loved her asphalt.
 
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Long ines like lines
Long genes
Lon genes

That's the question