# Yes, but how do you say it. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 1999, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027 "1999-11-25T15:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/1 "1999-11-25T15:39:00Z")
Your user name that is. John, whatthehellever ,this is not directed at you ! Nor to those whose names are pretty straight forward. How mwny ways are there to say UncleBeer, or Satan ? Not much chance of screwing those two up. BTW ## I pronounce mine I e sha I’ve spent too much time with that turkey this morning. And the one in the oven too. Ayesha - Lioness * * * There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine (Thomas A. Edison) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/2 "1999-11-25T15:41:00Z")
jo-FYE-el As opposed to jo-FEE-el which is the most common way of messing it up. * * * “I guess it is possible for one person to make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.” ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/3 "1999-11-25T16:24:00Z")
Can-EH-di-an SUE just get the eh right… eh!! * * * I am me… accept it or not. ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/4 "1999-11-25T17:03:00Z")
Let’s see: Beautiful? You can pronounce it that way if you wish 😉 There are two ways: Bi-zen-teen or Biz-en-teen But most just call me Byz (biz). * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/5 "1999-11-25T17:16:00Z")
Jophiel, is that FYE as in Fee fye foe fum ? CanadianSue, Wrong, I know it’s your name but everybody knows Texans say Can ade eee en Sue. And Texans never mispronounce anything ! 😉 :: sticks her tongue out at Lion:: See, I WAS saying it right ! It’s Biz an teen Not Buy zen teen pppppbbbbbtttthhhh So Byz, are we still on for Friday ? I made you something. I’ll make you two somethings if you kick Lions ass for me 😉 . * * * Ayesha - Lioness * * * There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine (Thomas A. Edison) ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/6 "1999-11-25T17:27:00Z")
“LOOm-PI” ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/7 "1999-11-25T17:28:00Z")
I say mine with Panache! * * * “Only when he no longer knows what he is doing, does the painter do good things.” --Edgar Degas ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/8 "1999-11-25T17:28:00Z")
It’s pronouced “Where’s the beer?” 😉 * * * If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. – John Kenneth Galbraith ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/9 "1999-11-25T17:37:00Z")
Ayesha… the texans I have heard say it SUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LOL gotta love those accents. * * * I am me… accept it or not. ---
**Author:** ![Lyly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c67d28/32.png) [@Lyly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/10 "1999-11-26T06:57:00Z")
Lumpy! My DH had a cat named Lumpy, pronounced the same way! Are you Swiss or German? Mine is pronounced LEE-lee. * * * Insanity runs in my family…mostly with scissors. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/11 "1999-11-26T06:59:00Z")
I always pronounce that girls name can thee arra.It sounds nice that way * * * We are on an irreversible path to democracy and freedom. But that could change-Dan Quayle ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/12 "1999-11-25T19:46:00Z")
I thought it was like “can the aria” like, stop singing already! Mine is SMEG ee but you can call me Meg if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/13 "1999-11-25T20:13:00Z")
I always look at it as “Can’t hear ya”. Mine is a play of the funky spealing of my last name. The that E in Seale is actually silent, but half the people that see it pronounce it. I made a joke out of it, and Silly Mon was born. You are _all_ welcome. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/14 "1999-11-25T22:25:00Z")
**(I knew it was Can’t Hear Ya, but it did take me a while to see it…)** 🙂 Meg ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/15 "1999-11-25T22:41:00Z")
Yes, on for Friday. What did you make me? And I’m a lover, not a fighter but I can be persuaded to twirl someone! Chocolate is the best persuader! * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/16 "1999-11-25T22:43:00Z")
Yes, on for Friday. What did you make me? And I’m a lover, not a fighter but I can be persuaded to twirl someone! Chocolate is the best persuader! * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/17 "1999-11-25T22:44:00Z")
Yes, on for Friday. What did you make me? And I’m a lover, not a fighter but I can be persuaded to twirl someone! Chocolate is the best persuader! * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/18 "1999-11-26T00:38:00Z")
‘handy’ You make a fist and shake it up & down to sign ‘handy’ Not really, just kidding. Be sure to fingerspell it, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Andrea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@Andrea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrea)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/19 "1999-11-26T00:43:00Z")
Ann-dree-ah. BUt I answer to any pronunciation, including brat, bitch, etc. 🙂 * * * Mom always said there’d be days like this…she just never said there’d be so MANY of them!!! ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027/20 "1999-11-26T01:25:00Z")
om-ni-not 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-but-how-do-you-say-it/15027.md?page=2)