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Dec 20, 2006 | 11:11 AM

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Back2VQ

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i've always thought it was pronounced as "tayne", like "wayne" with a T. japanese-english (romaji) is very simple, just pronounce like how it's spelled.

Dec 20, 2006 | 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by aleok

said the way is spelled. (if you know correct japanese pronouncation). TAY N (the sound N makes, not just N)

sorta ,its a longer e sound (ay sound for us gaijin), hence the ei (think of it as a double e sound in japanese)

Dec 20, 2006 | 11:26 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Back2VQ

i've always thought it was pronounced as "tayne", like "wayne" with a T. japanese-english (romaji) is very simple, just pronounce like how it's spelled.

"tein" is the romanji spelling of it. sorry i took 2 years of that **** in college.

Dec 20, 2006 | 01:43 PM

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I was told by a vendor that its "Tayne"

Dec 20, 2006 | 04:10 PM

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FACT: It is pernounced "Tayne" as in "cane" or tane.

Dec 20, 2006 | 04:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GReddySetGO

FACT: It is pernounced "Tayne" as in "cane" or tane.

yeh, that's the way i've always heard/said it

Dec 20, 2006 | 04:15 PM

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dang i always thought it was pronounced like teen

Dec 20, 2006 | 07:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by b00stedjustin

sorta ,its a longer e sound (ay sound for us gaijin), hence the ei (think of it as a double e sound in japanese)

yea i couldn't think of a way to explain the TE to the IN sound.

Dec 20, 2006 | 07:59 PM

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haha this thread is funny, any sound clip to back it up?

Dec 20, 2006 | 08:12 PM

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I've heard several vendors and other enthusiasts pronounce it teen.

Dec 20, 2006 | 08:22 PM

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It's pronounced:

Shapoopee-shapoopee-shapoopee!

Dec 20, 2006 | 08:27 PM

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a rep from the company was being interviewed on redline tv and pronounced it "tain" or "tayne"--like stain.

Dec 20, 2006 | 08:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GReddySetGO

FACT: It is pernounced "Tayne" as in "cane" or tane.

^+1

Dec 20, 2006 | 09:22 PM

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so its TAIN or TAYNE right?

hmm

i've heard only heard person say the word
and he said it like TEEN

so TAYNE
gotche

Dec 20, 2006 | 09:29 PM

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Yep, looks like we have a consensus: It's Tane (like Cane).