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12-20-2006 | 12:11 PM

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.

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12-20-2006 | 12:25 PM

b00stedjustin

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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)

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#18

12-20-2006 | 12:26 PM

b00stedjustin

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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.

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12-20-2006 | 02:43 PM

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I was told by a vendor that its "Tayne"

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12-20-2006 | 05:10 PM

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

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12-20-2006 | 05:14 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

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12-20-2006 | 05:15 PM

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dang i always thought it was pronounced like teen

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#23

12-20-2006 | 08:18 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.

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12-20-2006 | 08:59 PM

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

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#25

12-20-2006 | 09:12 PM

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

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12-20-2006 | 09:22 PM

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It's pronounced:

Shapoopee-shapoopee-shapoopee!

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12-20-2006 | 09:27 PM

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

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12-20-2006 | 09:41 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GReddySetGO

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

^+1

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#29

12-20-2006 | 10:22 PM

Basheer

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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

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#30

12-20-2006 | 10:29 PM

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

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