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Old 12-20-2006, 11:11 AM
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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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Old 12-20-2006, 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)
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 11:26 AM
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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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Old 12-20-2006, 01:43 PM
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I was told by a vendor that its "Tayne"
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 04:10 PM
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FACT: It is pernounced "Tayne" as in "cane" or tane.
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 04:14 PM
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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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Old 12-20-2006, 04:15 PM
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dang i always thought it was pronounced like teen
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 07:18 PM
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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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Old 12-20-2006, 07:59 PM
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haha this thread is funny, any sound clip to back it up?
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 08:12 PM
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I've heard several vendors and other enthusiasts pronounce it teen.
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 08:22 PM
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It's pronounced:

Shapoopee-shapoopee-shapoopee!
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 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.
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GReddySetGO
FACT: It is pernounced "Tayne" as in "cane" or tane.
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Old 12-20-2006, 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
 
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Old 12-20-2006, 09:29 PM
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Yep, looks like we have a consensus: It's Tane (like Cane).
 
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