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Koshinn
10-10-14, 06:41
How do you pronounce Berger as in Berger bullets? Burger? Berzher? Berzhay?
Eurodriver
10-10-14, 06:43
No idea.

But here's a previous thread with tons of others that have already been discussed (in case you're wondering). This way we can hopefully avoid this thread devolving into a "HORNA-DAY or what?" jubilee.

https://www.m4carbine.net/archive/index.php/t-140676.html
markm
10-10-14, 08:33
I pronounce it the same way I do "Frodge Lube". I wonder if I've been saying that wrong...
Ouroborous
10-10-14, 10:35
I say it like "burger". Still can't figure out how to pronounce Prvi Partisan.
SilverBullet432
10-10-14, 10:46
Berger like schlumberger??? Because thats pronounced schlum ber-zhay. Isnt there a pronunciation thread already?
Doc Safari
10-10-14, 11:17
Oh, here we go... :lol:

Is it LOO-pold or LEO-pold?

Is it FAL or F.A.L.?

Is it Aug or A.U.G.?

Is it VILL-tor or ULL-tor?

Is it SOO-geer or KOO-jeer?
ABNAK
10-10-14, 14:53
Geissele:

Guys-Lee

(used to pronounce it gis-sell-ee like it was Italian)
Blinking Dog
10-10-14, 15:52
Oh, here we go... :lol:

Is it LOO-pold or LEO-pold?


I've heard folks from Leupold pronounce it as LOO pold so that's how i pronounce it. Just about everyone else in Texas pronounces it LEE O pold or LEE uh pold, so when I pronounce it my way they stare at me like I have 3 eyeballs.
SteyrAUG
10-10-14, 17:02
FRAGILEEE...must be Italian.
SilverBullet432
10-10-14, 17:21
Oh, here we go... :lol:

Is it LOO-pold or LEO-pold?

Is it FAL or F.A.L.?

Is it Aug or A.U.G.?

Is it VILL-tor or ULL-tor?

Is it SOO-geer or KOO-jeer?




All covered in the old thread.
Doc Safari
10-10-14, 17:23
All covered in the old thread.

I know, I was just waiting for a bunch of posts to be duplicated. :jester:
Koshinn
10-10-14, 18:07
No one knows the Berger answer?
jmoore
10-10-14, 18:40
Ogive?
High Tower
10-10-14, 18:41
No one knows the Berger answer?

It is pronounced burger. Like a cheeseburger.
Koshinn
10-10-14, 18:55
Ogive?

oh-jive


It is pronounced burger. Like a cheeseburger.

So this would be redundant...
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/t31.0-8/c0.47.851.315/p851x315/1398709_771528162874054_476193810_o.jpg


Geissele:

Guys-Lee

(used to pronounce it gis-sell-ee like it was Italian)
At one point in my life I pronounced it like you'd pronounce her name:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c13/afskiboy29/Giselle.jpg
SilverBullet432
10-10-14, 19:04
No one knows the Berger answer?

I said it. Ber-zhay ber-zhey
Ryno12
10-10-14, 19:14
No one knows the Berger answer?

You could watch the video on the homepage of their website where they pronounce it? ;)

http://www.bergerbullets.com/
rero360
10-14-14, 17:56
How about recce? I've heard wreckE and Reece.
Grand58742
10-14-14, 22:49
At one point in my life I pronounced it like you'd pronounce her name:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c13/afskiboy29/Giselle.jpg

There are different ways of pronouncing "goddess?"
Magic_Salad0892
10-16-14, 11:09
FRAGILEEE...must be Italian.

I think it says "fragile".
markm
10-16-14, 11:14
How about recce? I've heard wreckE and Reece.

It's Wreckie! I hate it when people call it "Reece". Thank goodness that build fad is behind us. Now it's SPR... Wonder what it'll be called next...
rero360
10-16-14, 11:25
It's Wreckie! I hate it when people call it "Reece". Thank goodness that build fad is behind us. Now it's SPR... Wonder what it'll be called next...

Good to know, I've always wondered and avoided using the word because I didn't know how to pronounce it, always just referred to it as SPR ish.
docsherm
10-16-14, 11:29
Now it's SPR... Wonder what it'll be called next...

I just call it a Special Purpose Rifle............easier that way. :jester:
Kain
10-16-14, 11:37
It's Wreckie! I hate it when people call it "Reece". Thank goodness that build fad is behind us. Now it's SPR... Wonder what it'll be called next...

And here I thought it was being called 'reese' because people were painting it brown like peanut butter. :jester:
markm
10-16-14, 11:58
I just call it a Special Purpose Rifle............easier that way. :jester:

There is a new acronym I saw once here.... It was in reference to keymod showing up on light sniper rifle submissions for a mil program.

I think KevinB referenced it. I remember because I had to googlize the acronym to find out more about it.