Poll
Question:
How do you say it?
Option 1: Pen-drak-en
votes: 33
Option 2: Pen-drake-n
votes: 7
Option 3: Shiny shiny...
votes: 0
Option 4: What package dear? Oh, that's Bob's, he had it delivered here 'cos he's away at the moment, I'll just pop it upstairs for safekeeping, as it's certainly not mine...honest...
votes: 4
After noticing a different pronunciation in a different thread, I was curious how people pronounce our name? We've always called ourselves Pen-drak-en, with an 'ak' sound, but I've noticed some folk go with Pen-drake-n, to rhyme with taken.
:-\
As in taken... sorry!
How does Dave say it?
Whichever way it is , it is probably worth 8000 votes
It should be Pen'drak'en. However, I've sort of evolved to say Ped'drake'en, mostly to stop myself saying PendraGon... :-\
The odd time I still say Pendragon
Pen-drak-en
Was Dave originally inspired by the family surname?
Quote from: WeeWars on 16 August 2013, 05:38:32 PM
Was Dave originally inspired by the family surname?
Yeah, he'd read somewhere years ago, that if your family name was incorporated into your business name, it gave you a stronger legal standing if there was ever a clash with another company over names.
Pendr-Aachen. As in Pendr-Aix-la-Chapelle 8)
Mollinary
Pen - Drack - En.
Always been the 'ACK' version to me.
Cheers - Phil.
I thought it was only me who used the "it's for (insert name) excuse". Hope the Mrs isn't reading this ;D
Pen-Drack-En for me.
Pen-drak-en
But seeing as your from the north east, the loyal readers of Viz would know it's Pend-raa-ken?
^#(^
Pen-drake-n here.
It's how my collegue said your name when he told me about your WW2 line and i just said it the same way.
Was it not that in the years long ago, King Uther begat a son with a serving wench. The son proved to be an idiot and so Uther ordered Merlin to take the child from his sight. Merlin, whose first thought was take the child swimming with stone water wings, felt even his lead heart be touched by the large dark eyes of the twisted creature, the merry burbling, the adorable foot-chewing, and so after changing his slobber-sodden robe once again, the old wizard set forth to journey to the darkest Cymric mountains and there deposited the child with an honest, but frankly incredibly stupid family of slag makers.
The child grew up, a beautiful, saturnine creature, lacking in common wits, but with some measure of animal cunning. When the child was old enough his foster father Dhaff introduced him to the tricky art of slag making, but the wretch was unable to grasp the admittedly simple intricacies of the tasks he was given, so Dhaff set him to playing with the waste product, the molten metal that so bedeviled good Welsh slag makers.
Eventually, the child began to fashion crude figures of animals and people from the cooling waste and as he got older eked out a poor existence selling his rude sculptures to the ignorant peasants. As he got older, he made representations of his neighbours and their hovels, but would never, ever dare to represent the local officials, who traced their role back to the sub-officers from the days of the Roman occupation.
Dhaff, under the influence of the local ale, could not hold his tongue and told anyone who would listen about how Merlin had entrusted him with the bastard son of the great king. The locals, whose IQ rarely exceeded that of their flocks, nicknamed the idiot child after the great king's family. The locals modified the name to fit their barbaric pronunciation so the son of Uther Pendragon was known as "Slag-waste Pendraken".
This then was the forbear of the Darker Lord and the Dark Lord. They still hark to the days of their less than illustrious antecedent who was too stupid to make slag, and so carved out a living with figurines cast from metal.
lol, just ..... LOL!!
;D
Defo Pen-drak-en.
Yep - 'ak' here :D
Pen-drak-en
People who pronounce it pen-drake-n are wrong and those who pronounce it pendragon should be shot for their own good.
Pen-drak-en
I sayd that because is how it is sound if you use a spanish pronunciation.
Pen-drak-en. Must be true 'cos that's how Dave pronounced it to me back in the mists of time when Leon was but a squalling babe!
It's pronounced, "throat wobbler mangrove"
Given that it's a mix of two unintelligible accents - smoggy and Cornish - any da**d way I want.
:d :D
IanS
Stuff pronunciation, I think my tattoo is spelt wrong.
That's only a problem if it's across your forehead.
No. It's on my forearm, on a scroll that protects Leon's modesty.
:o
Quote from: ianrs54 on 17 August 2013, 07:19:32 AM
Given that it's a mix of two unintelligible accents - smoggy and Cornish - any da**d way I want.
;D
Coming from a scouser...! ;)
Quote from: fsn on 17 August 2013, 12:10:32 PM
No. It's on my forearm, on a scroll that protects Leon's modesty.
Slightly worrying... :-\
Quote from: Shecky on 17 August 2013, 03:26:30 AM
It's pronounced, "throat wobbler mangrove"
You are a very silly man, and I'm not going to interview you.
You guys have no idea how compliicated this thread was to read for a non-native speaker. Drak as in accumulate? Drake as in ache? I used to say Pen-drake-n until I heard Henry Hyde use the other form on 'View from the Veranda'.
Quote from: Aquahog on 20 August 2013, 04:00:13 PM
Drak as in accumulate? Drake as in ache?
Yes, Aquahog.....absolutely correct :)
(Can't believe you're a non-native speaker from your post ! ;))
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Aquahog on 20 August 2013, 04:00:13 PM
You guys have no idea how compliicated this thread was to read for a non-native speaker. Drak as in accumulate? Drake as in ache? I used to say Pen-drake-n until I heard Henry Hyde use the other form on 'View from the Veranda'.
Hi Aqua,
Your English is really good: wouldn't have known you weren't "home grown". Hope this helps:
Drak as in "Hack".
In accumulate the "a" sound is a schwa which means it sounds like "uh" as in ago.
Any use? English is horrible :)
Thanks guys. I can assure you that it would be extremely easy to place me if you heard my accent.
English is not so bad in its spoken form, but a spelling reform wouldn't hurt I think. Ghoti and all that. :) While I'm wishing for them, could I please have one for Swedish* too?
*E.g. C, Q and W are of no relevance in modern Swedish as they are pronounced as S/K, K and V anyway. Meanwhile we lack letters for some sounds and have to spell them with combinations of consonants e.g. tj and k or stj and sk. The pairs are pronounced the same, of course...
Quote from: Aquahog on 21 August 2013, 09:39:08 AM
Thanks guys. I can assure you that it would be extremely easy to place me if you heard my accent.
English is not so bad in its spoken form, but a spelling reform wouldn't hurt I think. Ghoti and all that. :) While I'm wishing for them, could I please have one for Swedish* too?
*E.g. C, Q and W are of no relevance in modern Swedish as they are pronounced as S/K, K and V anyway. Meanwhile we lack letters for some sounds and have to spell them with combinations of consonants e.g. tj and k or stj and sk. The pairs are pronounced the same, of course...
We should all speak Spanish: no grey areas :)
"Shaggy Dog" Story:
"A man is sent to the UK to learn English by his family and is told he cannot return home until he has mastered the language. He tries hard but finds the pronunciation a real problem. Some things look the same but sound different (cough/ bough), some things look different but sound the same (maid/ made) and some pronunciation is just downright weird (Cholomondley pronounced Chumley) but at last he feels he's mastered the language and can return home.
A group of his friends and neighbours turn up to see him off and he thanks them for their help and support and is clearly excited to be returning home after a prolonged absence and so they are all shocked when he goes to get his train, buys a local paper, reads the headline, produces a pistol and shoots himself dead. As they race towards the body one of the group glances down and sees the headline ...
... "School Fete Pronounced Success!" ;D :D :) :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Lol ;D
Quote from: Ithoriel on 21 August 2013, 10:13:04 AM
"Shaggy Dog" Story:
... "School Fete Pronounced Success!" ;D :D :) :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[
Go and stand in the corner ! ;) :P
(Oh all right.....I had to read it twice !)
Not bad at all. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil.
Quote from: Aquahog on 21 August 2013, 09:39:08 AM
*E.g. C, Q and W are of no relevance in modern Swedish as they are pronounced as S/K, K and V anyway. Meanwhile we lack letters for some sounds and have to spell them with combinations of consonants e.g. tj and k or stj and sk. The pairs are pronounced the same, of course...
You should try Welsh Aqua !! ;D ;D ;D ;D
(Ian will tell you, you probably shouldn't) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Quote from: Techno on 21 August 2013, 11:04:41 AM
You should try Welsh Aqua !! ;D ;D ;D ;D
(Ian will tell you, you probably shouldn't) ;)
Cheers - Phil
Welsh is phonic and easy ;)
The consonants only have on sound each, whilst the vowels only have two. Of course some of the letters use two characters for spelling... :d
Pob hwyl,
Meirion
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 August 2013, 11:13:19 AM
Welsh is phonic and easy ;)
The consonants only have on sound each, whilst the vowels only have two. Of course some of the letters use two characters for spelling... :d
Pob hwyl,
Meirion
Only, to quote Blackadder, you need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names :D
Quote from: get2grips on 21 August 2013, 11:20:07 AM
Only, to quote Blackadder, you need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names :D
A drop of Brains or Double Dragon works perfectly well too! =P~
Iechud da! :P
Meirion
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 August 2013, 11:24:26 AM
A drop of Brains or Double Dragon works perfectly well too! =P~
Iechud da! :P
Meirion
;D ;D ;D
...and just for the record, I say drak: short vowels, it's a Welsh thing! ;)
Pob hwyl >:<
Meirion
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 August 2013, 11:24:26 AM
A drop of Brains or Double Dragon works perfectly well too! =P~
Iechud da! :P
Meirion
Or the stuff they call "Feeling Foul"?
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 August 2013, 11:29:57 AM
Or the stuff they call "Feeling Foul"?
Yup, that'll do too! :D
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 August 2013, 11:29:57 AM
Or the stuff they call "Feeling Foul"?
Feeling sheep :D
Quote from: get2grips on 21 August 2013, 11:38:10 AM
Feeling sheep :D
I didn't really want to open that particular can of worms. ;)
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 August 2013, 11:43:15 AM
I didn't really want to open that particular can of worms. ;)
Sorry :-[
Sorry, SORRY! What is it with you Englishmen and sheep?!
I mean, Welsh bloke to Welsh bloke, "Dwy ddim yn hoffi sut mae dy un ti'n edrych!" (Translates as: "Oh look, a sheep: get a wooly jumper and a couple of nice chops out of that.")
English bloke to Welsh bloke, "Hey Taffy boy, look at the fleece on that one! Bet you want to shag it? Hey, hey?!"
...and with the Aussies!
...and with the Kiwis!!
...and with Yorkshiremen!!!
It's like a bestiality version of the Fast Show's 'Suit You Sir!' sketch... "Oo, does Sir like the feel of soft, wooly mutton next to his thighs? Do you Sir, do you? Oh, oh; suit you Sir!"
You lot make me sick! :P
Cheers!
Meirion
Country with the highest rate of bestiality? :-\
Canada! :o
Those poor moose... :D
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 August 2013, 01:03:00 PM
Sorry, SORRY! What is it with you Englishmen and sheep?!
I mean, Welsh bloke to Welsh bloke, "Dwy ddim yn hoffi sut mae dy un ti'n edrych!" (Translates as: "Oh look, a sheep: get a wooly jumper and a couple of nice chops out of that.")
English bloke to Welsh bloke, "Hey Taffy boy, look at the fleece on that one! Bet you want to shag it? Hey, hey?!"
...and with the Aussies!
...and with the Kiwis!!
...and with Yorkshiremen!!!
It's like a bestiality version of the Fast Show's 'Suit You Sir!' sketch... "Oo, does Sir like the feel of soft, wooly mutton next to his thighs? Do you Sir, do you? Oh, oh; suit you Sir!"
You lot make me sick! :P
Cheers!
Meirion
=O =O =O
I once saw a Kiwi comic who said "Yes we shag sheep, shag em all day and all night...and then we export em to you...YUM YUM!!!" ;D
American oilman walks into a bar in Aberdeen and, looking to start a fight, yells,"So, you're the guys who like sheep!"
"Naw!," comes back the reply,"that's Wales!"
"Wow!" says the Yank,"Whales, you must be strong swimmers!!"
Sorry guys - Pen-drake-n for me. Southeastern US - we drawl everything! Actually, if Im being honest, there are probably about 5 syllables in 'Pendraken' :)
Oh for god's sake - speak English boy!
Quote from: O Dinas Powys on 21 August 2013, 01:03:00 PM
Sorry, SORRY! What is it with you Englishmen and sheep?!
I mean, Welsh bloke to Welsh bloke, "Dwy ddim yn hoffi sut mae dy un ti'n edrych!" (Translates as: "Oh look, a sheep: get a wooly jumper and a couple of nice chops out of that.")
English bloke to Welsh bloke, "Hey Taffy boy, look at the fleece on that one! Bet you want to shag it? Hey, hey?!"
...and with the Aussies!
...and with the Kiwis!!
...and with Yorkshiremen!!!
It's like a bestiality version of the Fast Show's 'Suit You Sir!' sketch... "Oo, does Sir like the feel of soft, wooly mutton next to his thighs? Do you Sir, do you? Oh, oh; suit you Sir!"
You lot make me sick! :P
Cheers!
Meirion
So we exported all the sheep shaggers. Seems sensible to me
Course you all know why there are no sheep on the Wirral - the Welsh stole em all. :d :d
IanS
Quote from: ianrs54 on 24 August 2013, 07:40:19 AM
Course you all know why there are no sheep on the Wirral - the Welsh stole em all. :d :d
IanS
People stealing FROM the Wirral...now there's a first :D
Quote from: jdeleonardis on 23 August 2013, 06:41:31 PM
Sorry guys - Pen-drake-n for me. Southeastern US - we drawl everything! Actually, if Im being honest, there are probably about 5 syllables in 'Pendraken' :)
"Two nations divided by a common language."
As a proud Shetlander, I was oft the subject of wild accusations of ovine molestation. I didn't really understand. If I had chosen to slip the back legs of a sheep into my wellies (and I didn't) then their little wooly backs would not have come much above my knee. This caused some much theoretical speculation, until the year my grandfather got a Cheviot ram. Of course he had been crofting Shetland sheep which, like Shetland ponies are much smaller than other breeds.
The real reason of how the name came about was
1) Incorporate some part of our name, I used to be part of Pensmith fabrications for 4 years back in the 80's - hence pen
2) I needed something that did not mean fantasy or historical but could be either, my lousey good wife came up with it and I didn't dare contradict her!!!!
So there you are, Leon will see this post and drop me in it
Quote from: Dave on 27 August 2013, 07:22:02 PM
So there you are, Leon will see this post and drop me in it
:-bd
Quote from: Leon on 27 August 2013, 07:23:41 PM
:-bd
I made a mistake it should have said blousey :'(
Blowsy?
Whole heap of pain Dave :-)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blowsy