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Sep 19, 2004 | 07:00 PM

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xviper

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Mun' ee

Sep 19, 2004 | 07:14 PM

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honda606

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From: houston

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Originally Posted by xviper,Sep 19 2004, 09:00 PM

Mun' ee

Sep 19, 2004 | 07:59 PM

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jasonlee4180

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Since we're on the topic, what about pronounciations like...

Tein and Bride

These are not pronounced how you'd think either.

I hear Bride = brid and Tein is like tan or something.

Sep 20, 2004 | 07:07 AM

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Bride=brid

Tein=tayin

Sep 20, 2004 | 07:16 AM

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JDMpress

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Originally Posted by dave22,Sep 20 2004, 11:07 AM

Bride=brid

Tein=tayin

So you're saying that "Bride" rhymes with the English word "grid"?

I thought TEIN was pronounced like it rhymes with the English word "rain". Or maybe "RAYeen"...

This page http://physics.uwyo.edu/~brent/jal/kana1.htm has a .WAV file (about halfway down the page) for "ei" words.

Direct link:
http://physics.uwyo.edu/~brent/jal/ei.wav

Jean

Sep 20, 2004 | 12:07 PM

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According to Tees USA, Bride=brid...I don't know why

But TEIN means TEchnical INnovation.

Watch this vid: http://www.tein.co.jp/teinpv.ram

When you hear him say "technical innovation" (about 29 seconds in), technical sounds like "tay ku nik al"

This could explain they "tay in" pronunciation.