doc_newstead Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Just something that occurred to me when I was giving Banzai a bit of banter in the 'SCAR' thread When you talk about the Steyr AUG, how do you say the name of the gun? Myself, I say it like 'org', but it occurred to me that some people might prefer to say the individual letters. I wouldn't profess either way to be 'correct', but I'm sure you have your favourite Vote as appropriate Link to post Share on other sites
nuclear_darkness Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Lol i dont know what way you say august but you say it the way it looks..... aug.... heres it in a few simple steps lol 1. AWE (as in you are in awe of something cool) 2. Then add a G on..... Thats how you say AUG lol Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 That's the bunny Link to post Share on other sites
destrukto Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 aww with a g awg = AUG Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Ok. We could be here all day spelling things phoenetically, but what I mean is... do you say a word, or the letters? So far, it's 4 people say it as a word. Link to post Share on other sites
AqualungJM Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I say the word like: awg, as in August, or awful, or law, or like aaaaaaaaaw, like I just saw cute little kitten... aaaaaaaaaaaw... Link to post Share on other sites
Agent47 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 The AUG is now the STG 77. That's what I say. Link to post Share on other sites
R22Master Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 AUG = "Aiy-Yoo-Jee" in my book. [begin_rant] It's an abbreviation, not a word. Is an M15 a "mis", a TMP a "tump", a VSR a "vizur"? I think not. [end_rant] *Remembers the SPAS-12, and goes to hide in the corner* Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 See, joking aside, that's what I meant Will. And that's why I went to pains to make the thread title as such. I bet those Austrian sales reps call it an A-U-G, the Austrian Army call it an A-U-G... But that doesn't mean saying 'Aug' is wrong now, does it? (You didn't really say ss-pee-ay-ss twelve did you? ) Link to post Share on other sites
Spedz Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 aug as in aug-ustus that the way i remember it! Link to post Share on other sites
R22Master Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 hehehe, absolutely doc. My earlier post was sort of semi-serious / semi-jovial. It kind of annoys me when people call the gun an "ORG", but for some curious reason the "SPAZZ" is always how I've refered to the SPAS-12. I wouldn't call it an "Ess-Pee-Aiy-Ess Twelve" because it's quite a mouthful, but A-U-G isn't in my book (yes, I may have a strange book ). Incidentally, it also gets right on my nerves when people refer to an SQL database server as a "Sequel" server - like it's hard to say "S-Q-L". A pet hate of mine maybe (and I don't have many), but it had to be said. Of course, those using words like "Deagle" to describe the 50 cal hand cannon need to have their finger nails pulled out with rusty pliers in my opinion Link to post Share on other sites
Banzai Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 augh, ugh, oogh, ARGH! many propper ways to say it mate Link to post Share on other sites
damaja Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I call it 'Steyr'. Link to post Share on other sites
Banzai Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 wow, good job -__- steyr is a company...o nvm Link to post Share on other sites
damaja Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Yeah, I know, but if I said to someone 'pass me my Steyr', they are hardly going to go 'erm, the AUG or the ACR?' Are they. With a company like H&K, fair enough, but with a company that only does like 2 rifles, and they are very similar anyway, it won't cause any confusion. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted January 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 So how do you say Steyr then? Sty-er, stayer, or stair? Link to post Share on other sites
richie_j Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 i say A-U-G, but samuel L. Jackson...the coolest man on the plantent did say it ORG, so im torn Link to post Share on other sites
skeeter Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I was watching something on TV and there was a Austrian military bloke who pronouced it Ow-g, like Owl with a G where the L should be. He was talking in German so I think that's how they say it. Part two of this question should be: how do you pronounce Steyr? It's SHteyr, the S pronounced as an 'sh' sound. Mind you, that sounds kind of dumb, like you're trying a bit too hard, and I'd probably laugh at someone who said it like that (unless German was their first language). By the way, the TV programme had a section on Gaston glock, the gunmaker, being a rightwing nutcase who's a major funder of Jorg Haider's neo-nazi party. Link to post Share on other sites
richie_j Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 i pronounce it STY[as in pig sty]-rwer (jonathan ross pronouncing were] Link to post Share on other sites
unimatrix001 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Gnaha interesting to see how you folks try to pronounce german names . I think its really hard or even impossible for native english speaking persons to spell it out correctly if you never heard it from a native german speaking person. The best suggestion is skeeter's . If a word starts with "St" in german, it's spoken like "sch". The best approach in english is your "sh". Try to start the Name Steyr as you start "sh!t". The remaining letters of the name are spoken like your word "tire" Try to speak "sh"-"tire". Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 schtire (IT AINT THAT HARD) STG77 - afaik its Sturmgewehr Siebenundsiebzig or schturm-ghey-verr zeeb-in-oont-zeeb-zig I hate english. (the langauge) Link to post Share on other sites
unimatrix001 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 sh!t-tire???? crazy europeans <{POST_SNAPBACK}> not "sh!t-tire", "sh-tire" ... it's not absolutely perfect, but I think it's the closest you can get to the german pronunciation without hearing a german saying it properly. schtire (IT AINT THAT HARD)STG77 - afaik its Sturmgewehr Siebenundsiebzig or schturm-ghey-verr zeeb-in-oont-zeeb-zig I hate english. (the langauge) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> nice try Link to post Share on other sites
screamin_weasel Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 MP5SD5 - machinen pistol funf schall dampfer (maybe i cant remember) just theought i waould add that to the german theme of the thread. Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 not "sh!t-tire", "sh-tire" ... it's not absolutely perfect, but I think it's the closest you can get to the german pronunciation without hearing a german saying it properly. nice try <{POST_SNAPBACK}> well, its not like ive learned it from a native speaker. But im clsoer than everyone else, except the german, so pfft. Link to post Share on other sites
unimatrix001 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Yes it's really good, a German would absolutely be able to understand it without any problems . Link to post Share on other sites
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