This will be controversial: The correct way to pronounce "Simo"? SEE POST 69 :o)

[MikeCracknell]

How do you pronounce "Simo" then?

I delivered to someone who works in the BBC Pronunciation department earlier, and asked just that question....his response was quite interesting

:):):):)

I'll update this tomorrow with what the BBC say ;)

[Paul]

Phy-mo

[Josh-VTR]

Surely Simmo?

[MikeyW]

Sigh mo, pronounced much the same as his actual name but just shortened :P

[Dom]

Simo, rhymes with Flymo.

Some people I have heard say Simo as Sim-o

[J222JRA]

Symo..

[dankzy]

i would have said sim-o as he was getting called that at fcs and didnt say anything

[Peter_D]

I'm not quite sure how to say this....Kim Bassinjer...Baysinger..Baysinjer..

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2619/doctor4lj.jpg

[Gordi]

samuo san

[Mochachino]

sim(card)-o

[Gordi]

sim(card)-o

Although that wasnt at all funny! i LOL'd :A:

[Jay_]

always gone Sigh mo.....

[Bound]

Sigh - mo

Or Sim - o

Gotta be the first.

[adam_baker]

sim-o, i never thought that anyone would say it any different.

[Gordi]

its of simo. pronounced simmo. cos if it was symo it would be spelt symo:wacko:

[Peter_D]

But how do you pronounce Simon, Gordi? Do you pronounce it Simmon? Or Symon?

So it's just like Simon, but with the N. Symo...

/thread

[Gordi]

si mon sim o

[Bound]

But how do you pronounce Simon, Gordi? Do you pronounce it Simmon? Or Symon?

Yeah yeah I agree, Simon, Sigh, mon.

So either way it's Sigh, Mo.

There's no Z (tssss) sound, or ttttsssssssssssim-o. Sigh, mo.

[Gordi]

when ya pronounce it symo ya reading it like 2 words? whats it short for?

my mates called simon pronouned si mon. n we call him si for short pronounced syy :l

[Peter_D]

It's exactly like Simon (sigh-mon), but instead of the 'mon' it's just 'mo'

Lets say no more on this matter

[Gordi]

simmo sounds better! as mentioned symo sounds like flymo. doesnt roll of the tounge aswel

[Peter_D]

when ya pronounce it symo ya reading it like 2 words? whats it short for?

my mates called simon pronouned si mon. n we call him si for short pronounced syy :l

You're contradicting yourself now lad

[Gordi]

You're contradicting yourself now lad

its late and english aint my best sunbjest:p

[Jay_]

why do we not heckle the man himself?
EDIT...cos he is not online.....fail by moi....

[katie_02furio]

i would pronounce it.. Sigh-mo... :)

Just like u would pronounce simon.. without the N.. Sign-mon.... lol

[jordysaxobby]

i cant actualy believe you have started a thread about this lol

[SnaRe]

We need the big man himself to help us out. :P I just end up calling him Simo, Symo, Sy.

[Cal]

Tuh-Wat...x

Sigh-Moh... as Mr Bound said.


Disclaimer: I love Simon Robinson.

[Viper]

simmmmmo.

Mike, surely the 'correct' way is whichever Simo says, not the BBC ;)

[gazwhittle]

i call him SI-CORE

[AlexB]

i just walk up and go oi cuntflaps

he never responds though :(
i usually say simmo tbh

[rushy_23]

Im a Simmo type of guy.

[MikeYost]

I'm not quite sure how to say this....Kim Bassinjer...Baysinger..Baysinjer..

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2619/doctor4lj.jpg

:panic::panic:

Always thought it was "Simmo", altho Symo would make sense as its how it sounds when you say Simon.

I need to know the truth! Simmo/Symo come on down!

[vtrsarah]

hmmmm say what u see obviously si-mo

[M1VT]

Simon
OBV

[woodyemma]

Alot of people are interested in a pointless thread aren't they go into such depth to argue I personally would say it pronounced Simon without an n as that's logcally what he was thinking when he made the name

[Peter_D]

It baffles me that people would even think of calling him SIMMO!

[nicole_]

ive always said simmo, ive your gunna say symo id just say simon, doesnt really make it any easier/quicker to say where as simos short
like why did people called richard used to be called dick and not rich

[garner90]

I think its Sy-Mo

ive always said simmo, ive your gunna say symo id just say simon, doesnt really make it any easier/quicker to say where as simos shortlike why did people called richard used to be called dick and not rich


Sy-Mo- 2 sylables
Sim-mo- 2 sylables (sp)

So neither is really quicker

[nicole_]

yeh but simmo rolls off the tounge easier
i know what i mean lol

[Furio-92]

I've always thought it was simo (Symo). Ask the man himself.

[Bound]

I wonder if this is one of those things that like, if you say it Sigh-mo is uses one side of your brain, and if you say it SI - Mo, it uses the other.

[Tom_Crx]

I wonder if this is one of those things that like, if you say it Sigh-mo is uses one side of your brain, and if you say it SI - Mo, it uses the other.
Arent they exactly the same pronunciation?

I always thought it was SI mo, as in the same saying as simon, You don't say SIM mon do you?

[Bound]

Arent they exactly the same pronunciation?

I always thought it was SI mo, as in the same saying as simon, You don't say SIM mon do you?

Sigh - mo. Is how you would say it, because you say Simon, Sigh - mon. Not See - mon

Can't be see - mo.

Actually, gonna wack this into XP speech thing. See what it says.

[Proffitt]

Its Simmo for me.

I wish Simo would actually post in this thread to end it :homme:

[DannyVTS]

If it was Simmo, it would have 2 "m"'s.. so its symo (Y)

[djflipsaxo]

Simo(n)
thats how id say it!

[Proffitt]

If it was Simmo, it would have 2 "m"'s.. so its symo (Y)

Learn the Sax-P language please.

Its : y : (without spaces :y:)

Not (Y)

[DannyVTS]

Simo(n)
thats how id say it!
Symo then? haha
Learn the Sax-P language please.

Its : y : (without spaces :y:)

Not (Y)
:y: Roger !

Never come across a forum that uses (Y) tbh, but its good that you knew what i meant anyway ;)

[Bound]

http://image.tin247.com/bongdaso/090721154947-645-67.jpeg

Seaman?

[DannyVTS]

http://image.tin247.com/bongdaso/090721154947-645-67.jpeg

Thanks for the visitor message, but i cannot reply :wacko:

Must be some kind of post count respective feature, either that or i'm being a bit thick.

[Barry123]

I say Sim-o

But apparently he hates being called Sim-o. So much in fact that he has a kennel full of tiny cute puppies and he randomly slaughters one each time someone refers to him in the 'incorrect' manner.

[nappert]

your right there jordysaxobby-way too much time on their hands

[Bound]

I say Sim-o

But apparently he hates being called Sim-o. So much in fact that he has a kennel full of tiny cute puppies and he randomly slaughters one each time someone refers to him in the 'incorrect' manner.

Like saying someone saying bless you, then thanking them after sneezing and killing a fairy?

Gonna be a massacre after this thread.

[Bound]

Thanks for the visitor message, but i cannot reply :wacko:

Must be some kind of post count respective feature, either that or i'm being a bit thick.

lol, that's alright, just love that username. Don't think it's been appreciated enough yet :D.

[Giraffe]

Simmo... Sigh-mo sounds silly and as said before, doesn't roll off the tongue as well, never ever heard anyone called it ever, I've heard "Sigh" though as a shortened version of Simon. I wonder why Simon is even pronounced Sighmon, maybe we've been saying it wrong all these years, either that or people called Tim or Timothy need to be called Tighmothy or tighm or something... thoughts end.

[Barry123]

Like saying thank you and killing a fairy?

Gonna be a massacre after this thread.

The RSPCA have a bounty on his head.

[Peter_D]

http://image.tin247.com/bongdaso/090721154947-645-67.jpeg

Seaman?

Sea men?

http://images.2dayfm.com.au/2009/03/16/147691/sailor-parade-sydney_29-600x400.jpg

[Giraffe]

Peter edit that you doyle! I love you too much for you to get a ban or owt!

[Peter_D]

Edited.....wonder if anyone will be able to guess what it used to be...LOL

[Barry123]

Edited.....wonder if anyone will be able to guess what it used to be...LOL

I'm guessing it was a lady with cum smattered across her very lovely face?

[Peter_D]

I'm gonna have to leave that for me to know, and for the mods to never find out :cool:

[Barry123]

I'm gonna have to leave that for me to know, and for the mods to never find out :cool:

you know they can track the changes in a post Peter? i.e. see the previous edits
Basically so they can investigate an offensive post that the original offender may have edited to cover up there skankass remarks.


How do you think I knew what the original post was ;)

saxp police we be along shortly to pummel yo a$$.

[Peter_D]

Well i've changed it now and i am full of remorse for my actions ;)

[Barry123]

wouldn't be remorseful. I managed to do a mid afternoon wank off to it.

regards,

[Fulch]

I say Symo but thats only cos I heard Sussie (his missus) say it like that :y:

[JamesR]

Symo..

+1

Symo :)

[Moke]

I say it like Sim-O lol.

[MikeCracknell]

The winner is....

Symo....

Most people who have posted in here that they say Symo have stated the correct reasons.

In UK English, US English and AU English it is pronounced Symo.

It would need to have one of two things to be pronounced Simmo - the double m or something we don't have in English - an accent over the letter i - so it would be written Símo (the í "hardens" the sound)

In French, it would be pronounced Simmo because that is the way of the French language.

SIM as in SIMCARD is pronounced that way because it is an abbreviation. SIM as in the card stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and SIM as in SIMCITY is short for Simulation/Simulated so it is pronounced in short as it is in the long word (same as SIMOn) ;)

So that is the long and short of it. It is not just a North/South thing, there is more to it than that :):):):)

So there you have it, I have wasted all that time of your life for something that has always been a source of "no you don't say it like that"

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

[dav0506]

Symo

I can't even believe there's a thread discussing this

[Giraffe]

The winner is....

Symo....

Most people who have posted in here that they say Symo have stated the correct reasons.

In UK English, US English and AU English it is pronounced Symo.

It would need to have one of two things to be pronounced Simmo - the double m or something we don't have in English - an accent over the letter i - so it would be written Símo (the í "hardens" the sound)

In French, it would be pronounced Simmo because that is the way of the French language.

SIM as in SIMCARD is pronounced that way because it is an abbreviation. SIM as in the card stands for Subscriber Identity Module, and SIM as in SIMCITY is short for Simulation/Simulated so it is pronounced in short as it is in the long word (same as SIMOn) ;)

So that is the long and short of it. It is not just a North/South thing, there is more to it than that :):):):)

So there you have it, I have wasted all that time of your life for something that has always been a source of "no you don't say it like that"

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

So now explain Timothy for me please, I feel like my whole world has been turned upside down. Am I to start calling them Tymothy?

[Phsyco_Paff]

Why didnt i see this earlier everbody knows its............

http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab204/deanopaff7/smurfffff.jpg

SI-MO...SI-MO......and off to work he goes

[CHIP]

Sigh-mo is for retard's... It's Sim-O :P

[MikeCracknell]

So now explain Timothy for me please, I feel like my whole world has been turned upside down. Am I to start calling them Tymothy?

I'll ask BBC guy next time I see him lol

But the short of Timothy is said the same as the long.

[Bound]

Sigh-mo is for retard's... It's Sim-O :P

Apperently not :D.

You right brained retards :p.

[Bound]

Feels good to be right.

*Back to 9/11 thread to use new founded big headed arrogance*

[stinkycheese]

seeeeeee-mo