[Closed] How to pronounce Whyte?

but who is right?

or who is righty?

I'm not sure there is a Whyte or Wong answer...

or who is righty?

Why on earth would you say "whitey"? 😯

Your riding buddy is weird.

It rhymes with shite.

Marin... I'll get my coat

[i]Your riding buddy is weird.[/i]

A bit like people who say 'Lazeen' for Lezyne.

Are you sure he isnt talking about YT? 😆

I was wondering if he had got muddled up with YT, but apparently not.

"Weet" if I'm winding up my friend Rob Whyte 🙂 otherwise White

Maybe "why-ite" (think geordie for hello) 😆

So did Higgins actually have a Whyte the other day?

Marin...

Apparently it's pronounced Muh-rin

Well the Whyte rep I was riding with the other day kept referring to them as White so I guess he should know.

Well the Whyte rep I was riding with the other day kept referring to them as White so I guess he should know.

I'm calling that hard evidence - thanks!

Yes, but trying to tell convince Someone Who Will Not Be Wrong that they [u]are[/u] wrong is all but impossible, just look in any thread on here for evidence of that 😆

Who was that founder bloke, Jon Whyte? I went to demo a Scott Ransom at Mayhem once and he pushed in, so I had to wait (ponounced Wayte)

Don't forget the emphasis on the H

W-hite....like Cool W-hip

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Cannondale (I kid you not...he pointed at the logo whilst saying it slooowly)

There's a strange echho in hhere.

White, from the horses mouth as it were (or all their reps dont know how to say it)

Did have a chap ask for a "whytey" once in the shop I worked in and I assumed he was saying "YT" so explained they arent sold in shops, he then said "whats that then?" pointing out the T129 behind me...

Took me a minute to work out what the **** he was on about

Yes, but trying to tell convince Someone Who Will Not Be Wrong that they are wrong is all but impossible

Why even bother? The guy's weird enough to think that "Whyte" is pronounced "whitey": the best course of action is never to speak to him again. He's clearly seriously deranged, and going out riding with him only runs the risk of ending up dismeboweled, skinned, and hung from a tree in the woods. HEED THE SIGNS.

("signeys")

so what about SRAM then????

:runs away:

related:

how about dakine ❓

(can include the silent "y" at the end if you wish)

Tiger6791 - Member
I'm not sure there is a Whyte or Wong answer...

Racist.

Whyte and White in modern English are pronounced the same.

Below is taken from the Internet so it must be true:

[i]Due to the Great Vowel Shift, the letter Y's pronunciation was changed to "WI", and by the time of the Middle English, Y had lots its roundedness and underwent synizesis assuming the same pronunciation as the letter 'I'.[/i]

Are you sure he isnt talking about YT?

😆

OP - give them a bell to find out for sure: http://www.atb-sales.co.uk/contactus.html

Marin:

Yep Marin County is pronounced Mahr-In.

Can't say it like that for the bikes though. Does anyone?

Well the Whyte rep I was riding with the other day kept referring to them as White so I guess he should know.

This. The OPs mate is a numpty.

That said, I’ve been asked for a ‘Rahleigh’ when working down south. Being from Nottinghamshire, 15 miles from the factory, I only know it pronounced as ‘Rally’ and I didn’t have a clue what he was on about.

Also see ‘Gee-ant Deffy’ instead of Giant Defy.....

Depends on if you are from Orkney, Aberdeenshire or Glasgow.

My favourite pronunciation story was one of our investigating agents for the insurance company i worked for went out visit an irish lady from the travelling community in Essex to take a statement from her.

Her asked for her name and she said "with-an-e", he thought he has missed the first part of her name and she was saying something like "Clare - with an e"

So her asked her to spell "with-an-e"....

"Y...V...O..N...N...E"

My Son when working in a bike shop was aked if he could service a "mad one"? he didn't know what to say, It transpired the caller had a Trek madone!

Your riding buddy is weird.

rossburton - Member

Why on earth would you say "whitey"?

racist?

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