Is it me?

 

My mother told me that her pastor once confided that sometimes he mispronounced words on purpose as a tool to get people to listen closer: "And, the tomb was 'emptay'." 

 

Sometimes I wonder if that is what is going on. I seem to hear many people (people that would seem to know, possibly better than me) pronounce what is spelled "Gamakatsu" as "Gamagatsu". I tried to look it up ('Googled it') and even saw some ads spelling it in print as "Gamagatsu" while clearly showing a picture of a bag of hooks with the name "Gamakatsu".

 

I know that Daiwa actually has "Tatura" and "Tatula" reels that appear to be identical, which is a bit mystifying to me. Not totally mystifying as I know that "R" and "L". . . . Yea, you know what I'm getting at. . . .

 

Is this a case of IFYKYK?

 

Childish or not, it does torque my gourd a little when I hear it. I just figured I could ask my friends without being judged, LOL.

Gamakatsu

 

Gamakatsu

American pronunciation

Sounds like

gaa·muh·kaat·soo

This one irritates me so much. There is only one g in there and it's AT THE BEGINNING!!!!!!

14 minutes ago, Big Hands said:

I seem to hear many people (people that would seem to know, possibly better than me) pronounce what is spelled "Gamakatsu" as "Gamagatsu". I tried to look it up ('Googled it') and even saw some ads spelling it in print as "Gamagatsu" while clearly showing a picture of a bag of hooks with the name "Gamakatsu".

'k' is a sound that is present in many languages. However, for the Japanese language, 'k' can be mistaken for 'g' if the voice box in your throat is vibrating when you feel it . You can tell when it is voicing by placing your fingers in the area of the larynx as you pronounce the sound.

70 mph winds today bring winter like post ?.

TW only carries Gamakatsu.

Tom

9 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

'k' is a sound that is present in many languages. However, for the Japanese language, 'k' can be mistaken for 'g' if the voice box in your throat is vibrating when you feel it . You can tell when it is voicing by placing your fingers in the area of the larynx as you pronounce the sound.

Bingo.

Fact is that is that when you try to write a foreign word in English, especially from a non Romance or non Germanic language,  you get someone's interpretation of how they think it sounds.  So regardless of how it is spelled in 'English', a pronunciation that approximates the original language is ok with me....usually 

Gum uh cot soo however I know what you guys are talking about when your throats are vibrating and you pitch that G in. 

When I was in school, the capital of China was Peking.

I swear I hear them say it with a G on the fishing shows on TV. 
 

I’ve never pronounced it like that but it’s always left me scratching my head and wondering if I’m hearing things.

 

Glad I’m not the only one. 

1 hour ago, Big Hands said:

Is it me?

 

My mother once told me that her pastor once confided that sometimes he mispronounced words on purpose as a tool to get people to listen closer: "And, the tomb was 'emptay'." 

 

Sometimes I wonder if that is what is going on. I seem to hear many people (people that would seem to know, possibly better than me) pronounce what is spelled "Gamakatsu" as "Gamagatsu". I tried to look it up ('Googled it') and even saw some ads spelling it in print as "Gamagatsu" while clearly showing a picture of a bag of hooks with the name "Gamakatsu".

 

I know that Daiwa actually has "Tatura" and "Tatula" reels that appear to be identical, which is a bit mystifying to me. Not totally mystifying as I know that "R" and "L". . . . Yea, you know what I'm getting at. . . .

 

Is this a case of IFYKYK?

 

Childish or not, it does torque my gourd a little when I hear it. I just figured I could ask my friends without being judged, LOL.

I noted the same thing in a post a few years ago ~

 

2 hours ago, Big Hands said:

Is it me?

 

My mother once told me that her pastor once confided that sometimes he mispronounced words on purpose as a tool to get people to listen closer: "And, the tomb was 'emptay'." 

 

Sometimes I wonder if that is what is going on. I seem to hear many people (people that would seem to know, possibly better than me) pronounce what is spelled "Gamakatsu" as "Gamagatsu". I tried to look it up ('Googled it') and even saw some ads spelling it in print as "Gamagatsu" while clearly showing a picture of a bag of hooks with the name "Gamakatsu".

 

I know that Daiwa actually has "Tatura" and "Tatula" reels that appear to be identical, which is a bit mystifying to me. Not totally mystifying as I know that "R" and "L". . . . Yea, you know what I'm getting at. . . .

 

Is this a case of IFYKYK?

 

Childish or not, it does torque my gourd a little when I hear it. I just figured I could ask my friends without being judged, LOL.

 

You want Americans to pronounce a foreign word properly? I'd settle for proper English, and maybe no extra syllables in the south. We always just called the Gammies.

14 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

 

You want Americans to pronounce a foreign word properly? I'd settle for proper English, and maybe no extra syllables in the south. We always just called the Gammies.

Gammy and gampa?

Are there two different hook manufacturers that it makes that much of a difference as to how you pronounce it, to get what you’re after. 
 

I can see you wanting proper pronunciation, me I’ll stick to Gammy’s. 

For this very reason, I always use Mustad.

Must be a slow day for you guys 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

I’ve heard them called gammasheetuh hooks in nowhere Alabama 

Just go to a source like Tackle warehouse and see what you find.  Hard to believe a person couldn't figure this out by themselves. 

11 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve heard them called gammasheetuh hooks in nowhere Alabama 

Lol, we just call them "dem sharp hooks from Japan" ?

1 minute ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Lol, we just call them "dem sharp hooks from Japan" ?

This guy would come into my friends pharmacy and yell at the top of his lungs “hey Phil! You use them gammasheetuh hooks?!”

Once everyone agrees on this pronunciation. You can start the discussion all over again with Rapala.

40 minutes ago, king fisher said:

Once everyone agrees on this pronunciation. You can start the discussion all over again with Rapala.

Ra*Pala not Rap*ala 

 

Da*iwa not Dai*wa 

 

I frequently stay at Japanese and Finnish Holiday Inns, don't question my qualifications 

4 hours ago, Deleted account said:

 

You want Americans to pronounce a foreign word properly? I'd settle for proper English, and maybe no extra syllables in the south. We always just called the Gammies.

Easy big fella, we like our extra syllables down here!

Ain’t gonna be much left to talk about in January. 

1 hour ago, king fisher said:

Once everyone agrees on this pronunciation. You can start the discussion all over again with Rapala.

 

I made this a while back for the "Meme" thread:

 

 

34 minutes ago, Derek1 said:

Ain’t gonna be much left to talk about in January. 

 

Even though I can fish all year, I have some ideas I'm stockpiling ;~)

 

31 minutes ago, Derek1 said:

Ain’t gonna be much left to talk about in January. 

dude.    I just put a wonton in my mouth...out it came.  hahahah