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3/19/2008 9:44:37 PM
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How do you pronounce "Brigadier"?

I pronounce it Brig - a - deer
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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Neo G Dice [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Suzaku910 et tu, Brute? Eht Two Brutay or eet two brute or some other variation?[/quote] Yo, Suzaku910. Because in Halo 3 'Brute' is used as a name rather than an adjective, Et Tu, Brute is pronounced, Et-Too-Brute, not 'Brutay'. Thats how it works in French, anyway.[/quote]What? I'm talking about the line from Julius Ceasar, which is Latin . . . [Edited on 03.19.2008 2:09 PM PDT]

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  • Brigadier(BRIG-uh-DEER) is a military rank, the meaning of which has a considerable variation.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Thy Godly Lemon So i was right, i pronounced it "Brig-a-deer" until all my friends said it was pronounced "Brig-aider", because so many said it was pronounced that way, i thought [i]i[/i] was wrong =/[/quote]Main Entry: brig·a·dier Listen to the pronunciation of brigadier Pronunciation: \ˌbri-gə-ˈdir\ Function: noun Etymology: French, from brigade Inform them of their ignorance.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SanguisDiabolus [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SupaScott77 I pronounce it Brig - a - deer[/quote] That is correct. It's also the correct way to pronounce 'grenadier.' (Gren-a-deer) [Not, "Grenader," lol][/quote]So i was right, i pronounced it "Brig-a-deer" until all my friends said it was pronounced "Brig-aider", because so many said it was pronounced that way, i thought [i]i[/i] was wrong =/

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SupaScott77 Hurray! *Hands a 20$ gift card for Subway.*[/quote] *Takes gift card* How did you know!?

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  • Brig-a-deer

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Sharktheraptor Brig-ah-dear That's how I say it. Colonel= Ker-nole That's my pronunciation. Wow! I'm smart![/quote] Hurray! *Hands a 20$ gift card for Subway.*

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  • Yeah those are pretty straight forward. Bombardier is one that gets a lot of people. And no it's not Bomb- Ba- Deer.... Bombar-D-ay, It's just not one of those English words..

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] _Death_Striker_ how do you pronounce "Colonel" i pronounce it Col - O - nel[/quote] K-err-nell.

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  • brig-ay-deer

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  • Brig-ah-dear That's how I say it. Colonel= Ker-nole That's my pronunciation. Lieutenant= Loo-ten-nant To me it is. Wow! I'm smart! I can spell!!! [Edited on 03.19.2008 1:59 PM PDT]

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  • There is an accent on the e in Brute, so in latin it is pronounced Bruteh. I r brutus my name r so kewl check me out this r my ROFLcopter it goes SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI SOI!!!!1/a

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Suzaku910 et tu, Brute? Eht Two Brutay or eet two brute or some other variation?[/quote] Yo, Suzaku910. Because in Halo 3 'Brute' is used as a name rather than an adjective, Et Tu, Brute is pronounced, Et-Too-Brute, not 'Brutay'. Thats how it works in French, anyway.

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  • Brih-gaaaaa-deeaehr

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gzalzi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SupaScott77 Sorry I just thought of it as a quick question, because my friends asked me it awhile ago, and they all said bree - gade - er. [/quote] Kill them in their sleep for their horrid use of Language. :)[/quote] I'll go one step further and torture them until they can write a 20 page essay without a single grammar or spelling mistake.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Gzalzi [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Biack Rose66 Oh to answer your question that is how you spell it.[/quote] I see a lot of people who pronounce it as Brigade-er. That annoys the hell out of me.[/quote] seriously

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] _Death_Striker_ how do you pronounce "Colonel" i pronounce it Col - O - nel[/quote] You pronounce Colonel as 'Kurnel', or as the other guys say it if you want, 'Kernel.' I know people that struggle to pronounce Lieutenant. Loo-Ten-ent...

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SupaScott77 [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Timmie [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] _Death_Striker_ how do you pronounce "Colonel" i pronounce it Col - O - nel[/quote] kernel is how it's pronounced.[/quote] Like the KFC's Colonel.[/quote] I think its funny you quoted me instead of the guy who said it first, because I used to be a cook at KFC, like 3 months ago actually. Haha

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  • Dig - a - beer

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  • et tu, Brute? Eht Two Brutay or eet two brute or some other variation?

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] SupaScott77 Sorry I just thought of it as a quick question, because my friends asked me it awhile ago, and they all said bree - gade - er. [/quote] Kill them in their sleep for their horrid use of Language. :)

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  • Brig - A - der Not brid-a-deer. Middle ages, thats how it was pronounced.

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  • Ahh no problem, but hey this really isn't considered spam to some stuff on this forum. Glad I could help. :^)

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  • i say brigader because then people will think im retarded, when im not. Well that hasnt been proven yet, but im sticking to the slim hope im not stupid:) I really do know how to say it, but sometimes the brigaders attack!

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  • Brig-uh-deer. Gren-uh-deer. Kurn-uhl. Loo-ten-ent. (UK Luf-ten-ent) Sahr-jent.

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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Timmie [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] _Death_Striker_ how do you pronounce "Colonel" i pronounce it Col - O - nel[/quote] kernel is how it's pronounced.[/quote] Like the KFC's Colonel.

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