Stupid Question: How do you pronounce "Sako"? - Page 2

**44 AMP** · December 13, 2009, 02:35 PM

I have found the polite way to pronounce names is the way the people living there, or the person pronounces it.

Sock-o is a rifle
Say-ko is a watch

Worchester MA is "Wuster" MA

CraigC · December 13, 2009, 05:39 PM

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I've known the correct pronunciation is "sock-o" for years, but I've never been able to break the habit of pronouncing it "say-ko".

Me too!

sammyh312 · December 13, 2009, 05:45 PM

yep, it's "Sock-o", and by the way it's "Loo-poled" scopes not "Leah-poled", and it's "Heckler & Coke" not "Heckler & Kotch"

Relentless Pursuit · December 13, 2009, 05:50 PM

A phonetic Crash Course and the pun is intended.

Link...........

ARDogman · December 14, 2009, 08:48 PM

Listen to the manufacturer.

Audi...OW-DEE
Leupold...Looo-pold
Sako...Socko

Picher · December 15, 2009, 06:26 AM

Well now, we Mainers don't like to be told how to say anything. So, if you come to Maine, you may want to go to "Soco" to look at "Say-Koos", or "Oddies" at "Kaliss", and glance at a "Leeopold" at L.L. Bean.

However you'd be celebrated if you went to Saco to buy an Audi, or picked up a Leupold at Kittery Trading post.

Most of us really don't care how you say anything, just as long as you buy it here. Keep Maine Green...Spend money! :-)

Major Dave (retired) · December 17, 2009, 01:57 PM

on his "Gun Talk" radio show, his interviews with the rifle makers and scope makers representatives....

Socko, the rifles

Lou poe (silent "d" at the end, rhymes with "toe"), the scopes

skidooman603 · December 17, 2009, 02:01 PM

+1 on Sammy312. Thats how the Sock-O rep pronounces it. Would Guess he knows. Now how about Garand...Oh crap let's not open that bag of worms

PetahW · December 17, 2009, 05:32 PM

[How do you pronounce "Sako"?

"Bahnk Lown"

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Chipperman · December 17, 2009, 05:50 PM

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Worchester MA is "Wuster" MA

There's no "H" in Worcester. I went to High School there. Don't miss it. :barf:

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Here's something ... why is Houston (TX) pronounced Hyooston? Here in Georgia, Houston County is pronounced House-ton.

Or Houston St in Manhattan (also pronounced "house-ton").

Skyyr · December 17, 2009, 05:58 PM

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Here's something ... why is Houston (TX) pronounced Hyooston? Here in Georgia, Houston County is pronounced House-ton.

Because when you're talking about a state that takes pride in the fact it beat an entire country on its on (not to mention everyone and their dog there own a gun), you pronounce it the way they want you to.

Ralphoz · April 25, 2019, 12:04 AM

This will answer the question accurately

https://youtu.be/3Fi6vXaNWEA

math teacher · April 25, 2019, 12:28 AM

We can get in a big argument about how to pronounce Garand. I have yet to hear anyone pronounce Swarovski correctly. I believe it is pronounced Svar-off-ski by the folks who make it. And how in the heck do you pronounce Coues deer?

ms6852 · April 25, 2019, 01:32 AM

I hate to say this but I truly wouldn't care how it was pronounced , prenounced, or pernounced as long as I owned one.

**JohnKSa** · April 25, 2019, 01:33 AM

I know it's 'socko' but I say 'sayko' because no one will know what I'm talking about otherwise. Same reason I say 'gah-rand' even though I know it's really 'gehrund', 'vokeswagin' when I know it's really 'fokesvahgon', 'mikyoulik' when I know it's really 'mishulak' and 'wahl-ther' when I really know it's 'vaulter'.

I'm not even going to start on the awful things Texans do to the foreign names of many of the cities in this fine state or lament my conformity which is done in the name of effective communication...

Ok--just a nod to the 'doomuss' Demons, the highschool football team in Dumas, TX. Better get that one right even if you can't get any of the others...

darkgael · April 25, 2019, 06:55 AM

I lived at 337 Houston Ave in Williston Park, NY when I was a boy. It was pronounced
"yous-ton".
I have lived in NYC for the last 40 years. Worked in an office in Soho.....South of Houston Street.....promounced "house-ton".

Longhorn1986 · April 25, 2019, 08:43 AM

And I grew up on the west side of Houston (Hew-sten), Texas. If my folks drove NE of town, we'd end up in the town of Humble (Um-bul).

JohnKSa, you mean you don't care for how we pronounce Mexia, Refugio, Bexar, Burnet, Manchaca, the Pedernales River or Kuykendahl Rd?

LineStretcher · April 25, 2019, 09:58 AM

If Sako is challenging to pronounce correctly try Lapua.

jmr40 · April 25, 2019, 10:31 AM

Isn't Lapua supposed to be pronounced Lap-wa.

Nothing unusual about different pronunciations, it depends on where you live. Here in Ga we speak 2 distinctly different languages depending on whether you live north, or south of Macon.

LineStretcher · April 25, 2019, 10:36 AM

If you go to Lapua's website you can listen to a Fin say it in one of their Video's. I can't spell it phonetically in English because it still comes out sounding like Spanish. It is fun to say it correctly when in a store and asking for their products. Clerks have no idea what you're talking about. LOL..

T. O'Heir · April 25, 2019, 11:59 AM

OP is old enough to vote.
"...I say 'sayko'..." That'd be The Queen's English. Vowels separated by a consonant are pronounced long. As in 'say' vs 'saw'.
Grew up in Etobicoke. West end of Toronto. That'd be E toe be co. And Tor on to. Saying Etobecokee is not permitted. Saying Ta raw na is only permitted if you grew up there.

**44 AMP** · April 25, 2019, 12:46 PM

Didn't we settle this almost 10 years ago???

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...I say 'sayko'..." That'd be The Queen's English.

And so would I, IF it were an English word. It's not.

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Vowels separated by a consonant are pronounced long. As in 'say' vs 'saw'.

This confuses me. First, lets agree on long and short. For "a" the long sound is "aaayyy" and the short is "aahhh" agreed??

If vowels separated by consonants are long, then why isn't it Sayvayge instead of Savage?? Why isn't it "Reemyngtoon, not Remington?? or Weencheesteer?

The rule given doesn't make sense to me, with all the examples I can think of, but being English, there are tons and tons of exceptions to the rules.

You can pronounce anything any way you want to. The correct way to pronounce a word is the way the originator(s) pronounce it. Meaning, the way the family pronounces their name, the way the people who live there pronounce the name of their place, and if a foreign word, the way it is pronounced in its native language.

Say-ko (Seiko) is a watch.
Sock-o (Sako) is a firearm.

Say it any way you want, don't change on account of what is correct, heavens no, don't do that...

All that changes is if you sound like you know what you are talking about...or not!

an Old Shooter · April 25, 2019, 01:50 PM

My friend from Finland says the factory people say Socko.

That is easier than Berlin, Md., with accent on the first syllable, which is Burlin from Burley Inn.

RC20 · April 25, 2019, 01:59 PM

Some years back we had a Spanish historian that came to Alaska and told us we were pronouncing Valdez all wrong.

Spanish = Val des

Alaskan= Val deeeze

There actually was a move called Valdez is Coming (Spanish pronunciation ) so I knew what was right per Spanish.

However, the geography hounds have determined that local trumps tech correct every which way to Sunday. Too bad for the Spanish guy, but its Valdeeze.

So, go with local and I am amongt them (Say ko) as I don't speak Finish.

And go with the local if you are in Northern Europe and more so Finland and the locals are right there to! Otherwise they will look at you odd.

ms6852 · April 25, 2019, 08:15 PM

What is worse is that every one can pronounce Fahrvergnügen correctly but murder the bullet brand of "Aguila" which translate to eagle.

December 13, 2009, 02:35 PM	#26
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,833	Having traveled a bit in my youth.... I have found the polite way to pronounce names is the way the people living there, or the person pronounces it. Sock-o is a rifle Say-ko is a watch Worchester MA is "Wuster" MA __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

December 17, 2009, 01:57 PM	#32
Major Dave (retired) Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2008 Location: Between Dallas and Shreveport, LA Posts: 569	Having listened to Tom Gresham interviews on his "Gun Talk" radio show, his interviews with the rifle makers and scope makers representatives.... Socko, the rifles Lou poe (silent "d" at the end, rhymes with "toe"), the scopes __________________ Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be but a vulgar brawl.

December 17, 2009, 02:01 PM	#33
skidooman603 Member Join Date: January 21, 2009 Posts: 68	+1 on Sammy312. Thats how the Sock-O rep pronounces it. Would Guess he knows. Now how about Garand...Oh crap let's not open that bag of worms __________________ Have you fondled your Garand today?

April 25, 2019, 01:32 AM	#39
ms6852 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,394	I hate to say this but I truly wouldn't care how it was pronounced , prenounced, or pernounced as long as I owned one. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOUR SOUL AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOUR FREEDOM.

April 25, 2019, 01:33 AM	#40
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,989	I know it's 'socko' but I say 'sayko' because no one will know what I'm talking about otherwise. Same reason I say 'gah-rand' even though I know it's really 'gehrund', 'vokeswagin' when I know it's really 'fokesvahgon', 'mikyoulik' when I know it's really 'mishulak' and 'wahl-ther' when I really know it's 'vaulter'. I'm not even going to start on the awful things Texans do to the foreign names of many of the cities in this fine state or lament my conformity which is done in the name of effective communication... Ok--just a nod to the 'doomuss' Demons, the highschool football team in Dumas, TX. Better get that one right even if you can't get any of the others... __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

December 13, 2009, 05:45 PM	#28
sammyh312 Junior Member Join Date: April 5, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 8	yep, it's "Sock-o", and by the way it's "Loo-poled" scopes not "Leah-poled", and it's "Heckler & Coke" not "Heckler & Kotch"

December 13, 2009, 05:50 PM	#29
Relentless Pursuit Junior member Join Date: December 12, 2009 Posts: 116	A phonetic Crash Course and the pun is intended. Link...........

December 14, 2009, 08:48 PM	#30
ARDogman Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2009 Location: Eastern South Dakota Posts: 247	Listen to the manufacturer. Audi...OW-DEE Leupold...Looo-pold Sako...Socko

December 15, 2009, 06:26 AM	#31
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Well now, we Mainers don't like to be told how to say anything. So, if you come to Maine, you may want to go to "Soco" to look at "Say-Koos", or "Oddies" at "Kaliss", and glance at a "Leeopold" at L.L. Bean. However you'd be celebrated if you went to Saco to buy an Audi, or picked up a Leupold at Kittery Trading post. Most of us really don't care how you say anything, just as long as you buy it here. Keep Maine Green...Spend money! :-)

December 17, 2009, 05:32 PM	#34
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	[How do you pronounce "Sako"? "Bahnk Lown" .

April 25, 2019, 12:04 AM	#37
Ralphoz Junior Member Join Date: April 24, 2019 Posts: 1	This will answer the question accurately https://youtu.be/3Fi6vXaNWEA

April 25, 2019, 12:28 AM	#38
math teacher Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Location: Southwest WA Coast Posts: 559	We can get in a big argument about how to pronounce Garand. I have yet to hear anyone pronounce Swarovski correctly. I believe it is pronounced Svar-off-ski by the folks who make it. And how in the heck do you pronounce Coues deer?

April 25, 2019, 06:55 AM	#41
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	I lived at 337 Houston Ave in Williston Park, NY when I was a boy. It was pronounced "yous-ton". I have lived in NYC for the last 40 years. Worked in an office in Soho.....South of Houston Street.....promounced "house-ton". __________________ “Auto racing, bull fighting, and mountain climbing are the only real sports ... all others are games.” Ernest Hemingway ... NRA Life Member

April 25, 2019, 08:43 AM	#42
Longhorn1986 Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2016 Location: Fort Bend County, Texas Posts: 173	And I grew up on the west side of Houston (Hew-sten), Texas. If my folks drove NE of town, we'd end up in the town of Humble (Um-bul). JohnKSa, you mean you don't care for how we pronounce Mexia, Refugio, Bexar, Burnet, Manchaca, the Pedernales River or Kuykendahl Rd? __________________ 9 mm may expand, but .45 ACP doesn't shrink!

April 25, 2019, 09:58 AM	#43
LineStretcher Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2018 Posts: 619	If Sako is challenging to pronounce correctly try Lapua.

April 25, 2019, 10:31 AM	#44
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,808	Isn't Lapua supposed to be pronounced Lap-wa. Nothing unusual about different pronunciations, it depends on where you live. Here in Ga we speak 2 distinctly different languages depending on whether you live north, or south of Macon. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

April 25, 2019, 10:36 AM	#45
LineStretcher Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2018 Posts: 619	If you go to Lapua's website you can listen to a Fin say it in one of their Video's. I can't spell it phonetically in English because it still comes out sounding like Spanish. It is fun to say it correctly when in a store and asking for their products. Clerks have no idea what you're talking about. LOL..

April 25, 2019, 11:59 AM	#46
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	OP is old enough to vote. "...I say 'sayko'..." That'd be The Queen's English. Vowels separated by a consonant are pronounced long. As in 'say' vs 'saw'. Grew up in Etobicoke. West end of Toronto. That'd be E toe be co. And Tor on to. Saying Etobecokee is not permitted. Saying Ta raw na is only permitted if you grew up there. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

April 25, 2019, 01:50 PM	#48
an Old Shooter Junior Member Join Date: June 22, 2017 Posts: 12	My friend from Finland says the factory people say Socko. That is easier than Berlin, Md., with accent on the first syllable, which is Burlin from Burley Inn.

April 25, 2019, 01:59 PM	#49
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,014	Some years back we had a Spanish historian that came to Alaska and told us we were pronouncing Valdez all wrong. Spanish = Val des Alaskan= Val deeeze There actually was a move called Valdez is Coming (Spanish pronunciation ) so I knew what was right per Spanish. However, the geography hounds have determined that local trumps tech correct every which way to Sunday. Too bad for the Spanish guy, but its Valdeeze. So, go with local and I am amongt them (Say ko) as I don't speak Finish. And go with the local if you are in Northern Europe and more so Finland and the locals are right there to! Otherwise they will look at you odd. __________________ Science and Facts are True whether you believe it or not

April 25, 2019, 08:15 PM	#50
ms6852 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,394	What is worse is that every one can pronounce Fahrvergnügen correctly but murder the bullet brand of "Aguila" which translate to eagle. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOUR SOUL AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOUR FREEDOM.