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Gunmaster45 07-21-2010 12:21 AM

How do you pronounce "Blaser"?
 
My dad has a hunting configured Blaser R93 in the shop right now, and he says it's pronounced like "Blauser" (and has an Austrian friend of his who agrees) while I though it was pronounced like "Blay-zer". What is the proper pronounciation?

Markost 07-21-2010 12:47 AM

Blaser is from Germany, so it must be "Blauser".

S&Wshooter 07-21-2010 01:32 AM

Blay-zer. If it were Blauser, it'd be spelled Blauser, but with an umlaut over the "U"

Zulu Two Six 07-21-2010 01:50 AM

i've always heard it pronounced like it looks blay-zer, not blouse-er...

PersonOfInterest 07-21-2010 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter (Post 15801)
Blay-zer. If it were Blauser, it'd be spelled Blauser, but with an umlaut over the "U"

This is correct, I think it's supposed to be pronounced "blosser".

Yournamehere 07-21-2010 03:37 AM

I say Blay-zer, and I agree that if it were Blau-ser, it would be spelled as such.

canadienjack 07-21-2010 07:33 AM

Being German, I would say it`s pronounced Blah-ser.
Blay-ser would have been my guess if the company was english or american.

Milkovich 07-22-2010 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadienjack (Post 15821)
Being German, I would say it`s pronounced Blah-ser.
Blay-ser would have been my guess if the company was english or american.

Agreed. I tend to pronounce it the English way though. And Blaser is a somewhat odd name for a weapon.

MoviePropMaster2008 07-24-2010 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milkovich (Post 15858)
Agreed. I tend to pronounce it the English way though. And Blaser is a somewhat odd name for a weapon.

Hey, I wear Blasers with a tie and button down shirt and I look GOOD! ;)

Nyles 07-25-2010 11:59 PM

I've always said "blay-zer", but I suspect "blah-ser" is technically correct. I wouldn't worry about it too much - when I worked at Cabelas it was the rare customer that didn't call Leupold "Leopold" or say they wanted ammo for their "7 M-M". That last one really kills me - we're metric for god's sakes.


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