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DSJ · 19 August 2008, 04:29 AM

Based on this -
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...t=48935&page=2
I think it's time for a poll:

Ivy League · 19 August 2008, 05:00 AM

I have always respected Rolex to be a fine watch piece, enjoyed by affluent and educated individuals.
The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling.

I am shocked that even Rolex owners are having trouble pronouncing this properly. Obviously, affluence has no relationship to being literate and educated.

Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school.
No point in owning a Rolex if you can't pronounce it properly !

I.V.

toph · 19 August 2008, 05:01 AM

to be honest you missed out the actual pronounciation

SUB-MA-RIN- E(U)R

the first option would sound like MARE as in HAIR

DSJ · 19 August 2008, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toph

to be honest you missed out the actual pronounciation

SUB-MA-RIN- E(U)R

the first option would sound like MARE as in HAIR

You are correct - and my intent IS to have MAIR sound like HAIR.

f16570 · 19 August 2008, 05:07 AM

Sub mar in ur

toph · 19 August 2008, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSJ

You are correct - and my intent IS to have MAIR sound like HAIR.

ok- just thought i should point it out just in case

what do you think?- my opinion is above

toph · 19 August 2008, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by f16570

Sub mar in ur

as always the Scots know best

tutone · 19 August 2008, 05:11 AM

According to Webster's, it's MARINE as in USMC, but to me, MARIN (as in county) sounds way cooler.

Gurmot · 19 August 2008, 05:14 AM

I thought the scot's pronunciation was zub-maa-inuh?

valentine · 19 August 2008, 05:14 AM

what the??? is IV serious? So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches?? Not everyone that is fascinated by these timepieces is into "yachting" and "fancy sweaters"...Im a custom tattoo artist.....and I LOVE collecting mini-clocks! ....I chose to use my god-given talent as an artist to make a living, and as you can see, have been very successful in doing so! oh and by the way, IV...I scored a 1400 on my SAT's and gratuated High School with a 4.0 GPA...and enough college credits to push me in at the University of Chicago....hmmm. fact is, who gives a Sh!t how one person or another pronounces the "name" of their watch....it is THEIR watch! My father still refers to his expy II as his "overpriced steel mini-clock!" does that warrant him selling off all three of his companies and going to harvard??? I guess you guys should call me an "epidermal decorator"......I'll even go down to to "dotties trophies and plaques" and have a BIG shiny embossed piece of parchment made, frame it, and hang it up at the shop....and then strap on my Looon-et-tay verrrrr-daaaayyy sub-muh-reeeeen-errrr!!!!!! HAHAHAH!

dotcomakazee · 19 August 2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by valentine

what the??? is IV serious? So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches?? Not everyone that is fascinated by these timepieces is into "yachting" and "fancy sweaters"...Im a custom tattoo artist.....and I LOVE collecting mini-clocks! ....I chose to use my god-given talent as an artist to make a living, and as you can see, have been very successful in doing so! oh and by the way, IV...I scored a 1400 on my SAT's and gratuated High School with a 4.0 GPA...and enough college credits to push me in at the University of Chicago....hmmm. fact is, who gives a Sh!t how one person or another pronounces the "name" of their watch....it is THEIR watch! My father still refers to his expy II as his "overpriced steel mini-clock!" does that warrant him selling off all three of his companies and going to harvard??? I guess you guys should call me an "epidermal decorator"......I'll even go down to to "dotties trophies and plaques" and have a BIG shiny embossed piece of parchment made, frame it, and hang it up at the shop....and then strap on my Looon-et-tay verrrrr-daaaayyy sub-muh-reeeeen-errrr!!!!!! HAHAHAH!

Val- I see your point, but I see his point as well. To me, pronouncing it wrong is just a minor annoyance, but if you're going to do something or say something, why not do or say it correctly? It's much like when people are writing and they are careless with your/you're, there/they're/their, etc. It bugs ME, but other people just don't care. My point is, is that if it takes such LITTLE effort to be correct, then why not be correct?

f16570 · 19 August 2008, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by valentine

what the??? is IV serious? So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches?? Not everyone that is fascinated by these timepieces is into "yachting" and "fancy sweaters"...Im a custom tattoo artist.....and I LOVE collecting mini-clocks! ....I chose to use my god-given talent as an artist to make a living, and as you can see, have been very successful in doing so! oh and by the way, IV...I scored a 1400 on my SAT's and gratuated High School with a 4.0 GPA...and enough college credits to push me in at the University of Chicago....hmmm. fact is, who gives a Sh!t how one person or another pronounces the "name" of their watch....it is THEIR watch! My father still refers to his expy II as his "overpriced steel mini-clock!" does that warrant him selling off all three of his companies and going to harvard??? I guess you guys should call me an "epidermal decorator"......I'll even go down to to "dotties trophies and plaques" and have a BIG shiny embossed piece of parchment made, frame it, and hang it up at the shop....and then strap on my Looon-et-tay verrrrr-daaaayyy sub-muh-reeeeen-errrr!!!!!! HAHAHAH!

If you have something to say then why not just say it.
This pent up frustration is no good for you.

valentine · 19 August 2008, 05:23 AM

I agree with you dotcom! If such little effort IS needed to be correct, then BE CORRECT! by all means! but I just felt like IV's response was a bit arrogant..by the way, dotcom, I have family in san antonio and houston, great state you live in!

toph · 19 August 2008, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurmot

I thought the scot's pronunciation was zub-maa-inuh?

only in certain areas

Terry Newton · 19 August 2008, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivy League

I have always respected Rolex to be a fine watch piece, enjoyed by affluent and educated individuals.
The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling.

I am shocked that even Rolex owners are having trouble pronouncing this properly. Obviously, affluence has no relationship to being literate and educated.

Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school.
No point in owning a Rolex if you can't pronounce it properly !

I.V.

I would hope that he is joking in this regard.

If not, he is showing that affluence and education does not equate to common sense nor courtesy. There are people from all walks of life on this forum.

I work with a lot of "old money" families. They have problems like everyone else does. Many of them do not flaunt their wealth and you could not tell that they had a dime to their name. My board president has his family name on a high rise building in Detroit and at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. His son is an Indy Race Car Driver/Owner and he drives used cars and always has dirt on his clothes from playing at their hobby farm.

I think he is joking.

Terry Newton

valentine · 19 August 2008, 05:27 AM

I think you're right Fraser....I'm stuck at the shop with a hint of the summer flu...perhaps making me prone to conflict

. Anyways, you all rock in my book, even IV....happy monday, fellas!

valentine · 19 August 2008, 05:29 AM

yeah...think he was joking, Terry! oops!

Ivy League · 19 August 2008, 05:48 AM

Valentine wrote:
"So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches??"

Case in point.......
Your inference is flawed by your mis-use of the term affluent.
Nothing personal here Valentine. I suggest that you learn the full definition and context of these words before you attempt to use them on a public forum. The manner in which we communicate to each other is a very good indicator of who we are as individuals with character.

Thank you for reading my post.

I.V.

Teofilo · 19 August 2008, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivy League

I have always respected Rolex to be a fine watch piece, enjoyed by affluent and educated individuals.
The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling.

I am shocked that even Rolex owners are having trouble pronouncing this properly. Obviously, affluence has no relationship to being literate and educated.

Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school.
No point in owning a Rolex if you can't pronounce it properly !

I.V.

Ivy League, you obviously spell "appalling" differently in America ?

toph · 19 August 2008, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teofilo

Ivy League, you obviously spell "appalling" differently in America ?

yes i believe where he is from it is spelt- S N O B

Goodwatch · 19 August 2008, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivy League

I have always respected Rolex to be a fine watch piece, enjoyed by affluent and educated individuals.
The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling.

I am shocked that even Rolex owners are having trouble pronouncing this properly. Obviously, affluence has no relationship to being literate and educated.

Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school.
No point in owning a Rolex if you can't pronounce it properly !

I.V.

Qui se ipse laudat, cito derisorem invenit! Boy, would I like to hear you pronounce Vacheron Constantin, Audemars-Piquet, Ulysse Nardin or even Patek Philippe. And you spelled appalling wrong

Ivy League · 19 August 2008, 06:10 AM

ok you got me........

GBJIV · 19 August 2008, 06:36 AM

Come on IV - come back and say you were just kidding on all of this... That was pretty brutal...

Goodwatch · 19 August 2008, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GBJIV

Come on IV - come back and say you were just kidding on all of this... That was pretty brutal...

He was kidding himself. But still all of TRF is welcoming him!

GBJIV · 19 August 2008, 06:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodwatch

He was kidding himself. But still all of TRF is welcoming him!

Agreed

DSJ · 19 August 2008, 06:48 AM

What have I done?

Goodwatch · 19 August 2008, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSJ

What have I done?

Nothing that a good cigar and a fine Cognac could remedy

jdc · 19 August 2008, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSJ

What have I done?

I blame Dick Van Dyke for the breakdown in the use of proper English, us cockneys have never been the same since

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVmHs...eature=related

mfer · 19 August 2008, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSJ

What have I done?

YOU have done nothing wrong.

f16570 · 19 August 2008, 07:03 AM

Ivy,
"appauling was not found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary"

The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling

Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school.

I suggest that you learn the full definition and context of these words before you attempt to use them on a public forum

Get over yourself.

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19 August 2008, 04:29 AM	#1
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	Submariner pronunciation Based on this - http://www.rolexforums.com/showthrea...t=48935&page=2 I think it's time for a poll: __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

19 August 2008, 05:00 AM	#2
Ivy League Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Watch: 116710LN Posts: 448	Don't even get me started on this one. I have always respected Rolex to be a fine watch piece, enjoyed by affluent and educated individuals. The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling. I am shocked that even Rolex owners are having trouble pronouncing this properly. Obviously, affluence has no relationship to being literate and educated. Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school. No point in owning a Rolex if you can't pronounce it properly ! I.V.

19 August 2008, 05:01 AM	#3
toph "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: ChrisTOPHer Location: Sydney Watch: Rolex, Brellum, Posts: 12,601	to be honest you missed out the actual pronounciation SUB-MA-RIN- E(U)R the first option would sound like MARE as in HAIR __________________ "Where no counsel is the people fall, but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." Member No.# 11795

19 August 2008, 05:07 AM	#5
f16570 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: F Location: Scotland Watch: Exp II White Face Posts: 4,272	Sub mar in ur __________________ Why have what's new when you have what's best. f

19 August 2008, 05:11 AM	#8
tutone Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 60	Right or Cool? According to Webster's, it's MARINE as in USMC, but to me, MARIN (as in county) sounds way cooler.

19 August 2008, 05:14 AM	#9
Gurmot Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Simon Location: UK Posts: 568	I thought the scot's pronunciation was zub-maa-inuh?

19 August 2008, 05:14 AM	#10
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	what the??? is IV serious? So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches?? Not everyone that is fascinated by these timepieces is into "yachting" and "fancy sweaters"...Im a custom tattoo artist.....and I LOVE collecting mini-clocks! ....I chose to use my god-given talent as an artist to make a living, and as you can see, have been very successful in doing so! oh and by the way, IV...I scored a 1400 on my SAT's and gratuated High School with a 4.0 GPA...and enough college credits to push me in at the University of Chicago....hmmm. fact is, who gives a Sh!t how one person or another pronounces the "name" of their watch....it is THEIR watch! My father still refers to his expy II as his "overpriced steel mini-clock!" does that warrant him selling off all three of his companies and going to harvard??? I guess you guys should call me an "epidermal decorator"......I'll even go down to to "dotties trophies and plaques" and have a BIG shiny embossed piece of parchment made, frame it, and hang it up at the shop....and then strap on my Looon-et-tay verrrrr-daaaayyy sub-muh-reeeeen-errrr!!!!!! HAHAHAH!

19 August 2008, 05:23 AM	#13
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	I agree with you dotcom! If such little effort IS needed to be correct, then BE CORRECT! by all means! but I just felt like IV's response was a bit arrogant..by the way, dotcom, I have family in san antonio and houston, great state you live in!

19 August 2008, 05:27 AM	#16
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	I think you're right Fraser....I'm stuck at the shop with a hint of the summer flu...perhaps making me prone to conflict. Anyways, you all rock in my book, even IV....happy monday, fellas!

19 August 2008, 05:29 AM	#17
valentine Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Justin Location: Baltimore, MD Watch: TT Diamond DJ Posts: 2,809	yeah...think he was joking, Terry! oops!

19 August 2008, 05:48 AM	#18
Ivy League Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Watch: 116710LN Posts: 448	Valentine wrote: "So does that make me a moron not "affluent" enough to own three rolex watches??" Case in point....... Your inference is flawed by your mis-use of the term affluent. Nothing personal here Valentine. I suggest that you learn the full definition and context of these words before you attempt to use them on a public forum. The manner in which we communicate to each other is a very good indicator of who we are as individuals with character. Thank you for reading my post. I.V.

19 August 2008, 06:10 AM	#22
Ivy League Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth Watch: 116710LN Posts: 448	ok you got me........

19 August 2008, 06:36 AM	#23
GBJIV "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Jackson Location: So. California Posts: 2,893	Come on IV - come back and say you were just kidding on all of this... That was pretty brutal... __________________ Jackson

19 August 2008, 06:48 AM	#26
DSJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: David Location: USA Watch: your step! Posts: 7,882	What have I done? __________________ Rolex. The Rolex of watches. 16570 Expy2 Noir, 116710 GMT Master II, 2552.80 SMP

19 August 2008, 07:03 AM	#30
f16570 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Real Name: F Location: Scotland Watch: Exp II White Face Posts: 4,272	Ivy, "appauling was not found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary" The fact that this discussion is even on the table is appauling Sell that Rolex and pay for your tuition at a respectable school. I suggest that you learn the full definition and context of these words before you attempt to use them on a public forum Get over yourself. __________________ Why have what's new when you have what's best. f

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