NFL Team Pronunciation

[hukarez]

It's probably just me; or does one get irritated with how some commentators pronunciate a team's name incorrectly? To be fair; I'm not quite so sure how it should be pronounced, but when it comes down to the Jacksonville Jaguars, is it:

1 -> Jag-WAYhrs

or

2 -> Jag-WHAres

How do you pronounce it? (Or better yet, provide your own example. I've heard too many of each style to get a definitive answer to this)

[Pumpy Tudors]

JAG-wahrs, not jag-WIRES.

[Chubby]

so-da. not pop.

[hukarez]

JAG-wahrs, not jag-WIRES.
Not Jag-WHERES too, I hope. I've heard a /ton/ of those pronunciations to drive me nuts. Don't really know why, but it just does for some reason. :mad:

[kcchief19]

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Based on your phoentic spellings, I'd say No. 1 is wrong and No. 2 more closely matches the preferred prounciation.

[Sun Tzu]

Fav-re

[tucker342]

JAG-wahrs

[Chief Rum]

I'm fine how anyone pronounces so long as they don't pronounce it like that announcer in those Jaguar (car) commericals. You know, "isn't it time you got a Jag-you-are?"

Just makes me want to punch the guy in the face. :)

CR

[Abe Sargent]

I'm fine how anyone pronounces so long as they don't pronounce it like that announcer in those Jaguar (car) commericals. You know, "isn't it time you got a Jag-you-are?"

Just makes me want to punch the guy in the face. :)

CR

Perfectly legitmate pronounciation of the word, like "EEEE-ther and IIIII-ther." Just a more commonly British pronounciation, I take it with my conmversations with a my father ( who lived in London for several years, has his Masters from the University of London, and I'm a rabid Jaguars fan)

-Anxiety

[Chief Rum]

You gotta hear it, though, Anxiety. The guy really comes off snotty.

It probably won't surprise you that the announcer is also distinctly European (although I don't know that he is British).

CR

[JeeberD]

JAG-wahrs

Ding ding ding!

[hukarez]

I'm fine how anyone pronounces so long as they don't pronounce it like that announcer in those Jaguar (car) commericals. You know, "isn't it time you got a Jag-you-are?"

Just makes me want to punch the guy in the face. :)

CR
That is definately something I hate hearing. 3 syllables and all, as opposed to a simple 2!

[pskov]

It's 'Jag-u-ar'!!! Say it like it's spelt! Damn Americans ruining our treasured languange! :D