Fun Beer Mispronunciations or Misinterpretations

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  1. deathcharms

    deathcharms Crusader (455) Jul 11, 2009 California

    Actually whey is the slang way to say wee in French now. :grinning:

    Source: Living in France for 3 months.
     
    #61 deathcharms, Mar 15, 2012
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  2. oldp0rt

    oldp0rt Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Canada (QC)

    If it's writte oui oui, then its wee wee. If it was ouais ouais, then whey whey would be in order.
    :slight_smile:
     
    #62 oldp0rt, Mar 15, 2012
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  3. yamar68

    yamar68 Initiate (0) Apr 1, 2011 Minnesota

    Haha I know, I know... just playing devil's advocate is all.
     
    #63 yamar68, Mar 15, 2012
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  4. Giovannilucano

    Giovannilucano Pooh-Bah (1,975) Feb 24, 2011 Pennsylvania
    Society Pooh-Bah

    Heheh I seen your other posts so I knew your humor was in line with mine! :grinning:
     
    #64 Giovannilucano, Mar 15, 2012
  5. SgunnarW

    SgunnarW Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2012 California

    rosh-for (long "o")
     
    #65 SgunnarW, Mar 15, 2012
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  6. ScooBoo

    ScooBoo Initiate (0) Feb 5, 2011 Georgia

    I walked into a package store, went to the craft beer section, turned around and asked the owner if they had Maduro Brown, and he points and says, "I don't know. The humidor is over there."
     
    #66 ScooBoo, Mar 15, 2012
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  7. nanobrew

    nanobrew Initiate (0) Dec 31, 2008 California

    isn't it the same as saying "yeah" in stead of "yes". Same meaning (formal/informal) but different pronunciations and spelling? Though your experience is more in-depth than mine, I have only visited France for 10 days.
     
    #67 nanobrew, Mar 15, 2012
  8. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Must of been a 7 ounce bottle.
     
    #68 semibaked, Mar 15, 2012
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  9. oldp0rt

    oldp0rt Initiate (0) Feb 24, 2011 Canada (QC)

    this actually made me laugh.
     
    #69 oldp0rt, Mar 16, 2012
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  10. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    You win sir! Classic
     
    #70 semibaked, Mar 16, 2012
  11. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Don't people ever learn, it is pronounced "Can-ti-LOOOOOOOOOOOOON"
     
    #71 semibaked, Mar 16, 2012
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  12. meerkat2

    meerkat2 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2007 Florida

    Ordered a Stone, got a Stella.. d'oh!
    I even pointed to the Stone IPA tap...
    @Frankie's in Dallas (Uptown)
     
    #72 meerkat2, Mar 16, 2012
  13. Bitterbill

    Bitterbill Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,036) Sep 14, 2002 Wyoming
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    All a play on the name of betelgeuse, the second brightest star in the constellation of Orion.
     
    #73 Bitterbill, Mar 16, 2012
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  14. deathcharms

    deathcharms Crusader (455) Jul 11, 2009 California

    I feel like they are both "Yes" but Oui(wey) is like a lazy version/dialect of Oui(wee). Imagine a southerner saying Yes, its more like "yus". Again slang, so you would never type is "ouias" in a formal essay I'd imagine.

    I feel like they use the slang version to keep the conversation faster, a little easier for the mouth to form.
     
    #74 deathcharms, Mar 16, 2012
  15. BdubleEdubleRUN

    BdubleEdubleRUN Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 California

    Woah woah woah, he is just a rainbow in the dark.
    Love Dio.
     
    #75 BdubleEdubleRUN, Mar 16, 2012
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  16. BigPlay1824

    BigPlay1824 Initiate (0) Oct 13, 2010 New York

    the best one ive heard was a woman saying in an offended voice "i cant believe you dont have Genesis" she clearly meant guinness and i couldnt stop laughing
     
    #76 BigPlay1824, Mar 16, 2012
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  17. BdubleEdubleRUN

    BdubleEdubleRUN Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 California

    Or this. http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/262/73599
    You are probably right, but you just made me think how I want some Genesis 15:15 right now.
     
    #77 BdubleEdubleRUN, Mar 16, 2012
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  18. LambicKing

    LambicKing Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Germany

    If you are familiar with French pronunciations of words/letters, simply apply them here. "Roash-fohr" with the r's eminating from the back of the throat...aka, "phlegmy"
     
    #78 LambicKing, Mar 16, 2012
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  19. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I often hear people mispronounce Lagunitas.. and they tell you how to pronounce it on their labels!
     
    #79 BB1313, Mar 16, 2012
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  20. baybassboy

    baybassboy Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2011 California

    so you're meaning to tell me that Lagunitas was not that Spartan dude that kicked the Persian messanger into the eternal pit?
     
    #80 baybassboy, Mar 16, 2012
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