Do you say v-EGG-web or v-EDGE-web?
Posted by veganhippie on May 19, 2010 · Member since May 2008 · 5810 posts
Ok, so, at vegfest i discovered that underSARAH pronounces vegweb as v-EGG-web where as I say v-EDGE-web. And last night i discovered that llg says v-EGG-web as well. Before, I hadn't even considered that pronunciation. So I was just wondering what everyone says.
p.s. I don't think there is a right or wrong way to pronounce it, I'm just curious to see what the majority is.
:D
My mind. It's officially blown.
My mind. It's officially blown.
no doubt.
v-edge for sure, but I get it my mom always says Vay-gun
Or, as I have said before, if your primary languages are French and Spanish. Then it's "vay-gun." Vegano--vay-ga-no. It's more important to know what a word really means than how to pronounce it "correctly", given regional differences. Tomayto, tomahto.
(And, if you really want to know, "vee-gan" sounds like some kind of critter from another planet. So there. Oh, no--wait--that was Vogon.
Never mind.)
If I had any Spanish or French friends, I would definitely give them the benefit of the doubt. The people I am referring to, are the ones who know exactly how to say it, and choose to say it differently because they think the way we eat is dumb/neurotic/finicky/snobby/etc.
Vogons... I don't think they are edible. The bowl of Petunias are though.
Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is out of control. :oh:
MIND = BLOAN
ALL YOU EGG-ERS ARE FREAKS
Or, as I have said before, if your primary languages are French and Spanish. Then it's "vay-gun." Vegano--vay-ga-no. It's more important to know what a word really means than how to pronounce it "correctly", given regional differences. Tomayto, tomahto.
(And, if you really want to know, "vee-gan" sounds like some kind of critter from another planet. So there. Oh, no--wait--that was Vogon.
Never mind.)
If I had any Spanish or French friends, I would definitely give them the benefit of the doubt. The people I am referring to, are the ones who know exactly how to say it, and choose to say it differently because they think the way we eat is dumb/neurotic/finicky/snobby/etc.
Vogons... I don't think they are edible. The bowl of Petunias are though.
I pronounce it VEEE-GAN, and I noticed that most of my friends (most of them French-speakers) say VEEE-GAN, too. But we are from a mostly anglophone area, it always influences our speech.
However, I still don't know how to pronounce seitan.
hmm. wouldn't the french-y way be vay-zhun? like végetalien/ne?
i think if someone said "vayzhun" to me, i wouldn't even realize what they were saying.
Even though the correct French word is végétalien, most people use vegan, I believe.
huh. who decided on "végétalien" anyway, if it's not used? i always thought it was funny, because the english equivalent would basically be "vegetable-ian"
and... say-tahn
I pronounce it VEEE-GAN, and I noticed that most of my friends (most of them French-speakers) say VEEE-GAN, too. But we are from a mostly anglophone area, it always influences our speech.
However, I still don't know how to pronounce seitan.
Exactly.
Seitan=satan. Thus: http://www.herbivoreclothing.com/item/praise-seitan-womens-tee
and... say-tahn
Not satan!
say-tahhhhhhhhhhhhhn
like "on"
and... say-tahn
Not satan!
really?
lol just kidding!
say-tahhhhhhhhhhhhhn
like "on"
Really? haha, I don't say "on." I say "say-TAN," very unlike sat'n.
:>
Dejavu... same on the Christmas stuff. I swear I spent half the evening explaining what was and what wasn't an animal product. That and having aunt's stick ham in my face and say" Doesn't that smell so good? Here, try just a little bit!".
Honestly, I love my family, but holiday's are a little tiresome when it comes to food. Congrats on convincing your family to go veg. Major props to you. I haven't managed to convince my family of anything yet. :P
Saaaaaayyyyy... since you are so talented, are you doing your veg convincing speech for hire? I have got this great, and I mean great family who are a little... backwards...
speech for hire... no... i get to emotional and upset which is why i love convincing people with videos (most people don't wanna bother reading)... show Food Inc first then Eating 3rd edition :) i also pass out copies of Skinny Bitch
I say TAN too.
def say-tan... not satan, those it sounds almost the same =/
stolen from wikipedia:
"Seitan, a neologism of Japanese origin, is the name used to refer to wheat gluten in the macrobiotic system of cooking and health, as formulated by the Japanese-born philosopher George Ohsawa (1893–1966)."
as a japanese word ("word"), it would by say-tahhhn with a sort of nasal N.
Therefore, I win.
def say-tan... not satan, those it sounds almost the same =/
There's an entry on Foundmagazine.com that has become so famous they made it into a T-shirt which is now one of their bestsellers. The find said, "I Warship Satin."
Somehow I think the writer lost their edge...
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