Question: How do you all pronounce Turiaf's name?

lakersdynasty999 · Star Player Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 1893

I know it's supposed to be pronouced "Roany" ...something like that...

but i find myself calling him Ronny, rhyming with Tommy

Am I the only one out there who does this?
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kobeodom · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:56 am Post subject:

i call him ronny, like tommy too... but i do know that its really rhone-ee, or roany.
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AirKobe8 · Star Player Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 8586

I cal him Ronny (like Tommy) Tu(like Tulsa) Ri(like river) af.
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B_P · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 6:23 am Post subject:

His first name is pronounced "Ro-nee"
It's a long "O."
Like "Row a boat."

Row-Knee
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Money$hot! · Star Player Joined: 18 Dec 2002 Posts: 5911

^ Exactly... It's like
Tony with an R.

LA_Lakers_Rule · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:35 am Post subject:

roonee tureeoff
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ShadyG · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:55 am Post subject:

The 'r's are done in the throat, not unlike a German or Hebrew 'ch' sound. That in mind, long 'o' and 'e' in "Roe-nee", long 'u', long 'e' sound for the 'i', short 'a' (as in "hot", not "hat") in "Too-ree-af".
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lakersdynasty999 · Star Player Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 1893

thumpinghead · Star Player Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 5657

rica a ronee
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ShadyG · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

Aussiesuede · Franchise Player Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 10964

Rho-Knee Tour-Ree-ah-f
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ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53790

i call him row-knee tour-ee-off

or simba.
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Omar Little · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:27 am Post subject:

Watching him on the bench, I think its pronounced "M. L. Carr"
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RJBaca · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject:

Hustle

THE_SHOES · Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject:

Yeah, its the French prononciation. It's like another French name that gets Americans in trouble. "Jean" You and I know that is pronounced [jeen] right? No! For our spelling and pronouncing mechanics that is [john] (said with the lips pushed out and very little air) The French, who already get mad as soon as Americans get off the plane in Paris use this American prononciation issue to fuel there legendary rudeness toward the Red, White, and Blue! Don't call the man Ronnie ya'll....
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