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"Tessler" or "Tezzler"?
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I speak the 'es' sound in the middle of the word rather than the zzz - I mean the buzzing zz sound in "Buzz" not 'zee' or 'zed'
I hear people like Robert Llewelyn say "Tezzler" - I don't think that's right; Anyone speak Russian? After all that was where Nicolai came from.
I hear people like Robert Llewelyn say "Tezzler" - I don't think that's right; Anyone speak Russian? After all that was where Nicolai came from.
Thumper
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A simple web search reveals that Nikola Tesla's name (as pronounced by a native Serbian speaker) is just like it would be pronounced using ordinary English rules. There is no r sound at the end! Maybe this is a new england problem. Nikola Tesla pronunciation: How to pronounce Nikola Tesla in Serbian, Croatian
ChadS
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I'm pretty sure it's pronounced, "Yeah, but who makes it?". At least that's what I hear people say most of the time.
Oh dear; this is going wrong! I was interested to figure out the ss or zz sound; I've tweaked the poll - thanks Thumper.
I couldn't get that pronunciation site to work, I did google the problem first but without luck.
I couldn't get that pronunciation site to work, I did google the problem first but without luck.
No, it's an England thing, at least in some parts of the country. You say "drawer" and they say "drawah". You say "alpha" and they say "alpher". They kinda switch them around.
Woops, I voted Tezzla because the title had the "s" version with ER at the end.
I say "tess" - "la"
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I say "tess" - "la"
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strider
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I think it's safe to assume that those using the Queen's english would say Tezzla (quite likely w/ an "r" sound at the end) and Yanks would say Tessla.
NigelM
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This user of the Queen's english says "Tesler". Brits have a general rule to try and put an "R" into every word possible, examples such as water (pronounced war-ter), tomato (pronounced tom-ar-to), banana (pronounced ba-nar-na) and Tesla (pronounced Tes-ler)...
I first noticed that listening to the Harry Potter Audio Books funnily enough. I also notice it in some of the more urban areas of NYC. Who says the Queen's english is dead stateside?!? :biggrin:
Not me; though I do here my fellow brits saying Tezzla; which I think is wrong.
Hadn't really considered the 'R' at the end but I've realized that I say "Tessla" and "Tesslerroadster".
Out on the NY rally yesterday I did here a few "Telsa"s as well but that's for another thread.
Which is actually "hear, hear!"
My Slovakian girlfriend constantly corrects my "tezzla" to "tessla".
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