"Tessler" or "Tezzler"?

[mpt]

I think that it's a Tessler not a Tezzler and definitely not a Tezzeler... thoughts?

[vfx]

I don't even understand the question.

[mpt]

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.

[Thumper]

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]

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.

[mpt]

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.

[Doug_G]

There is no r sound at the end! Maybe this is a new england problem.[/url]

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.

[AnOutsider]

Woops, I voted Tezzla because the title had the "s" version with ER at the end.

I say "tess" - "la"

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[Doug_G]

In my example I guess I should have used "Tesler" and "Fiskah".

[JRod0802]

Having listened to quite a few interviews with Elon, I can say that he'd vote "Tezzla". I voted "Tessla".