
Do you guys pronounce it like "Book-er" or like "Bock-er"?


The German brand Böker is pronounced like...


Appreciate your comments.

Thanks!

It’s funny you should bring up Camillus. I know the proper pronunciation of Camillus but I still pronounce it the way that sounds right to me, which is actually wrong.
That's a good description.Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:59 pmI've always pronounced it like Joker with a B but I have no idea if that is the correct pronunciation.
Plus one.TPK wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:10 pmThat's a good description.Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:59 pmI've always pronounced it like Joker with a B but I have no idea if that is the correct pronunciation.That's exactly how I say it too.
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I too pronounce it be with a long English o sound like joker.TPK wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 4:10 pmThat's a good description.Railsplitter wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 2:59 pmI've always pronounced it like Joker with a B but I have no idea if that is the correct pronunciation.That's exactly how I say it too.
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Same here. If they said Boker it was always “Tree Brand Boker”.treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 1:39 pmMost of the old cow hunters in Central Florida pronounced it “Treebrand” back in the old days!![]()
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I’ve heard my daddy say “Ca-mi-yus” and I’ve heard “Cá-milus”. I’ve always said “Ca-mí-lus” All short vowels.
When I started saying "Camillus", I just picked "Ka-mill-us" out of the air. Then I got curious, so one day I looked up and called the Chamber of Commerce office in Camillus, NY and asked. Turned out, I had picked the correct way to say it.
A friend has an old Cattaraugus sales pamphlet that states the proper pronunciation is Cat-a-raw-goose. I have been there several times and nobody in the town of Cattaraugus or Cattaraugus county pronounces it that way these days.