LOUM TCHAOUNA - pronunciation

[jdrobbo]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard a player’s name pronounced in as many ways. We’ve had Tuna, Choowana, Choonia, Choo-ah-ny…and many more.

It’s Chow-na

If we ever find a song for him, can we use his proper name?

See video:

23.14 at the link below.

https://youtu.be/ScNovNeQUU4?si=_Ux4cQtIBPBSc5BG

[Rick_Muller]

reminds me of this

chowdah-the.gif (137.02 KiB) Viewed 1231 times

but yes, it is important to get our players names correct

[Procrastinate B]

reminds me of this

chowdah-the.gif

but yes, it is important to get our players names correct

First thing that popped into my head, too.

[jdrobbo]

Haha, yes!

[vinrogue]

Well in our house we have named him "Tissue" as apparently at my age I need to borrow teeth to pronounce his name! Yet alone remember it each week.

In midfield we also have Big Dave thank heavens I know who Les is. Don't even get me started on last years Stoke Josh.......Josh.... and Josh

UTC

[Bosscat]

This thread reminds me of when Chris Iwolumo was playing for us and a lass sat in front struggled with his name and called him Chris Aluminium ... Chris has been Aluminium ever since (even now when he is punditising on TV)

[Procrastinate B]

Not football related, but I recently learned the word ‘segue’ is not pronounced the way I always assumed.

[ollieclarets8]

Not football related, but I recently learned the word ‘segue’ is not pronounced the way I always assumed.

Don't tell me. You went on Youtube to watch a few goals and suddenly, after a few 'related' clicks later, find yourself mouthing the correct pronunciation to segue.

[Procrastinate B]

Don't tell me. You went on Youtube to watch a few goals and suddenly, after a few 'related' clicks later, find yourself mouthing the correct pronunciation to segue.

Someone admitted on Bluesky, embarrassed, that they said it in a meeting and then found out afterwards it wasn’t ‘seeg’ but ‘seg-way’ and I was all ‘whaaaaaaastttt?’

[bfcmik]

Someone admitted on Bluesky, embarrassed, that they said it in a meeting and then found out afterwards it wasn’t ‘seeg’ but ‘seg-way’ and I was all ‘whaaaaaaastttt?’

I've always believed it was pronounced seg-U. Seg-way sounds more like the French pronunciation.

[ecc]

https://forvo.com/word/loum_tchaouna/#fr

Silent "t".

[dougcollins]

Not football related, but I recently learned the word ‘segue’ is not pronounced the way I always assumed.

I believe you pronounce it the same way as Peter Gabriel's favoured transport:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPSfQ-5A3M

[Paulclaret]

I had the misfortune of watching Paul Merson talking about our game lhe other week. He pronounced Tchaouna name as "TeeChayOoooAaaany"!

[AlargeClaret]

Needs simplifying like Tendayi Darikwa ending up as Derek . Presumably any song would naturally be Louuuuummmmmm…

[daveisaclaret]

It's basic respect to pronounce someone's name correctly. Good post by the OP.