osurfo
06-14-2005, 05:23 PM
So, how do you pronounce DureAce?
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View Full Version : How to pronounce "DureAce"? osurfo 06-14-2005, 05:23 PM So, how do you pronounce DureAce? nhl856 06-14-2005, 05:29 PM Dura (think the word durable) and Ace like in a deck of cards. We blend the words together at my shop as a joke and call it Durace with an accent on the e making it sounds Italian haha Florentine Pogen 06-14-2005, 06:50 PM dura-cell but with ace like in cards Dura-ace Derailer 06-14-2005, 07:07 PM Durrache...with a spanish accent. torquecal 06-14-2005, 07:22 PM most bike shops I've been in don't care how you pronounce it :) KenB 06-14-2005, 07:29 PM So, how do you pronounce DureAce? Eks-pen-siv Or, if you're Shimano or the LBS: Ka Ching! takmanjapan 06-15-2005, 03:01 AM Lucky for you there is a phoenetic alphabet here in Japan From Official sources its pronounced: duu-ra ace (the script is a long A sound in ace) TakmanJapan RodeRash 06-15-2005, 09:55 PM It's actually spelled Dura Ace which is also how it's pronounced. If you spell it correctly in here, you'll get a little pop-up logo at the end of your post that says, "Products mentioned in this post" or some such. And it's a link to the mfg. |