sheeps Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I want to say it correctly. It's "pah-ree-zay," right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djstubbs Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I'm pretty sure it's Puh-ree-zee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrisjoe Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 pah ree see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 It doesn't really matter since we're supposed to call him "GOD", right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesterDevil Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Gha-odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Assuming the name is of Italian origin and you're looking for the correct Italian pronunciation it would be pah-REE-seh. Then again, the American pronunciation will mangle that in a multitude of ways so in reality its really whatever pronunciation he happens to favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 (edited) In my New England Italian neighborhood it would be Per-EE-see. But Lou would be Luh-mer-ee-EL-oh so the heck knows how Parise says it? i think Jester and pooh have it right Edited April 2, 2004 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisg19 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 In my New England Italian neighborhood it would be Per-EE-see. Thats how I would say it..... chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 Again, at some point you're sacrificing the actual pronunciation anyhow so it really is a matter of the person's opinion. My last name in Sicily would be pronounced LEE-cah-ree. In America I'm happy if people spell it right let alone pronounce it even remotely correctly. Hell, I don't even bother introducing myself with the Italian version because that just sounds like "LIH-cuh-ree" to most people. Point is, if you've got a foreign name, its really up to you how you want people to pronounce it and if you don't make a strong stand on it then they're gonna mangle it in all sorts of ways. Question is whether or not you care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodeurfanatic Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I thought it was pah-rees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamode Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Let's just call him Zach or ZiPpe, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 How did they pronounce his dads name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I always heard Pah-ree-zay. Hey Sammy. Good to see Winona once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias 2662 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 And all this time I was think it was pronounced like "Paris". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas0nMacIsaac Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I always heard Pah-ree-zay. Hey Sammy. Good to see Winona once in a while. This way is right, thats how his fathers name was said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I'm sure Zach will tell Doc how to pronounce it and we'll hear his pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattyelias Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Just ask any oldschool Isles fan.....I'm sure they know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koufax75 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 I am 100% Italian. I live in Italy. Parise should be pronounced: PA - REE - ZE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 Yes, koufax, but again, no one is going to do it correctly. The closest to that you're probably going to get is pah-REE-zay The question is which Americanized version Zach prefers. In reality it really doesn't even matter which his father preferred because there are certainly times when kids decide to use different pronunciations than their parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I'd expect it to be pah-ree-zay but it seems to always be puh-reezee, for whatever reason. Everyone might be wrong. Doc is better than most announcers and he may edit the NHL Pronounciation Guide, but that guide has been published online before and it's awful. He usually says French names incorrectly, even famous ones like Brodeur - should be mar-tain(g) bruh-dur not mar-tan bro-doer - and Claude Lemieux - klOd [long O] luh-myuh not klawd le-myoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeps Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 I'd expect it to be pah-ree-zay but it seems to always be puh-reezee, for whatever reason. Everyone might be wrong. Doc is better than most announcers and he may edit the NHL Pronounciation Guide, but that guide has been published online before and it's awful. He usually says French names incorrectly, even famous ones like Brodeur - should be mar-tain(g) bruh-dur not mar-tan bro-doer - and Claude Lemieux - klOd [long O] luh-myuh not klawd le-myoo. Most English-language pronouncers won't pronounce a French name correctly. But they'll get it close - they'll get the pronunciation but not the accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Most English Canadian announcers (with some glaring exceptions!) manage to say Brodeur, Lemieux, and other French names correctly without a French accent. It's not hard for anyone to say luh-myuh in English. If you can say nets-cazh you can say luh-myuh. We're not talking about rolling "R"s. It's just a matter of knowledge and professionalism IMO. I always found it funny that most of Claude Lemieux's teammates would say "Claude" correctly and all of the announcers would call him "Clawd". O_o He probably didn't care either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacs Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 (edited) Around here (in ND) I hear it sometimes as "pah-reezee" but most people here say it fast so it sounds like "prezee" Edited April 4, 2004 by Tacs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I'm calling him Z-PAR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Or Zapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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