nhw: A question

Nicholas (

nhw) wrote,
@ 2008-01-09 08:08:00

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A question
How do you pronounce "Chivas Regal"?

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	sneerpout 2008-01-09 07:34 am UTC (link)
	Sheevas Regal. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	juleske 2008-01-09 08:03 am UTC (link)
	2nded (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kniedzw 2008-01-09 07:41 am UTC (link)
	With the proviso that I'm an uncultured Yank, I pronounce it "Shiv-ass Ree-gal." (Reply to this)

	liberaliser 2008-01-09 07:43 am UTC (link)
	SHIV-ass regAL. How do you get those phonetic letters I've seen you use? But: any way you like, as long as you don't expect me to drink the stuff. :-) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nhw 2008-01-09 08:04 am UTC (link)
	How do you get those phonetic letters I've seen you use? Usually I cut-n-paste from Wikipedia! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	thebitterguy 2008-01-09 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	Ditto on that. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sammywol 2008-01-09 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	me too but then my upbringing was very Northern and very non-U (Reply to this)(Parent)

	crazysoph 2008-01-09 08:21 am UTC (link)
	Uhm, "Lagavulin"? wink Crazy(and stirring it - I hope I duck away quickly enough to avoid two attackers! wink)Soph (Reply to this)(Thread)

	nickbarnes 2008-01-09 09:14 am UTC (link)
	Seconded. Or "Leap-frog". (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sinclair_furie 2008-01-09 08:34 am UTC (link)
	I haven't the slightest clue, but that is an amazing tag. (Reply to this)

	rosefox 2008-01-09 08:39 am UTC (link)
	shiv-ass ree-gul You should listen to me, because I hold a diploma from bartending school. ...I don't think I've ever gotten to say or write that sentence before. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	redfiona99 2008-01-09 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	That's how I'd say it too, however, I have no such qualification to back me up. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ang_grrr 2008-01-09 08:40 am UTC (link)
	Wrongly, I imagine. There is a saying that if you put two scousers in a room you'll get three opinions. I also contend that you'll get three pronunciations of the word, "crudité" as well as a lot of sniggering. Chivas Regal would probably end up as "give us a bottle of that Shivvy, queen." (Reply to this)(Thread)

	saare_snowqueen 2008-01-09 10:32 am UTC (link)
	I like your answer - or Lap-frog (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sciamanna 2008-01-09 08:47 am UTC (link)
	Chivas as if it were Spanish. Regal as if it were English. (Unless I'm speaking Italian, in which case Regal is REH-gal). In fact, I don't think I've ever had occasion to mention this while speaking English, but the brand was quite popular (and posh) in Italy when I lived there, so I'm sure that's where my non-standard pronunciation of "Chivas" comes from... (Reply to this)(Thread)

	applez 2008-01-09 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	Seconded. Though I end up sounding a bit Cuban. ;-) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	nmg 2008-01-09 09:48 am UTC (link)
	she vas ray gal (Reply to this)

	frandowdsofa 2008-01-09 10:07 am UTC (link)
	I try not to. It belongs in the world of Dunhill cigarettes and Campari sodas and silk scarves with pictures of horses on them and leather driving gloves. Islay single malt for me, please. (Reply to this)

	blonde222 2008-01-09 10:14 am UTC (link)
	Tchee-vas Reh-gal. But then I am an uncultured ignoramus, whose boss pulled her up the other day for mispronouncing Nike. (Reply to this)

	dougs 2008-01-09 10:36 am UTC (link)
	The "ch" voiced as in "sh", and all four consonants equally stressed and equally timed after the French fashion, rather than stressed as in English. Otherwise pronounced as in English, so the "s" is pronounced rather than silent, and the "e" follows the English pronuncuation. It's probably wrong. (Reply to this)

	iainjcoleman 2008-01-09 10:47 am UTC (link)
	The way Tom Waits pronounces it in "Downtown", on the album Heartattack and Vine. (Reply to this)

	blue_condition 2008-01-09 10:54 am UTC (link)
	I don't; I don't drink blends. (Reply to this)

	miss_s_b 2008-01-09 11:15 am UTC (link)
	I don't (Reply to this)

	marykaykare 2008-01-09 11:17 am UTC (link)
	shev us ree gul But I are an uncultured colonial. I don't drink it either. I also drink Lagavulin. For preference. Almost any of the other Islays if it isn't available, As it so often isn't. MKK (Reply to this)

	pmcray 2008-01-09 11:40 am UTC (link)
	Say it? Just drink it! If given a choice between a malt and Chivas Regal, I'd go for the malt, but I'd rather do a Compare & Contrast. The truth is that premium blends (as to be fair are most non-premium ones) are quality products. Would we want to be without our Black Bottle and Islay Mist? (Reply to this)

	burkesworks 2008-01-09 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	AFAIK it's pronounced "Chivers" as in Martin, and "Regal" as in cigarettes. (Reply to this)

	lizw 2008-01-09 03:43 pm UTC (link)
	Tshivass Reeguhl, with the accent on the first syllable in each word, because that's how my Dad pronounces it. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone else drink it. (Reply to this)

	(Anonymous) 2008-01-09 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	In Australia they pronounce it "lɐƃǝɹ sɐʌıɥɔ" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	andrewsherman 2008-01-09 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	Oops wrote that while not signed in, stupid lj. Though perhaps in this case I should have stayed anonymous. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	resolution of marital disputes manjushra 2008-01-09 06:24 pm UTC (link)
	The key to your nuptial bliss! Disagreements are polled through the rather enormous friends-list! The reply consensus is taken to be the final word on the matter! Had I only known of this fabulous tool before... P.S. How many cards are dealt in a two player game of cribbage? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of marital disputes nickbarnes 2008-01-09 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	10. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes nhw 2008-01-10 07:02 am UTC (link)
	Is this by any chance a matter of dispute? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes nickbarnes 2008-01-10 07:34 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, no, no, no, no, no. There's no dispute. My grandmother taught me five-card crib ("the old game"); manjushra's taught her six-card crib ("the new-fangled nonsense"). We don't argue about which is better, as we are both completely clear on this point. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes manjushra 2008-01-10 10:47 am UTC (link)
	you know nothing barnes. 12 cards. 6 to each player. 2 each into the crib. Basta. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes manjushra 2008-01-10 10:49 am UTC (link)
	Barnes is confusing the two-player cribbage with 4 player version, where each player gets 5 cards and submits one each to the crib. He knows the rules of Canasta though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes nickbarnes 2008-01-10 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	James is playing new-fangled nonsense. In the old game, 5 are dealt to each player, 2 are discarded to the crib, leaving 3 in each hand and 4 in the crib. See wikipedia. They are both fine games, of course. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes

manjushra
2008-01-10 02:32 pm UTC (link)

Wiki says:
"
The deal and the formation of the crib
The players cut for first deal. Traditionally, the player who cuts the lowest card deals first (ace counting low). The dealer shuffles a standard 52-card deck, and deals six cards (there are different requirements for variations of the game). Each player then discards two cards face-down to form the crib (there are different requirements for variations of the game), which will be used by the dealer
"

Clearly you are playing a variation of the game.

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Re: resolution of quasi-marital disputes

nickbarnes
2008-01-10 05:54 pm UTC (link)

Wikipedia also says:

Five-card cribbage (for two players) is sometimes called the "old game".

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	Re: resolution of marital disputes manjushra 2008-01-10 10:47 am UTC (link)
	12 (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: resolution of marital disputes nickbarnes 2008-01-10 02:19 pm UTC (link)
	10. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: resolution of marital disputes nhw 2008-01-10 07:01 am UTC (link)
	Aha, I have revealed our carefully kept secret! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	vnp 2008-01-09 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	um.. Чивас Ригал ;D (Reply to this)

	kelvix 2008-01-09 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Shivas Raygal? (Reply to this)

	webcowgirl 2008-01-18 12:06 pm UTC (link)
	Shivus Ree-gul (rhymes with "seagull") (Reply to this)

	How do you pronounce "Chivas Regal"? jimgawn 2008-01-24 05:08 am UTC (link)
	"Black Bush" (Reply to this)

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