bigbird
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 |  Subject: How do you pronounce GIVI?  Fri May 07, 2010 3:52 pm | |
| Do you think it's:
a) Give-EEEE
b) GEE-VEE
c) something else? |
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honda_silver
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| | Subject: Re: How do you pronounce GIVI? Fri May 07, 2010 4:25 pm | |
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Givi is an Italian name, my son who studed Italian language said "I" sound like "E" ... so it would be b Gee-Vee._________________ Bill - Georgetown TX 07 Silver Wing ABS Clearview w/vent, Givi E96/TB19/E52 with Admore Lighting, Alaskan Leather, Wrist Rests, 3M Solas tape, K&N air, Hyperpro spring, Grip Puppies, Airhawk, Utopia backrest, Stebel, Apexcone HIDs, StingerZ LEDs (w/Backoff WigWag), Knight Rider Sequential LED, NGK Iridium, Power Commander III, Manic Salamander, Saeng mirrors, Garmin Zumo 660, Dark-Side Sumitomo Tire 
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bigbird
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| | Subject: Re: How do you pronounce GIVI? Fri May 07, 2010 5:05 pm | |
| | honda_silver wrote: |
Givi is an Italian name, my son who studed Italian language said "I" sound like "E" ... so it would be b Gee-Vee. |
I'll buy that. It's hard for me to break the English pronunciation. I had always pronounced it Give-EEE.
I wouldn't want to offend any Italian speaking folks. |
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MikeO
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| | Subject: Re: How do you pronounce GIVI? Sat May 08, 2010 3:11 am | |
| I've always pronounced it 'jivvy' - it's easiest to say and I'm English! 
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wingnprayer
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| | Subject: Re: How do you pronounce GIVI? Sat May 08, 2010 3:17 am | |
| zhuive wiii if you're a tad prententious and want some instant culture! |
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MaxB
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| | Subject: Re: How do you pronounce GIVI? Sat May 08, 2010 9:15 am | |
| GEEVEE
MaxB (who took a while to learn Italian) |
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