I’m kinda new to MR’ing and I live in constant fear that one day I will meet another MR’er and be forced to pronounce wye, and fascia, and looking like a complete idiot lol.
So how do you pronounce WYE and FASCIA?
bcauldwell,
Wye is pronounced just like the letter “Y”. Fascia would be pronounced like “Fa-she-a”: Fa as in “Fat”, accent on the “Fa”. That’ll be five cents, please.
Tom
I’ll take a stab at it. Wye is pronounced just like why, or Y. I don’t know why WYE isn’t spelled like Y since it probably got its name from the shape of the turnout. As for fascia, it is pronounced fay’-sha and rhymes with Geisha as in Geisha girl.
HD
I see Tom beat me to the reply, and as I suspected, there are going to be differences in how fascia is pronounced. So pick one, Fa-she-a or Fay-sha whichever sounds better to you and I won’t laugh when you say it.
Never be afraid to ask train related questions on here, guy! NOBODY on this forum was born knowing anything about trains!
Cheers![:D][:D][8D][swg]
HD,
LOVE the profile name!!! [(-D][(-D] Quite clever!! [:)]
Tom
Nothing to be afraid of! Now that I know the proper way to pronounce facia, I don’t have to use my other ways to pronounce that word - “trim” “edging” “border” “wood thingie that makes the edge of the layout look nice.”
The proper pronouciation (sp?) of words can be fun. I remember when I first moved to Virginia way back when, a friend’s wife was all excited about a furniture store having a sale on “bedroom suites.” I couldn’t figure out why a furniture store would be selling pajamas. Of course she couldn’t figure out why a furniture store where I was from would be selling bedroom chocolates.
Of course there is the age old question “po tay tow” or “po ta tow.”
Toe-MAY-toe, toe-MAH-toe. Oh, never mind!
I have also heard fascia pronounced Fah’-C-yuh and Fah-C’-yuh. I often use ‘face trim’ or ‘facing board’ when talking, and fascia when writing. Let the other guy worry about pronunciation!
Having been born in the Bronx, NY, raised in northern New Jersey, schooled in Boston and now living in the Midwest, I’ve pretty much been exposed to quite a variety of pronunciations and regional dialects. I chose the ‘high’ road - my accent is so bland and diverse that most people can’t tell where I’m from!
Fun and games with the English language!
Darrell, pronouncedly quiet…for now
Darrell,
Raised near the Jersey shore, went to college in Philadelphia, lived in Rhode Island, Virginia, California and now West Texas. It’s fun to say “OK, y’all, I’m like fixin’ to change the all in my cah - oh fagettaboutit.”
Now, THIS is the forum that I joined…[tup][^][:D]
(sniff) I love you guys…
Y’s a wye called a Wye when it’s a triangle?
Because of the shape of the turnout – it looks like a Y…
Dave,
That hurts my ears just thinkin’ about it. [(-D]
Tom
I know what Bcauldwell is talking bout my answer is to rent or buy VHS or DVD train videos and alot of times they will talk about the things u are asking about… Cajon pass on the Santa Fe I thought for a long time was pronouced like it was spelled but until the past year when I watched a Video on the area I learned it was pronouced Ka-Houn even though its spelled Cajon. [#wstupid] GO FIGURE…
It’s Spanish…like the word “fajita” (fa-HEE-ta). The "j"s are pronounced like an “h” - unless it’s followed by a “u”; then it’s pronounced like a “w”, as in the name “Juan” (Wan).
That’ll be another 5 cents please…[:)]
Tom
THANKS TOM !!! [:D]
Boy, it’s getting expensive to be on this thread![:D]
Oddly enough, I completely understood all of that.
Darrell, strangely quiet…for now
Oddly enough, I completely understood all of that.
Darrell, strangely quiet…for now
Dave Kelly!
Ahm serprized a’ chew! Dunja kno’ itz spelt awl!
As that great Southern Philosopher Jeff Foxworthy once said, “Jeet yet?.. Nawh!.. Yuon’t to?.. Aw’ite!”
I THINK that a wye is called that because there are three tails, one leading from each of the turnouts. So if you look at the shape you get if you include the leads into or out of it, you’ll see a giant letter “Y” on the ground.
-Ed