DIR- GUE Simple Question - Global Underwater Explorers

[lowwall]

I've sometimes wondered how non-English speakers pronounce the names of the various three-letter agencies. It would make sense to me that they pronounce the letters as they would in their own language. Similarly, should I pronounce "CMAS" as a Frenchman would? I'm not sure there's any alternative.

I'm not going to claim it's correct, but here's how I pronounce the agencies I'm aware of using common words (or names) instead of phonetic symbols.

CMAS see-mass
BSAC BEE-sack
PADI paddy
NAUI now-wee
RAID raid
ANDI Andy
PDIC pee-Dick
IFDI if-Dee

For the following, I just say the letters
SSI
SDI
TDI
GUE
ISE
NASDS
YMCA
UTD
IANTD

 

[VikingDives]

I was recently explaining my gas switch procedure to a very old-school instructor. He said, "You most have some gooey in you."

He didn't like my procedure (or GUE, methinks) , but I found his comment funny, and I think, having seen the difference between his standards and mine, having a little gooey in your training is a good thing.

 

[O-ring]

I was on a LOB with a bunch of people from Spain a few weeks ago and they pronounced it "Goo". *shrug*

 

[tursiops]

A simple question, but a question none the less. Moving from SSI to GUE, and I'd like to get the conversation off to a good, intelligent start:

Is it G-U-E, "Goo", or "Goo-ey"

TIA!

Why not ask on the DIR-GUE forum?

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A ScubaBoard Staff Message...

good idea -- moved!

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[whynot]

 

[wetb4igetinthewater]

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A subtle way of guiding people from the eastside to the Wednesday night dive. @OrcasC205 as a frequent organizer, is this your work?

 

[OrcasC205]

A subtle way of guiding people from the eastside to the Wednesday night dive. @OrcasC205 as a frequent organizer, is this your work?

LOL. Sadly, I can not claim credit for that. But as they say in marketing 101, any publicity is good publicity.

 

[Cthippo]

So if a large bivalve is doing it right, is it a GUEduck?

 

[Lorenzoid]

So if a large bivalve is doing it right, is it a GUEduck?

They should make it their mascot.

 

[OrcasC205]

They should make it their mascot.

The geoduck is already taken as the mascot of Evergreen State College here in Washington.

Geoduck - Wikipedia

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