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28 May 2006, 12:53

JTK

35 Whelen

I would like my american freinds to tell me how the pronounciation of the word "Whelen". Is it like "Wheel" or "well"?

28 May 2006, 13:42

vapodog

it's whay.....(rhymes with Ray like Ray atkinson)
len ( rhymes with pen.....like in pig pen

whey-len

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28 May 2006, 13:44

mete

That may depend on what part of the country but I usually hear " way' -len " .

28 May 2006, 19:02

vapodog

quote:
Originally posted by JTK:
I would like my american freinds to tell me how the pronounciation of the word "Whelen". Is it like "Wheel" or "well"?

I understand that just north of you it's pronounced "whey-leen oofda"

28 May 2006, 19:13

SDhunter

Or north of the US it's "way-len eh?"

28 May 2006, 21:12

brytstar

I have heard it pronounced several ways. In any event it is a very fine chambering. I like the 225 or 250 Nosler partitions.

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28 May 2006, 22:17

Tex21

I've always heard it pronouced "wheelin'".

Jason

"Chance favors the prepared mind."

28 May 2006, 22:22

Tumbleweed

I've always heard it pronounced "neither fish nor fowl, and a waste of perfectly good .30-06 brass"....

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28 May 2006, 23:03

JTK

Thanks!
I think I will stick to the 35 Wheelchair version!

Johannes