Good day

There is a friendly wager here as to the proper pronunciation of Kynoch. Anyone have a definitive answer to settle the issue for us?

Thanks in advance...

DJ

Ki-nock

Sir - I beg to differ. We Colonials pronounce the name " KYNOCH" as it is spelt . Your version would require a "K" on the end. But - hey - does it really matter ?????

I use expressions such as "you-em-see" and "blay-zer" and "ate-pownd-can-uv-fore-dee-three-fif-tee" instead.

How do you say "greasy" where you live? I grew up in Michigan, and people said "greasy" About the way they'd say Greece with an "ee" sound on the end. Around here in WV, people say what sounds like "greezy". Rush Limbaugh grew up in Missouri, and that's how he says it also.

H. C.

For me it has always been kin-nock (kind of like Kin and nock rolled together. That 'n' gets stretched. But hey ask folks how they pronounce 'Leupold' of "Koch" of H&K. Potato / Po-tato.

Dousy
Kinoks are our neighbors to the North.

It would seriously be cheating, but you could call Kynamco in England:

Kynamco Ltd
The Old Railway Station
Station Road
Mildenhall
Suffolk
IP28 7DT
01638 711799

Or Their main agent in London:

http://www.jroberts-gunmakers.co.uk/ammofr.html
http://www.jroberts-gunmakers.co.uk/

J. Roberts & Son (Gunmakers) Ltd,
22 Wyvil Road,
London, SW8 2TG

Tel 020 7622 1131
Fax 020 7627 4442

Co. registered in England #924292
RFD 50 Metropolitan Police

If it's any help, I think Kynoch itself is Scottish, so however Scottish people would pronounce those letters, that's probably close.

Mark is close - as is Henry. The emphasis is on the 'Kye', with the 'noch' being pronounced like 'loch' - I don't really know how to describe it, but it's softer than 'nock'

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion
forum

Here in Iowa I have grown up hearing it pronounced "ca-nook" same goes for the pronunciation of "CANUCK".......

It depends which part of the country you come from.

The word "loch" is pronounced differently in Scotland than it is in England.

The southern way is more "lock"

I would go for the "loch" pronunciation the same way as "hough" is pronounced although.

It's the only change I get to claim being bi-lingual!!!!!!!

That pretty much narrows it down. Thanks fellas!

[ 12-08-2003, 18:11: Message edited by: Oddball ]

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