Turquoise

[PeteXXX]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

 

[screenman]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

What you drinking?

 

[PeteXXX]

What you drinking?

Water, sadly, I’m still at w*rk..

 

[Yellow Fang]

Is it really colour, and if so, how is it different to cyan.

 

[PeteXXX]

Is it really colour, and if so, how is it different to cyan.

Well, Pantone has 19 variations of turquoise, but only 4 of cyan, so probably yes...

 

[Beebo]

It’s a pretentious pronunciation thing.
A bit like people who was Nikey instead of Nike.
The pronunciation of turqwaaarz is probably from the French not the English.

 

[Sharky]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

I think it's a trend that started in St Reatham

 

[guitarpete247]

But Nikey is from the Greek goddess of victory.

 

[Fnaar]

And do the Turks actually like Turquoise? And what do they call it? I think we should be told.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

Possibly about the same time as Pasta became Pahsta or Yoghurt became Yo(as in yo-yo)ghurt.

 

[Fnaar]

And do the Turks actually like Turquoise? And what do they call it? I think we should be told.

(Replying to myself, but with a feeling of completion):

The Turkish for turqoise is 'turkuaz'.

As you were.

 

[slowmotion]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

About the time that Kabul became Kaaarbel

 

[Sharky]

and when did Bath become Barth?

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

When did Greenwich become Grin-Itch?

 

[jefmcg]

When did turquoise become Turquwaaaarz?

What do you do, that you hear turquoise a lot? I can't remember the last time I heard some say it, and I've only heard it rhyming with poise.

Pantone

Ah, you work with colours!

The pronunciation of turqwaaarz is probably from the French not the English.

That seems plausible


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv1H5p_rUHk

Edit: very wrong youtu.be clip!