PAN PAN....OR PON PON

[Mark1977]

Originally Posted by Kettlewell

Here's a MayDay and a Pan-Pan call--the "pon-Pon" sound comes towards the end.

That sounds correct.

[s/v Jedi]

#197 : I agree that speech sounds different from person to person, but I don't believe one would pronounce pan-pan like pon-pon. I mean, these are the easy vowels that exist even in English language.

I mean, let's take Shaka Kahn (okay, you might know Djenghis Kahn), how would you pronounce that, Kohn? Kawn?

[sabray]

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=J2oEm...%3DJ2oEmPP5dTM
Reminds me of Ella singing you say potato I say potato post 198

[Richard_W]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

I mean, let's take Shaka Kahn (okay, you might know Djenghis Kahn), how would you pronounce that, Kohn? Kawn?

Good one ... this might not add much, other than more confusion to PAN-PAN discussion, but it illustrates the complexity of human speech and difficulty when it comes to transcribing the same sound across the world.

You spell the same sound as Shaka Kahn or Djenghis Kahn, I am familiar with another English language spelling which is Genghis Khan. In my native language the same sound is transcribed as Czyngis-chan or Dżyngis-chan. The "chan" part very much rhyms with "pan".

I think I understand what is the sound deviation between "pan" and "pon" you are referring to by using Kohn? Kawn? example. Yes, it's not the same ... my brain decided to disregard it, very much like when our brains disregard the typos and misspellings when looking for meaning.

BTW, next one takes the prize ... 200!!!

[ty.gregory]

So, which is it, Pan Pan or Pon Pon? I'm not sure if I should say Ping Pong or Table tennis.

[Richard_W]

Who cares since ...

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[Blue Stocking]

--worst part is, I looked over the transom to spell the name--and some dumb bugger had written it upside down.

[Teknav]

It's time to move on...let's get back to real topics... Whatever happened to the guy who dreamed of sailing to Bermuda while riding his motorcycle? And, the guy who wanted a free sailboat? Now these are very very important topics!!! Get with the program! Mauritz

[micah719]

Pish. I'm still waiting on someone to tame a seabird.

[Greatketch33]

Nothing more coming in on this thread. Is pAN pAN here to stay ? ANd ANd pON pON gONe gONe?

[SimonV]

I just think the PON was a typo, Just goes to show how much damage a typo can cause!

[Richard_W]

I PONder if PON should be PANned as a bad PANgram that feels like a PANg in the back.

[boatpoker]

Wow 206 posts on pronunciation by people who say potato instead of potato and tomato instead of tomato

[s/v Jedi]

Originally Posted by boatpoker

Wow 206 posts on pronunciation by people who say potato instead of potato and tomato instead of tomato

Now we have to start all over again...

[Greatketch33]

Sheesh, this is becoming a PANdemic.
I am remaining my boat.