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How do you pronounce Submariner?

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How do you pronounce Submariner?  

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  1. 1. How do you pronounce Submariner?

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szelim

szelim

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Sailers on submariners usually pronounce it "sub-mah-REEN-er" but in comic circles I've always heard it pronounced "sub-MARE-iner." Which is correct?

 

It's correct either way:

 

[suhb-muh-ree-ner, suhb-mar-uh-ner] per Random House

(sŭb-mə-rē'nər, sŭb'mār'ə-nər) per American Heritage

 

So please pass the crack.

 

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iggy

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I read somewhere that Bill Everett hyphenated the spelling (Sub-Mariner) so that people would pronounce it like the sailor, not the submerged warship.

 

Which only leaves us with Magneto to worry about.

 

How many different ways are there to say Magneto?

I've heard Mag-knee-toe and Mag-net-o.

 

Personally, I prefer Mag-knee-toe. I figure if it was good enough for Paul McCartney...

 

All these years I've been pronouncing it like Lasagna... Mun-Yahh-Toe doh!

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Primetime

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Sailers on submariners usually pronounce it "sub-mah-REEN-er" but in comic circles I've always heard it pronounced "sub-MARE-iner." Which is correct?

 

It's correct either way:

 

[suhb-muh-ree-ner, suhb-mar-uh-ner] per Random House

(sŭb-mə-rē'nər, sŭb'mār'ə-nər) per American Heritage

True according to educators, but it's "sub-MARE-iner." in the comic world :cool:
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conditionfreak

conditionfreak

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Superman

Super-man

Spiderman

Spider-man

Spiderwoman

Spider-woman

Hawkman

Hawk-man

Atom

The Atom

Hulk

The Hulk

Incredible Hulk

Iceman

Ice-man

Thing

The Thing

Sgt. Fury

Sergeant Fury

Nick Fury

Freak Brothers

Fabulous Freak Brothers

James Bond

Bond, James Bond

Greggy

greggy

The greggy

The fabulous greggy

The famous greggy

The infamous greggy

The stupendous greggy

The immortal greggy

The one and only greggy

The clone greggy

The triplicate greggy

The greggen

The greggan

greggor

gregorian

The invisible greggy

The invincible greggy

The Canadian graggy, eh!

greggy on a stick

 

All good. Except "Greg".

 

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Stronguy

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Sailers on submariners usually pronounce it "sub-mah-REEN-er" but in comic circles I've always heard it pronounced "sub-MARE-iner." Which is correct?

 

It's correct either way:

 

[suhb-muh-ree-ner, suhb-mar-uh-ner] per Random House

(sŭb-mə-rē'nər, sŭb'mār'ə-nər) per American Heritage

True according to educators, but it's "sub-MARE-iner." in the comic world :cool:

 

But Stan Lee pronounces it sub-mah-REEN-er on the GRR Avengers 4. And it don't get much more comic world than Stan The Man.

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