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How Do You Pronounce It?
« on: December 23, 2006, 08:25:49 am »

Okay boys & girls....., the word "chaps". As in chainsaw chaps.  How do you pronounce it?

Do you say "chaps", as in chocolate? 

Or say "shaps", as in shore?
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2006, 08:34:22 am »
I pronounce it " dang things" as in

"Why don't they make those dang things short enough for peope like me"

Know where I can buy some short enough for a man who wears 29" inseam pants?

And for what its worth the loggers here say chaps and some of the horse people say shaps.
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2006, 08:43:44 am »
I've never heard it pronounced any other way than like cherry.

Of course, you have to realize that in my area even the jays may be pronouced with a ch sound.  Like blue chay, New Chersey, or apple chuice,  chust to name a few.   :D  We even have some people that pronouce there "v" like a "w".  That was wery good.

Hey, maybe we need a Dutchman night instead of a yooper night.   :D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2006, 08:48:11 am »
Ja, dat vood be goot.
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2006, 08:50:46 am »
 :D :D :D  The "v" like the "w" sounds like it came from the people around here with Ukrainian backgrounds.  I hear that alot around here.

The other day one of my friends asked me "Can you pass me the wise grips please?"  I just couldn't help myself from laughing.  He just gave me that aweful stare like: What are you laughing at me for?  What did I do wrong? :D :D :D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2006, 10:46:56 am »
Kinda like the "Swedish Chef" on the muppets. 8)
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2006, 11:25:21 am »
Did you say Chocolates?
mmmmm......Chocolates ;D


Quote from: Steven A. on December 23, 2006, 08:34:22 am

"Why don't they make those dang things short enough for peope like me"

Know where I can buy some short enough for a man who wears 29" inseam pants?


I have the same problem Steven. :D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2006, 01:22:17 pm »
We say chaps as in chocalate up here in Maine.Merry Christmas
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2006, 01:31:20 pm »
Some people can't say the ch sound, and it comes out sh. We've a neighbor who will say Sharlie for Charlie, etc. He has some other lisps as well. But others will mimic the sound when they come across similar letters. Maybe in fun, and maybe in respect - I'm not sure. I would like to think it is done so he doesn't feel so different.   :)
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2006, 01:36:16 pm »
Folks tend to talk like those they are around eh?
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2006, 01:41:57 pm »
Maybe he can't tell he doing it.It may sound fine to him.
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2006, 07:18:55 pm »

He might wonder why everybody else talks funny.  Like me when I go to visit my Canadian inlaws.
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2006, 11:22:54 pm »
You guys haven't heard much of a lisp or anything until you've listened to the Hairlip Duck talk.  He's hard to understand at the best of times.  Half the time you just have to nod and grin. ;D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2006, 02:14:38 am »
It sounds to me like somebody's gotten into the cooking cherry. ;D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2006, 02:19:37 pm »
I say Chaps, as in chicken.  ;D

If you are caught saying shaps or sheduwell around my place, a blank stare and the following comment will be forthcoming. 

"You aint from around here, are you?"  :D

That reminds me of a story.

This fellow went into the bar and  as most harelips would talk says, "Bahrteender, ghimme a bheer'.

The bartender replys, "A caaean, a bhohle owa  tap?"

"A tap", says the customer.

Later another man came in and asked "bartender, gimme a beer".

"A can a bottle or a tap", asked the bartender.

" A tap", said the customer.

The first customer went back to the bar, miffed.  He grabbed the bartender by his shirt front, lifted him off of the floor and scowled. "Wuh you mak-eeng fuhn oft me?"

"No", replied the bartender, visibly shook.   "I wasth mak-eeng fuhn  oft heeum".
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2006, 11:22:23 pm »
Howdy 4ester. Here in Kansas we pronounce chaps like choke. Say it like ship and ya can get accused of ridin light in the saddle :o It is fun though to travel around and hear the different phrases(or it that frazes) and styles. Viva La Difference!
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #16 on: December 26, 2006, 10:32:53 am »
Quote from: Steven A. on December 23, 2006, 08:34:22 am
"Why don't they make those dang things short enough for peope like me"

Know where I can buy some short enough for a man who wears 29" inseam pants?
For my son, who is a tall nine yr old, I bought some standard length(36" oal) and folded the bottoms up and stitched them on the sides where the edges are already finished. This does not affect the ability of the chaps to stop a moving chain and the double layer makes me feel even better when he is operating the FS250 with a blade on it even though he has protective boots. Folding longer chaps like this does result in the lower buckle being very near the ground but it hasn`t been a problem for him as far as I know.

BTW, the word is pronounced CHaps as in chunk, chug, chicken, chocolate.
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Say it like ship and ya can get accused of ridin light in the saddle
  Perhaps in France it is pronounced shaps?  :o :D
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #17 on: December 26, 2006, 11:09:44 am »
Back to the Hairlip Duck.  He actually is a very famous person who has been to h&!! and back.  He is one of two people in the world who have fell into a circular sawmill when it was running and live to tell the story.  The mill nearly cut him in half but they got him put back together.  His story is quite funny the way he tells it being a hairlip and all.
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #18 on: December 26, 2006, 11:37:58 am »
Daffy Duck ??? I'm glad I never out grew Saturday morning cartoons. ::)
Rocky & Bullwinkle....now theres some accents. 8)
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Re: How Do You Pronounce It?
« Reply #19 on: December 26, 2006, 11:47:03 am »
Since I'm picking nits here between shaps and chaps, hairlip is actually harelip.  Named after the split upper lip of hares, or wabbits.  ;D

When I was in Service, we had a cowboy from Wyoming in the platoon. He had enough one day from all us Easterners and said "real cowboys pronounce them shaps, not chaps.

But then thinking about SADDLETRAMP's comment and JOKERS comment about France.....,  they made that movie Brokeback Mountain.....
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