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How do you pronounce that?
Posted by KnightTemplar5150 on Saturday, June 27, 2015 5:32 PM
During a run to the local Michael's for X-Acto blades this afternoon, I overheard a pretty heated argument between two grown men over the pronunciation of "decals". Almost came to blows...anyhow, what is correct? Do you pronounce it as "dee-kales" or "deck-alls"?
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Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, June 27, 2015 5:42 PM

Neither!!

Dee- cals like "cal" in California.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, June 27, 2015 6:30 PM

Dee cals is how I pronounce it.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, June 27, 2015 6:31 PM

Heh - old men arguing about how to pronounce decals. Should have video taped it and post it on YouTube. Must be a couple of grumpy Englishmen spoiling for a fight! Did you try to intervene to correct both of them the proper pronouncement of decals?

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Posted by Silver on Saturday, June 27, 2015 7:10 PM
They are actually called wet slide transfers .Color assisted.
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Posted by KnightTemplar5150 on Saturday, June 27, 2015 7:10 PM
BlackSheep - pretty certain one fellow was a Canadian tourist ("deck-alls") and the other was likely from the local area (MSU Bobcats hat and "dee-kales"). By the time I walked in on things (X -Acto products on the wall directly across from the model kits), things had gone past the Monty Python debate stage to standing chest to chest and balling up fists. Didn't seem important enough of an issue to intervene. The ten year old inside me wanted to put on a French accent and pronounce it "day-cles", but didn't seem like it was an appropriate time to be a wise guy. Still, it got me to wondering if I have been pronouncing things correctly all these years...
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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:25 PM

Oh the humanity... LOL!!!

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Posted by GMorrison on Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:42 PM

Not to be confused with "decolletage" and no I won't post an image. Been sent to the chiller here enough times.

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Posted by mississippivol on Saturday, June 27, 2015 10:21 PM

In regards to those two, I think it's pronounced, "idiots"....

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Posted by Chrisk-k on Saturday, June 27, 2015 11:31 PM

According to Merriam Webster dictionary, both pronunciations are correct.  

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:01 AM

GMorrison

Not to be confused with "decolletage" and no I won't post an image. Been sent to the chiller here enough times.

Cooler, 10 days...

 

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Posted by Raualduke on Sunday, June 28, 2015 1:48 AM

Don't forget your ball glove stik

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 28, 2015 2:21 AM

Raualduke

Don't forget your ball glove stik

 

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Posted by Jon_a_its on Sunday, June 28, 2015 2:29 AM

Both colonials are ... wrong! they are Transfers! Wink

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 28, 2015 2:34 AM

Jon_a_its

Both colonials are ... wrong! they are Transfers! Wink

It's all propaganda Wink

 

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:33 AM

Keep in mind that the word decal is short for decalcomania,  To me, saying the latter helps to get an idea of how best to pronounce decal,

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:46 AM

Cooler, that's right. I couldn't understand the guy anyways...

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Posted by Scarecrow Joe on Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:05 PM

Just say stickers....problem solved.Big Smile

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Sunday, June 28, 2015 3:20 PM

Why Not ,Darned Waterslide markings , that way everyone can be happy ? Besides I never liked them anyway . Paint works better ! Actually they ain't to bad ,  just test my patience and clumsiness  some . Besides I have always called them D-Cals as in decant .

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Sunday, June 28, 2015 3:58 PM

Oh now we're getting a history lesson from Don. LOL! Kidding, Don.

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Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:04 PM

Don's correct and right too.  Though if the English  and similar accented type speakers want to corrupt the original word, that's OK.  

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Posted by Greg on Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:17 PM

I always thought us Yanks tend to pronounce them DEE-cal whilst Brits tend to say DECK-el.

At any rate, were I there I'd have bought popcorn.

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, June 28, 2015 8:49 PM

Lets call the whole thing off! ;)

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, June 28, 2015 9:09 PM

stikpusher

Lets call the whole thing off! ;)

Wink

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Posted by Jon_a_its on Monday, June 29, 2015 3:37 AM

Let's be carefull out there...

& btw, a DAK-L is German for a sausage dog!  

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Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, June 29, 2015 8:34 AM

This thread is almost as good as how to pronounce Tamiya  :-)

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Posted by roony on Monday, June 29, 2015 12:44 PM

Here in Canada, it's DECK-als.  & Tam-E-yeah.

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Posted by modelcrazy on Monday, June 29, 2015 12:52 PM

Oh brother!

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Monday, June 29, 2015 4:53 PM

LOL!

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Posted by Greg on Monday, June 29, 2015 7:32 PM

Did I say something dumb up there? I feel I'm missing something obvious here. Whisper

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