How do you pronounce that?

That's the theme song to "Laverne & Shirley"...."Tah-me-ya, Tah-my-ah, Schott's beer incorporated..".

ROFL @ mississippivol....

KnightTemplar5150

Don't worry, Greg - took me a moment, too. Somethings are meant to be read, others are meant to be sung! "Tomato, tohmato, let's call the whole thing off..." or more appropriately, "Tah-me-ya, Tah-my-ah"?

Might be my tiny keyboard, but I think I sound a little flat there...

Ahhh. Sometimes I'm pretty quick, others it takes a 2x4 up the side of the head.

Thanks, KT.

Greg

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

No my friend, my oh brother comment was just aimed at the whole idea of two grown men arguing about the pronunciation of a word. I thought the insuring discussion was enjoyable and funny.
That's all I could think of. 

Probably said before, but like something out of Python.

GMorrison

Probably said before, but like something out of Python.

As an Englishman, I of course now the real way to say it but I wouldn't want to spoil the fun.

And besides, I have given up trying to teach you all to speak proper England.

stikpusher

GMorrison

Probably said before, but like something out of Python.

Or maybe more like this.

Funny, I'll be watching something like Harry Potter and I will frequently ask my wife "what did he say?". I apparently don't understand English.

modelcrazy

Funny, I'll be watching something like Harry Potter and I will frequently ask my wife "what did he say?". I apparently don't understand English.

That's ok, neither do we

Thanks for the reassurance, MC.

BTW........

Bish

modelcrazy

Funny, I'll be watching something like Harry Potter and I will frequently ask my wife "what did he say?". I apparently don't understand English.

That's ok, neither do we

That's the funniest thing!!!!!

Gee ! I finally figgered it owt ! I speak Hamerikan !

 English Broken here?

I call them Dee-cowls.

You spell like an Englishman, too...

Bish

As an Englishman, I of course now the real way to say it ...

To the original question, in my contacts with English-speakers from around the world, it sounds like we Americans tend to say, "dee-cals", and speakers from the Commonwealth tend to say, "deckles".

As for the Japanese model company, as far as I know, they pronounce it as "tah-mee-yah", and that's how I pronounce it, too.  "tuh-my-yuh" sounds a little too redneck for my ear.  "Wakarimasu, Anjin-san?"

Thank goodness a  consensus has been reached....I think.

Thank Heavens: no one questioned of Ra-vell  vs Revel; ...........So European the latter 

Re-vell.  Accent on the second syllable.  

And I'd like to add the forum title "Decaling" would be pronounced "deck lin" .  No "a" or "g" using my English.

Don't ask the English how to spell anything. What they say and what they spell is two different things. For instance, the place over there spelled Leicester, is pronounced Lester. And Worcester is pronounced Wooster, Worcestershire Sauce os Woostershire Sauce, and the River Thames is the Tems! What is up with that?

Aussie Mick

Don't ask the English how to spell anything. What they say and what they spell is two different things. For instance, the place over there spelled Leicester, is pronounced Lester. And Worcester is pronounced Wooster, Worcestershire Sauce os Woostershire Sauce, and the River Thames is the Tems! What is up with that?

Though I must pull you up on one thing, we don't pronounce the Shire when its part of a word. Its shear.

But there's nothing funnier than listening to a yank pronounce the shire counties.

the Baron

You spell like an Englishman, too...

Bish

As an Englishman, I of course now the real way to say it ...

badly you mean

Whoa, and I thought my British (proper) English pronunciation was half-decent. Sounds like I'd better get some lessons before my trip to England, Bish!

Any man who doesn't pronounce "decals" properly spends a night in the box.  Oh, and what's your dirt doing in the warden's hole?

Eric

Oh-oh!!

Go to Boston, Mass. or even Maine you get a whole new way pronouncing things. I think it's the same all across this great country of ours in the USA.

Greg

Whoa, and I thought my British (proper) English pronunciation was half-decent. Sounds like I'd better get some lessons before my trip to England, Bish!

Greg

Whoa, and I thought my British (proper) English pronunciation was half-decent. Sounds like I'd better get some lessons before my trip to England, Bish!

Well, lesson number 1. take all the English you know, tear it up, and start again.

Where about are you planning on going.

It's a bucket list trip. Sometime withing the next few years I hope, Bish. Was there in '72 (London) and even though I was just a kid, I loved it. Want to see the country next time.

Got ur. Its good to hear you want to get away from London. So many people come here and never leave the capitol.