Thread: Correct Pronunciation

i'm with you on the "sour" pronunciation. sawyer just does not even fit phonetically IMO.

A friend of mine's younger sister thought it was saucer as in flying saucer.

I took the Sig Armorer course for P-series pistols several years ago. The instructor pronounced it "sour" as in "sauerkraut". He seemed to know a lot about the pistols, and he worked for the company, so I'm thinkin' he also knew how to say the name correctly.

I'm not saying that's how it's pronounced in Germany, but that's the correct pronunciation here.

So my final answer is "sour", "Sig Sour"

^You are CORRECT!^ Sauer is indeed pronounced "sour."

Originally Posted by BigCityChief

^You are CORRECT!^ Sauer is indeed pronounced "sour."

Great! I can't wait to hear about my "lovely parting gift."

I'm glad I'm not crazy. Been calling it "sour" forever, lol.

It's German. We pronounce it "sour". They pronounce the "s" as a "z". But "Sawyer"? How the hell could anybody mangle it that badly?

I wonder if they sold watches previously?

Tag Heuer is pronounced hoyer like sawyer only with an h. Might make them think Sauer is the same?

it's pronounced Sour like Sauerkraut. As others have said in German they use a slight "z" sound for the "s".

Originally Posted by shouldazagged

It's German. We pronounce it "sour". They pronounce the "s" as a "z". But "Sawyer"? How the hell could anybody mangle it that badly?

When it comes before a vowel, the German consonant 's' is pronounced like English 'z' in words such as 'zinc' or 'zoo', although the German sound is not as strongly voiced. Native English speakers often therefore experiences difficulties in distinguishing between the letters 's' and 'z', particularly when they occur at the start of a word
ZEEG ZAUER

Just cause:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7S3t...e_gdata_player

I'm german, I speak german, so trust me ,
bada bing

Io lo fanno un'offerta che non puņ rifiutare

Since the subject of pronunciation of Sauer has been brought up. I am jus wondering how many know what the SIG stands for?Here's the answer: S= Schweizerische I=Industrie G=Gesellschaft. Also another bit of trivia they originally started out as a Wagon manufacturing Co.

...And Sauer was originally a German gun manufacturer, J.P. Sauer und Sohn, established in 1751, and brought low by the defeat of Germany in WW2.
Although Sauer is still in business in Germany, as a separate business concern, they teamed-up with SIG in the 1970s to produce the line of pistols we still see today.

I speak German too, and I agree with pic's guide to pronunciation.
(But his Italian is better than mine.)

Yup.....Sig Sour.

Originally Posted by Steve M1911A1

...And Sauer was originally a German gun manufacturer, J.P. Sauer und Sohn, established in 1751, and brought low by the defeat of Germany in WW2.
Although Sauer is still in business in Germany, as a separate business concern, they teamed-up with SIG in the 1970s to produce the line of pistols we still see today.

I speak German too, and I agree with pic's guide to pronunciation.
(But his Italian is better than mine.)

That's what happens growing up in an Italian neighborhood,lol. Good catch

Well hot damn, who'd a thunk!!!

Make it easy on yourself and just say Sig...everyone will still know what your talking about