This argument has been going on since shortly after Vasja Pirc introduced the defense. I suspect that the correct pronunciation in his country would be "peertz", but I say "perk" and very few people I know would be willing to challenge me on this face to face. This reminds me of "gomboc"; how do you say the name of arguably the most exciting development in 3-D solid geometry in our lifetimes? The Hungarians who discovered it, with help from a Russian mathematician, put umlauts over both O's, but I don't know how to put umlauts in comments and I say "gumbuck".
Pirc. How to pronounce.
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Oct 27, 2018
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#63
The proper pronunciation is peertz, but I pronounce it peerk. I'm not from central europe. Obviously.
You'll find the same thing with other foreign languages. The Chinese name "Chow" is actually pronounced closer to "Joe", for example.
Oct 28, 2018
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#64
blueemu wrote:
The proper pronunciation is peertz, but I pronounce it peerk. I'm not from central europe. Obviously.
You'll find the same thing with other foreign languages. The Chinese name "Chow" is actually pronounced closer to "Joe", for example.
So does that mean the next time I go to a Chinese Restaurant, I should order "Beef Joe-Mein"?
I pronounce "Pirc" as follows: "Ka-Rap". Play 1...e5, 1...e6, 1...c5, or 1...c6 instead!
Oct 28, 2018
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#65
ThrillerFan wrote:
blueemu wrote:
The proper pronunciation is peertz, but I pronounce it peerk. I'm not from central europe. Obviously.
You'll find the same thing with other foreign languages. The Chinese name "Chow" is actually pronounced closer to "Joe", for example.
So does that mean the next time I go to a Chinese Restaurant, I should order "Beef Joe-Mein"?
I pronounce "Pirc" as follows: "Ka-Rap". Play 1...e5, 1...e6, 1...c5, or 1...c6 instead!
Or 1...h6 preparing 2...Rh7 and castling by hand.
No, the correct pronunciation is 'pirts', the 'i' pronounced as the 'i' in 'in' and the 'c' like 'ts' (comparable to 'ц' in Russian).
Oct 28, 2018
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#68
Purse, as in the purse I win at the tournament using the Pirc. Boom!
Oct 28, 2018
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#69
voiceofTheAuthority wrote:
Purse, as in the purse I win at the tournament using the Pirc. Boom!
Congrats on winning the purse! Single pocket or two pockets? Did it come with makeup and maxi-pads? (LOL)
Oct 28, 2018
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#70
17 pockets! Yes to all of the above! (Haha)
i used the make-up to powder my nose and the pads to blow my nose.
Its pronounced peerts
Oct 28, 2018
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#72
its probably peerts, but I have heard people say peeeeerks (long e) and of course, many people say perk.
It's Pi......................................RC
As you want.
But in Slovenian, it is somewhere between Peerts and Peertz. For sure.
Oct 29, 2018
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#76
petrica7 wrote:
As you want.
But in Slovenian, it is somewhere between Peerts and Peertz. For sure.
This would be the correct pronunciation then, because Vasja Pirc was indeed Slovenian.
petrica7 wrote:
As you want.
But in Slovenian, it is somewhere between Peerts and Peertz. For sure.
I was waiting for the native speakers to penetrate the mist for us! Thank you! So, the 'i' is more like a long 'e' sound? Very interesting!
#43, #46
definitively P y i e r t z
P i A y e r t z peertz ya the guy who wrote this is closest to simplicity so ok
Loudcolor hiayerts yer ears
you savages