rjt Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Dictionaries don't collect the word "Geocaching". Can you tell me how to correctly pronounce "Geocaching"? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+Rygel Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Jee-Oh-Cash-ing Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine. Quote Link to comment
rjt Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Rygel:Jee-Oh-Cash-ing M.......Thanks. I pronounced it as Jee-A-Cach-ing before....... Quote Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 straight of the FAQ page: How do you pronounce Geocaching? You pronounce it Geo-cashing, like cashing a check. Quote Link to comment
Cholo Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 quote:Originally posted by rjt:M.......Thanks. I pronounced it as Jee-A-Cach-ing before....... That's the kind that you water; it sprouts a few days later. Quote Link to comment
+Mopar Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 One Look Dictionary Search Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Quote Link to comment
+Cachetrotters Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Not all dictionaries are created equal. Some even have standards . Those that do will be adding the word in the next few years after assuring it becomes common use. Most dictionaries of repute do not add words that, even though they make sense and are practical, are not part of the common lexicon or widely used. don Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I pronounce it GHEE-OH-KAK-ING "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment
+Sissy-n-CR Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cachetrotters:Not all dictionaries are created equal. Some even have standards . Those that do will be adding the word in the next few years after assuring it becomes common use. Most dictionaries of repute do not add words that, even though they make sense and are practical, are not part of the common lexicon or widely used. don So what about the 600,000 other words that nobody uses. I just yanked down my seldom used, 20+ year old, Webster's Dictionary. "Lazar" and "leal" are just two words at first glance I've never heard of--not that I'm some scholar or anything. (Interestingly enough "lazar" was in my spell checker.) You know, if they toss out words that aren't used anymore, our dictionaries would be much smaller! Oh, to be on topic, I can't get my mother-in-law to stop calling it "ketching." CR Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:I pronounce it GHEE-OH-KAK-ING It's true; I've heard him. Brian also has interesting faux-european pronunciations for: ammo box (uh-MO-boks) [a single three syllable word] and Virtual cache (VY-ri-TOO-Awl KAK)[actually, I think that's his faux West Virginia accent] and Tupperware (!#@*) [This message was edited by BassoonPilot on March 14, 2003 at 06:16 AM.] Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Sissy-n-CR: You know, if they toss out words that aren't used anymore, our dictionaries would be much smaller! I read somewhere that the average person has a 20,000 word vocabulary and uses fewer than 2,500 (unique) words in their normal communications. [This message was edited by BassoonPilot on March 14, 2003 at 06:17 AM.] Quote Link to comment
juliamark Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Out in the great Pacific Northwest, the famous large clam that everyone digs for is called the "geoduck" (from an Indian word). However, the correct pronounciation is actually: "gooey-duck". So if the Indians had anything to do with this sport we might all be "gooeyducking" today. Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by juliamark: So if the Indians had anything to do with this sport we might all be "gooeyducking" today. That's interesting ... and I must add that among the geocaches I have found have been, unfortunately, a significant number of "gooey-caches." Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Maybe it's JO-ka-CHING. I know someone who pronounces it "caish" instead of "cash". Not sure where he got that. "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+Maclir Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I say "gee-oh-kay-shing". The root word is "cache" - not "cash". But then again, I am from and English speaking country, not an American speaking country. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Maclir:I say "gee-oh-kay-shing". The root word is "cache" - not "cash". But then again, I am from and English speaking country, not an American speaking country. From Meriam-Webster.com: Main Entry: cache Pronunciation: 'kash Function: noun Etymology: French, from cacher to press, hide, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin coacticare to press together, from Latin coactare to compel, frequentative of cogere to compel Date: 1797 1 a : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements b : a secure place of storage 2 : something hidden or stored in a cache Main Entry: cash Pronunciation: 'kash Function: noun Etymology: modification of Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French casse money box, from Old Italian cassa, from Latin capsa chest Date: 1596 1 : ready money 2 : money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Maclir:...But then again, I am from and English speaking country, not an American speaking country. Definitely looks like "American" to me. How long have you been in MS? Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Dinoprophet:Maybe it's JO-ka-CHING. That's the sound cachers hear as they drop their quarters into the slot to get to a micro-cache hidden inside a newspaper box. Or is that the guy who works at the Chinese Restaurant down the street? Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Or the "street" version of Joe Millionaire. "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I was pronuncing cache, cash-a for a while untill corected by a fellow cacher. The early bird gets the worm, but the 2nd mouse gets the cheese. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 since noone else has done it, I guess I'll have to do the markwell on this one. Just because you're paranoid DOESN'T mean they're not ALL out to get you. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Dinoprophet:Maybe it's JO-ka-CHING. Lengthen the first syllable a little and it sounds Klingon. Joooooo ka-CHING! Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Newenglandah Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Since you pronounce Cache as Cash in computer terms I say... Geee -O- Cash -Ing Found the cache but where is that damm GPS? See You In the Woods!!! Natureboy1376 Quote Link to comment
gazetteer Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 My wife pronounces it "Gee-O-Geek-Ing"! Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 She pronounces it, "Oh Brother! " Happy. Hunting. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:It's true; I've heard him. Brian also has interesting faux-european pronunciations for: ammo box (uh-MO-boks) [a single three syllable word] Sorry BP, I pronounce it ahhh-MO-books. And it's Gladware that I pronounce @$#&. Tupperware is pronounced too-PAH-war "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.