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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:45:43 AM EDT
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Refer back to the root of the slang, which is reconnaisance. That 'c' is hard, not soft.
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:46:14 AM EDT
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Never thought about it. I'm always saying "wretch-e". Prololly rong |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:47:30 AM EDT
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Re-kee, derived from Recon.
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:48:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:49:00 AM EDT
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I am a cunning linguist!
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:49:37 AM EDT
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Much like "Vltor", I try to avoid pronouncing that word, in all honesty.
(I'm a decent linguist and I consider myself well read but until recently I would say "Resh" in my head when I read "Recce". Don't ask why. Maybe because "Recky" sounds stupid to me.) |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:52:09 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:52:22 AM EDT
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STU-pid
I'll take my SP1 over than fancy newfangled shit any day of the week. And twice on sundays! |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 7:56:20 AM EDT
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I study many languages, too. My problem is I get distracted by always needing to put things away, ya know, crossing my "t"s and dotting my "i"s. My wife's calls me an anal linguist. I just can't help it. |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 8:03:50 AM EDT
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What about CETME?
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Posted: 9/8/2005 8:16:15 AM EDT
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Ding ding...that's it. I couldn't figure out how/why I was saying it that way. |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 8:20:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/8/2005 8:56:52 AM EDT
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As far as I knew, it's pronounced "reek" as in something stinks.....
Essentially the first syllable of reconnaisance. Never heard it pronounced any other way, either. Re-kee doesn't make a whole lot of sense  Sounds retarded to me, but what do I know.At least the Jarheads had enough sense to call themselves Force Recon, and not Force Re-kee  Sound's like a bad anime film.ETA: for macman37, I thought it was pronounced 'viltor' but i was apparently wrong, apon looking it up.... Right from their site : Question: What does VLTOR mean? Answer: VLTOR is the ancient Roman spelling for the Latin word ULTOR, meaning "Avenger". This word was commonly used to describe the Roman God of War "Mars". Makes much sense now. I'd figured it was some eastern european type surname. |
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Posted: 9/8/2005 9:18:11 AM EDT
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well, i can tell you without a doubt, the only way i've heard it pronounced in the military (us, uk, and an rli vet) is "wreck-ee". it is a hard "K".
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Posted: 9/8/2005 9:24:31 AM EDT
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Re: Vltor... I'd pronounced it the exact same way until a couple months ago when I read an article by David Fortier in which he tells the proper pronounciation... But still, say "Ultor" out loud. Sounds wierd. 
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