Pronunciation Question (2005 Zombie Thread)

[J Boyle]

I'm reading my recently acquired copy of the Putman book Vickers Aircraft.

Here's a question from an American....
How do you pronounce Vimy...as in Vickers.

Vie-me or
Vimmey (with a soft "i"..rhymes with Timmy)?

[tenthije]

vimmey

[Andy in Beds]

Originally Posted by tenthije

vimmey

Agreed
I had a great uncle who fought at Vimy Ridge and he always said Vimmy as in Timmy.
Mind you he always called a certain town in Belgium 'wipers'!

[Melvyn Hiscock]

Originally Posted by Andy in Beds

Agreed
I had a great uncle who fought at Vimy Ridge and he always said Vimmy as in Timmy.
Mind you he always called a certain town in Belgium 'wipers'!

Pronunciation advice from someone from Norfolk

Whatever next.

[Andy in Beds]

Originally Posted by Melvyn Hiscock

Pronunciation advice from someone from Norfolk

Whatever next.

Travel advice
F*ck Off!!!!

[srpatterson]

I'd like a ginny and tonic, please...

[Andy in Beds]

Originally Posted by srpatterson

I'd like a ginny and tonic, please...

It's too early for you.

[Melvyn Hiscock]

Originally Posted by Andy in Beds

It's too early for you.

Put it on the table, he'll never reach it.

[Melvyn Hiscock]

Originally Posted by DamienB

Best. Banter. Ever.

That's nothing, you should hear what goes on at Popham!

M

[Andy in Beds]

Originally Posted by DamienB

****** all for years and years?

That's why Melv's wit is honed to such a fine edge.

[Corsair166b]

If ANY of you lot's wit was ANY sharper I MIGHT cut myself in....oh, 5 days or so...

[Andy in Beds]

Originally Posted by Corsair166b

If ANY of you lot's wit was ANY sharper I MIGHT cut myself in....oh, 5 days or so...

Oh, someone's pulled the Plastic Taffy's chain now.

Where have you been lately??
Haven't seen or heard much from you.

[Corsair166b]

I'll have one of the Spitty beers from under AIB's shadowy spider infested staircase, please...

[Corsair166b]

Had computer trouble for a while...seems I inadvertently downloaded Adware and had to have the whole computer re-done for a measly $85...still paying for it, too...

[srpatterson]

Hey, who pinched my drink!

I'll have anotherrrr, p]ease.......you hold her lemons.........

[JDK]

Ice anyone? I'll pop outside.


******bbbbrrrrrrrrrr******

Cor, I NEED a drink now.

On topic (momentarily) I bet the Newfie's called it something different to that which Alcock and Brown called it in 1919.

[JDK]

~wonders~

When they were flying Vimy's around the world, what DID they call them? In Australia, Papua New Gunea, Egypt and France, I'm sure Ross and Keith's God 'elp all of us (G-EAOU) varried its name a bit.

[paulc]

no point in entering a battle of wits with somebody who is unarmed (just a comment, not aimed at anyone here)

[Melvyn Hiscock]

I have always heard it said as Vimy - rhymes with Timmy. However, having some small connection with France, Les amis grenouilles tend to also use something similar except it has a leetle more emphasis on the first vowel so eet eees more like Veeeemy, as in rhymes with Teeemy. They then throw a cow at you from the battlements. So, much as it pains me to admit, Bridget was right originally.

[Mark12]

"Please gimme, gimme, gimme a chance to fly in your Vimy."

Mark

[Dave Homewood]

Originally Posted by Melvyn Hiscock

I have always heard it said as Vimy - rhymes with Timmy. However, having some small connection with France, Les amis grenouilles tend to also use something similar except it has a leetle more emphasis on the first vowel so eet eees more like Veeeemy, as in rhymes with Teeemy. They then throw a cow at you from the battlements. So, much as it pains me to admit, Bridget was right originally.

Ah, like the Australian pronunciation then? They never use the letter 'i' either.

[John Cooper]

I'm from the old school, VEEMY. But that was in the day when the MALDEEVES were the MALDIVES and when Ken-ya was KEEN-ya, but what do I know?

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0809684.html

[Barnowl]

I have always pronounced it vImy, like grimy...

[Eddie]

I wouldn't show off about that, old chap.

[Slipstream]

Hmmmmm..........given that most aircraft are named after something else, eg Vickers Vildebeest is named after a vildebeest..what is a Vimy ?

[Dave Homewood]

Originally Posted by Slipstream

Hmmmmm..........given that most aircraft are named after something else, eg Vickers Vildebeest is named after a vildebeest..what is a Vimy ?

But if you mean a Vildebeest is named after the animal which is a type of Gnu, that is spelled (in English at least) as Wildebeest. I have always wondered, is Vildebeest some sort of foreign or old-fashioned spelling of Wildebeest?

Goolge Vildebeest and it comes up with almost totally Vickers Vildebeest references. Google Wildebeest and you find the animal.

And for that matter, what was the Vickers Vincent named after? Is Vincent a place in the UK? Or was it a specific person's name being honoured? Lovely planes by the way, I love the Vincent and Vildebeest.

[vildebeest]

Vildebeest is I understand Afrikans for Wildebeest

Paul

[vildebeest]

My guess on Vincent is that it is named after Admiral Vincent who won the battle of Cape St Vincent. There was an Admiral Hardy after whom the Hawker Hardy might be named so there may be a theme here for GP type planes.

As you say, lovely aircraft.

Paul

[Melvyn Hiscock]

Originally Posted by Mike J

Named after the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

A Google search will give you all the information you need on the battle.

And well worth a visit when you are next in France. The tunnels there are incredible. Go east on the motorway from Calais and it is just before you join the main Lille to Paris motorway.

M

[Melvyn Hiscock]

Originally Posted by Mike J

Anywhere near the route that Bridget and I will be taking on our way to La Ferte in May, Melvyn? Sounds as if it could be worth a diversion.

There are two motorway routes from Calais. One takes you across country and then down the main A1. This is he one that passes Vimy ridge. It is also very boring and flat for a lot of the way which prompted a friend of mine to comment "Nice tank country, no wonder the Germans invaded" The other, the A16 goes south from Calais, past Boulogne, Abbeville (good restaurant/bar at the airfield) Amiens and then into northern Paris where it stops short of the ring road by a few miles. More interesting route though. Why not go one way and come back the other?

I, of course, do not plan to drive.

M