bigmark1972 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 (edited) I keep hearing it spoken both ways, what one is correct? Edited September 20, 2014 by bigmark1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Whoever is pronouncing it ahhhsa should be banned from ever owning one..it is ossa, like boss, but with an a on the end and no B at the beginning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 both are right - it just depends where you live. Same with Beta, it is also pronounced a few different ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Whoever is pronouncing it ahhhsa should be banned from ever owning one..it is ossa, like boss, but with an a on the end and no B at the beginning could also say "rhymes with tosser" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicktop Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Congrats on your rig. I like them for sure. Now I have always been a hick but I have only called them Ossa with the sound of a capitol O. To end the debate I would listen to Micks' pronunciation. As for Beta, Its BAta. Edited September 21, 2014 by slicktop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 You must have called the importer too much! In the states, O means OoHh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmark1972 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Yeah at Lewis Motorsports I swear Mandy was calling it an Ahser lol must be a language thing. Got it now.. Ossa ohssah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Adrian and Mandy came from the same neighborhood. Same accents, good people. They cannot say Ossa worth a damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Always been a long O for me. Now a lot of them Brits call a Beta a Beeta! I have called them a Beater! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stroke4stroke Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) That's because it is "Beeta". You'll be telling me next you didn't know the ancient Greeks had trials bikes Edited September 21, 2014 by 2stroke4stroke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie_lejeune Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 just read the letters and pronounce it how it looks- ossa and beta ----duh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micm Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hola, While we are on the subject is Toni Bou - Toni Boo or Toni Bow ? And is the commentator on Trials TV correct when he says Alber Cabestan not Albert Cabestany ? Catalan pronunciation perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 So does is regional language thing mean that in North America GasGas is pronounced GasGas, and that in the UK it is pronounced PetrolPetrol? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 So does is regional language thing mean that in North America GasGas is pronounced GasGas, and that in the UK it is pronounced PetrolPetrol? In the UK , a Gas Gas is pronounced 'Spanish Hand Grenade' !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_56 Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Never saw one up close but have seen them in magazines since the 70's. I always assumed it was initials so just spelled it O-S-S-A. As in it never occurred to me to try and pronounce IRS, COD, BMW, TVR, FTW, AMF, TWA, IAC, PCM,.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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