StayonTarget Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I can't believe how many people call it the M1 Grand when it's clearly GARAND. That's how the family of John Garand says it and that's how it should be said. The weapon designer himself says that the name should rhyme with "errand". I did some research on it and several places agree it's Garand. Not Grand. Which is the right way to spell it too. Here are some of the decent articles/videos I found. I just google "M1 Garand Pronunciation" and these were on the first page. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9sIvin7LD8]YouTube- How to correctly pronounce: "Garand"[/ame] http://forum.pafoa.org/rifles-42/87196-m1-garand-pronunciation.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Garand The last paragraph on the wikipedia entry says this : Pronunciation of the name Garand is often disputed. It is pronounced variably as '[gəˈrænd] or [ˈgærənd].' While many would disagree, descendants of John Garand along with close friend Julian Hatcher generally agree it should indeed rhyme with 'errand.' The former pronunciation, however, is the more common though technically incorrect[citation needed] pronunciation. Nevertheless, the real pronunciation of the French patronymic is [garɑ~] (final nasal a). Call it what you want but I'm tired of people saying it Grand and when I say it correctly they start swearing at me and saying I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh BeZ Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 LOL you shouldnt loose sleep over something like this, especially when your saying it at normal pace they sound they same, grand, garand. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayonTarget Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 I know. I just felt like proving some people wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagingBull Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Favorite rifle in the game. I do admit I made that mistake at first but I figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja Kaspyr 83 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 wow are you really that distraught over this? im from philly you should hear half the shit that comes out of ppls mouth in my nieghborhood. proper pronunciation of other ppl should not make you this mad..........u sir....need a hug. PS - GUH-RaND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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