How do you pronounce Ettan

[Veganpunk]

I'm figuring I'm pronouncing it wrong, but I call it Option 1 - Eeetan, more of a E sound. I've talked to a few Snuson peeps over Live, and they pronounce it more with a short E sound, so that's why I figured I'm pronouncing it wrong.

[Karanya]

Neither - I pronounce it "Ettan", with a short e sound. Not a long e, not a short a.

I suspect that regional dialect may have an impact here. Do short Es and short As sound alike when you say them?

For example:

set vs. sat
met vs. mat
vet vs. vat

--K

[RRK]

Yeh, the better poll option would probably be:

EE-tan
Eh-tan

[Veganpunk]

Yeh, the better poll option would probably be:

EE-tan
Eh-tan

That's what I was going for, I was all messed up. ops:

[RobsanX]

I saw a video where a native speaker pronounced it: et-TAN. With extra emphasis on the the TAN.

The funniest one was Gustavus, which was pronounced: GOOSE-ta-VOOSE! :lol:

*edit* I found it:

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[RRK]

I saw a video where a native speaker pronounced it: et-TAN. With extra emphasis on the the TAN.

The funniest one was Gustavus, which was pronounced: GOOSE-ta-VOOSE! :lol:

Those guys speak great English but I couldn't even make out which products they were pronouncing with a Swedish accent.

[daruckis]

Neither - I pronounce it "Ettan", with a short e sound. Not a long e, not a short a.

I suspect that regional dialect may have an impact here. Do short Es and short As sound alike when you say them?

For example:

set vs. sat
met vs. mat
vet vs. vat

--K

hes from alabama give him a break

[Veganpunk]

Hey, I've been to Michigan, there are some backwoods, foolish people there.

[RobsanX]

I saw a video where a native speaker pronounced it: et-TAN. With extra emphasis on the the TAN.

The funniest one was Gustavus, which was pronounced: GOOSE-ta-VOOSE! :lol:

Those guys speak great English but I couldn't even make out which products they were pronouncing with a Swedish accent.

Definitely! Wish they would have held up a can as they were pronouncing it!

[58328832]

0:38 General
0:40 Ettan
0:42 Skruf
0:44 Göteborgs Rapé
0:57 Göteborgs Prima fint
1:05 Kronan
1:11 Grovsnus
1:16 Granit
1:18 Gustavus
1:23 Röda lacket

[RRK]

0:38 General
0:40 Ettan
0:42 Skruf
0:44 Göteborgs Rapé
0:57 Göteborgs Prima fint
1:05 Kronan
1:11 Grovsnus
1:16 Granit
1:18 Gustavus
1:23 Röda lacket

Thanks, that helped a lot.

...and at the end was it General and Kronan?

[RobsanX]

Nice! Thanks!

[daruckis]

Hey, I've been to Michigan, there are some backwoods, foolish people there.

yeah dude, i dont get it. i used to have pride in my state, but its shamed me in recent years. ever since larry the cable guy garnered popularity, now everyones a redneck. i also live in the most conservative county in the state. what a joke.

[Veganpunk]

You want conservative, try living in SOUTH Alabama. They call Birmingham "Northerners" down here.

[58328832]

0:38 General
0:40 Ettan
0:42 Skruf
0:44 Göteborgs Rapé
0:57 Göteborgs Prima fint
1:05 Kronan
1:11 Grovsnus
1:16 Granit
1:18 Gustavus
1:23 Röda lacket

Thanks, that helped a lot.

...and at the end was it General and Kronan?

No problem. And yes where they show the tins it's General and Kronan.