oldace 1,678 Posted August 11, 2014 Lots of riders names are pronounced differently outside of the UK. The H bit in Thomas H Jonasson for instance is pronounced Ho in Swedish but I've never heard anyone in the UK pronounce it correctly! And the Jonasson bit is pronounced Joe Hansen when Ermolenko pronounces it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OGT 612 Posted August 11, 2014 I usually give commentators the benefit of the doubt, but Sam Ermolenko is just "fingernails down a blackboard" annoying now with all the repetitive gobbledegook he keeps spouting. Put Scott in the box and Sam in the pits, preferably talking as the bikes are warming up! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Lady 5,400 Posted August 11, 2014 I was somewhat confused when Ermolenko kept saying Pawlicki was riding. I realised the third time he probably meant Jurica Pavlic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WembleyLion 418 Posted August 11, 2014 And the Jonasson bit is pronounced Joe Hansen when Ermolenko pronounces it must have heard Peter York! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted August 11, 2014 I was somewhat confused when Ermolenko kept saying Pawlicki was riding. I realised the third time he probably meant Jurica Pavlic! Lay off Stan Armyblanco, he's doing a great job... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
george.m 3,063 Posted August 15, 2014 (edited) Why is it when I listen to Sam I think of Stanley Unwin? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFB_FS9rV0c Edited August 15, 2014 by george.m 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fromafar 10,534 Posted August 15, 2014 Why is it when I listen to Sam I think of Stanley Unwin? Excellent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheReturn 1,726 Posted August 17, 2014 I usually give commentators the benefit of the doubt, but Sam Ermolenko is just "fingernails down a blackboard" annoying now with all the repetitive gobbledegook he keeps spouting. So how does he differ from Pearson spouting repetitive gobbledegook? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydog 156 Posted August 17, 2014 I don't think we should moan about Nige and Kelv too much, you can't please all the people all of the time. But as everyone else is.. The one that annoys me is when Kelvin says that 2 riders are "battling it out for 2nd and 3rd". No they're not, they are battling for 2nd, neither of them wants to finish 3rd, surely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim3751 88 Posted August 17, 2014 Lots of riders names are pronounced differently outside of the UK. The H bit in Thomas H Jonasson for instance is pronounced Ho in Swedish but I've never heard anyone in the UK pronounce it correctly! Lots of people inside the UK pronounce the letter H as Haitch but that doesn't make it right. I wonder how the Swedes pronounce it The best commentator is always the one who isn't on the box at the moment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
