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Hey Brits! (or Scots!) How do you pronounce "Ruaridh"?
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flag phillemaistre
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 16:07 Quote
World Jr DH Champion Ruaridh Cunningham is very clearly an extremely fast rider, but the pronunciation of his first name is still a mystery to this lad from Montreal. Could you tell me what it rhymes with? Phonetic pronunciation? I've read his name many times, but I don't want to sound like an idiot when I say it out loud for the first time. At least his last name is easy to say.
flag socs
FL
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 16:23 Quote
No like Moo but with an r, rooree!
flag jingo
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 16:24 Quote
wat the hell is that meant to say let alone pronounce ha Confused
flag phillemaistre
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 16:26 Quote
Thanks dude! What language is that? Celtic? BTW, trust the Irish to have the fast answer...
flag phillemaistre
Posted: Nov 13, 2007 at 16:28 Quote
Ha! I just realized it rhymes with Oury! Like the grips. I'm running the Lock-on version of their grips on my hardtail
flag sam-stanfield
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:24 Quote
Yeah, he owned at Fort William recently, I think it's pronounced "Roo-Arr-Idd", never heard it said but that's how I'd imagine it would sound.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:27 Quote
is this dude different to Richard Cunningham?
flag imac-93
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:28 Quote
It's gaelic im pretty sure since my grandad can speak fluent and my name is gaelic...anyway one of my best mates is called Ruaridh and its "roree"..I was at the worlds when he won was f*cking brilliant!!!!!!!!!!
flag ewanwatson
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:30 Quote
metalgod wrote:
Yeah, he owned at Fort William recently, I think it's pronounced "Roo-Arr-Idd", never heard it said but that's how I'd imagine it would sound.

the "idd" at the end is pronounced "ee" and for the the fella who wanted to know what language it is, its gaelic.
flag whitetux
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Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:32 Quote
it is pronounced rooree, like the irishman said, it is a scottish name and he owns
flag badluckbiker
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:33 Quote
huckoveraduck wrote:
is this dude different to Richard Cunningham?

Yeah, he's the Scottish kid who rides an Ironhorse who happens to be Junior world champ now.
flag shondo
Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:36 Quote
yes, important to say that it's Scottish Gaelic, not the Irish Gaelic. Though both are still very closely related.

pronunciation in Irish IS more like "Rooree".

In Scotland it is much closer to "Rory".

P.S. the kid rips.
flag whitetux
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Posted: Nov 14, 2007 at 11:37 Quote
shondo wrote:
yes, important to say that it's Scottish Gaelic, not the Irish Gaelic. Though both are still very closely related.

pronunciation in Irish IS more like "Rooree".

In Scotland it is much closer to "Rory".

or not you couldnt be more wrong, it is rooree either way, and ruaridh is the scottish spelling anyway, it has nothing to do with irish except they had a similar language at one point in time
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