Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

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Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Blue & White Soup » 24 Jul 2016 18:50

Now this isn't too huge a deal, this is more waiting for the season to start boredom. But I think i may be pronouncing URZZ wrong.

I say it as "You-Er-Zz"

I live a good 35/40 min drive from the Mad Stad so there aren't the most Reading Fans near me. In fact I only personally know a handful. I have been a supporter for about 12 years now, however its begun to enter my mind that I might have been pronouncing URZZ incorrectly. I mean no one told me what it was as I had no Reading fans to ask. I only had the word there to read. And at games (I got to about 7-10 games a season) its all so loud that its hard to distinguish exactly how people are pronouncing it. I know the "Be loud be proud..." guy would say it as "you-are-zz". And its only really just dawned on me that I might have been saying it wrong this whole time.

Any clarification?

Thanks.

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Silver Fox » 24 Jul 2016 19:04

You arse

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Ian Royal » 24 Jul 2016 19:23

What SF said.... just extend the 'you' and 'ar' as long as you can/want before crowbarring the 'se' in with your last breath at the end.

To be honest though, what you're saying isn't as important as the fact that you're making noise along with everyone else

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Blue & White Soup » 24 Jul 2016 20:21

Ian Royal What SF said.... just extend the 'you' and 'ar' as long as you can/want before crowbarring the 'se' in with your last breath at the end.

To be honest though, what you're saying isn't as important as the fact that you're making noise along with everyone else


Yeah I had come to the realisation, and after 12 years being a fan I definitely feel an (U)Arse haha

Thanks for clearing that up

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by St Pauli » 24 Jul 2016 23:41

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by genome » 25 Jul 2016 07:52

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Forbury Lion » 25 Jul 2016 09:14

You R's = URZ,
You Arrsee = Reading accent
You-Er-Zz = West country accent

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by No Fixed Abode » 25 Jul 2016 09:22

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Kingsley Junior » 25 Jul 2016 11:57

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This post really tickled me... thanks! :lol:


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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by JoeyJoeJoeJnrShabadoo » 25 Jul 2016 15:00

I was saying Booo-urns

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by CountryRoyal » 25 Jul 2016 18:05

I hear people saying "you royals", just speeding up the "royals" and putting some weird tones on it.

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Sutekh » 25 Jul 2016 19:44

There's a thread on how to pronounce URZ :shock:

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by CountryRoyal » 26 Jul 2016 03:18

Sutekh There's a thread on how to pronounce URZ :shock:


It's so Reading.


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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by One8Seven1* » 26 Jul 2016 09:00

Blue & White Soup Now this isn't too huge a deal, this is more waiting for the season to start boredom. But I think i may be pronouncing URZZ wrong.

I say it as "You-Er-Zz"

Any clarification?


You support a football club called Reading, with an R, and you thought we chanted "You-Er-Zz" and not "You Rzzzz" / "URZ"? :|

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by Geekins » 26 Jul 2016 09:19

You have to pronounce it was a "zer" sound as otherwise others in the stadium think you're supporting QPR. I had this once at a home game where i pronounced "URZ" as "You rrrr ssss" and the guy in front turned round and shouted at me. Some Reading fans are really angry about it, and i hate the fact they thought i was supporting QPR. It shook me up so much i was banging my rumblestix out of sync. :(

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Re: Have I been saying it wrong this whole time?

by genome » 26 Jul 2016 09:44

I've been shouting it "ERS" the whole time...

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