Which is it: Co-bra or Cob-ra?

[Daneel]

So, just back from the Launch party and after listening to CMDR Braben I have a simple question (@'Eranin' and as promised!):

is it, and as I have always seemingly mistakenly thought it to be, "Co-bra"?

or is it, and as The Creator himself speaks, "Cob-ra"?

Fellow CMDRs, please enlighten me.

 

[OillyRag]

Dunno, how was the party ?

 

[synchromesh]

So, just back from the Launch party and after listening to CMDR Braben I have a simple question (@'Eranin' and as promised!):

is it, and as I have always seemingly mistakenly thought it to be, "Co-bra"?

or is it, and as The Creator himself speaks, "Cob-ra"?

Fellow CMDRs, please enlighten me.

Depends on your accent I suppose....Coa-bra where I come from..... ?

In the UK accents differ greatly all over the country ....

 

[Corwyn]

So, just back from the Launch party and after listening to CMDR Braben I have a simple question (@'Eranin' and as promised!):

is it, and as I have always seemingly mistakenly thought it to be, "Co-bra"?

or is it, and as The Creator himself speaks, "Cob-ra"?

Fellow CMDRs, please enlighten me.

Sounds like an accent issue or a speech impediment.

According to both Oxford and Webster, ir's "Co-bra"

 

[Swan]

C'obr-a around these parts.

 

[foxpur]

According to both Oxford and Webster, ir's "Co-bra"

I see it that way in 2 other dictionaries as well...

 

[Daneel]

To be clear I am in no way mocking anyone's way of pronouncing Cobra, just genuinely interested in the right answer from an Elite and Elite lore perspective.

 

[synchromesh]

According to both Oxford and Webster, ir's "Co-bra"

That would have to be the official one then ..

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To be clear I am in no way mocking anyone's way of pronouncing Cobra, just genuinely interested in the right answer from an Elite and Elite lore perspective.

Never gave it a second thought.........But now you mention it...

FIGHT !!

 

[Jackie Silver]

Depends where you come from. IPA confuses me but I think it's closer to cob-ra in Spanish and Portuguese. Usually co-bra in English.

 

[Cody]

It's a Portugese word, ain't it? You'd need a Portugese speaker - but I reckon it's Cob-ra.
That's how I recall it being pronounced in India - but that's way back, so my memory is hazy.

 

[synchromesh]

In the poll "Non of the above " has a high result..... What do you guys call it ....an orrible snake ?

 

[Tarman]

Mine sounds like "Coe-bra". I'm still more messed up to find out that "orientate" is a real word though. It sounds... unnatural to me.

 

[GHDW]

GI-Joe taught me it's Co-BRA!

 

[Lord Cochrane]

Cob-ra in Australia.

 

[Armante]

Co-bra to me.

I think the pronunciation is entirely due to where in the world you are. English vs American English can be worlds apart. Case in point being how David Braben pronounced 'Beta': He said 'Bee-ta' whereas a lot of people I know and myself included say 'Bey-ta'

Potayto - Potahto

 

[FS3DPete]

In the poll "Non of the above " has a high result..... What do you guys call it ....an orrible snake ?

I voted none of the above, but that's only because I've heard it pronounced both ways and it doesn't matter.

 

[Cody]

<chortles> Next one up is usually Diso!

 

[Ben Parry]

It's pronounced "gif"

 

[Eirichur]

I'd consult the highest authority on all things Cobra:

[video=youtube;LxQa8VL8bUg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQa8VL8bUg[/video]

 

[Chainmail]

Ask the cop who wears shades indoors, doesn't play by the rules (but gets the job done) and cuts his pizzas with a pair of scissors.