Pronunciation, Please...

Sasquatch · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:08 am

Stearman "Kaydet"...is it the same as "cadet", or is it "K-det"? Or something else?

Thanks for your help!

-Tom

Cubs2jets · **Joined:** Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:12 am **Posts:** 296

Yes.

C2j

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1385

Cubs2jets wrote:

Yes.

C2j

Oh well done. :ouch:

GRNDP51 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:34 pm **Posts:** 487

quemerford wrote:

Cubs2jets wrote:

Yes.

C2j

Oh well done. :ouch:

Realistically you didn't do much better :lol:

I have no idea to pronounce it, but have enjoyed this thread so far haha

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:05 pm

KAY-det. Apparently it's some kind of bird. Most people pronounce it "Stearman". :-)

airnutz · **Posted:** Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:41 pm

Dunno if there's a connection, but kaydet is Turkish for enroll, or to enroll.

Invader26 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:56 am **Posts:** 843

From the South: KAY-DET
From here: Ka-Det

DADE · **Joined:** Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:45 pm **Posts:** 226

Thank goodness for the comedians on this thread. It has made my day

Cheers,
DADE

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