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Pronunciation, Please...

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

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Wed Dec 12, 2018 8:31 am

Yes.

C2j

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:24 am

Cubs2jets wrote:Yes.

C2j


Oh well done. :ouch:

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:32 pm

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

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:05 pm

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

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Thu Dec 13, 2018 11:41 pm

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

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:03 pm

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

Re: Pronunciation, Please...

Sat Dec 15, 2018 11:33 pm

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

Cheers,
DADE
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