View Single Post
Old June 12th, 2009, 11:18 PM   #21 (permalink)
franchelB
Friend of Leo's
 
franchelB's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Irving, United States of Texas!
Age: 44
Posts: 2,314
Interesting...

Quote:
Originally Posted by beep.click View Post
OK, now how about "Ibanez?" I always hear that pronounced "EYE-buh-nezz," with the emphasis on the "eye." But I have one friend who says "ibba-nezz."...

P.P.S. I saw a movie once with a character named "ih-BAN-ezz," so I guess that's also a possibility.
Ibanez is a hispanic surname. There is a "squiggly wave" accent above the letter n. Along with the phonetic pronounciation, Ibanez is pronounced: "ee-bahn-yez".
__________________
Feel free to visit my homepage!

http://www.myspace.com/francisbalagtas

Last edited by franchelB; June 13th, 2009 at 11:58 AM.
franchelB is offline   Reply With Quote