View Full Version : How do you pronounce: Flatiron?
telepbrman
Nov-07-2004, 8:47am
Is it: Flat---Iron, like the two words, or
Flat---er---on, like the three words, or
something else, thanks, dy.
8ch(pl)
Nov-07-2004, 9:15am
Like the 2 words.
evanreilly
Nov-07-2004, 9:44am
That would be 'Flat Iron'....
Philip Halcomb
Nov-07-2004, 12:10pm
Wake Frankfield might say it's Fron-Ilat .... http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
evanreilly
Nov-07-2004, 12:22pm
I, Ron Flatt!
Ken Berner
Nov-07-2004, 1:40pm
Is that fellow Ron Flatt involved with the screwball band, Rascal Flatts?
steve V. johnson
Nov-07-2004, 4:15pm
flay - TEE - r'n
sorry... I hadda...
stv
fatt-dad
Nov-07-2004, 5:55pm
Flatt-Tyron
sunburst
Nov-07-2004, 5:55pm
I recon my age and rural background are responsible for me being surprised that there are people that don't realize that the name was taken from tha flat irons that the original mandolins from that company somewhat resembled.
fatt-dad
Nov-07-2004, 6:03pm
(It always looked to me, fatt-dad the geologist, that the company name was taken from the "flat-iron" geologic features along the front range of the Rocky Mountains. If you have ever been to Boulder Colorado, you can see dramatic "flatirons". The Flatiron Mandolin Company uses a mountain graphic that shows prominent "flatirons", which may be prominent in Bozeman.)
Jim Rowland
Nov-07-2004, 6:17pm
My Ky. friends say "Flet Arn". I'm sure they are right.
Jim
mandroid
Nov-07-2004, 7:36pm
flaaa-Arn...
fatt-dad
Nov-07-2004, 9:09pm
"flat-eye-urn" like one word
grandmainger
Nov-08-2004, 8:42am
London Eastenders say "Fla'ayan mate"
fatt-dad
Nov-08-2004, 9:57am
NY'ers say Flat-ion
Uh, that still leaves it at 3 syllables, Flat-i-on, just like one word.
f-d
GTison
Nov-09-2004, 6:37pm
That sounds like a new scientific concept. "flat ions" a new study in molecular science.
Or it could be a indian brand of mandolin haha like that Gilson mandolin!!!!! watch out
ShaneJ
Nov-09-2004, 9:11pm
Bubba says, "Flayat-arn"
KevinM
Nov-10-2004, 4:19pm
Like Holly Hunter would have said it in "Raising Arizona":
"Flayut - Arn"
Ken Sager
Nov-10-2004, 4:34pm
Nowadays you pronounce it to rhyme with
Gib Sun.
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Ken
John Ritchhart
Nov-12-2004, 3:57pm
They're like cats. It doesn't matter what you call them, they won't come anyway. I call mine Woody.