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Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe.
???? Recently I’ve been watching some AKC videos and I stumbled upon the Samoyed. Now, both MC’s had said the name differently.
One was sammy-ed and the other was sam-oi-ed.
And now, I’m confused! ???? I am not very familiar with this breed. Is there a right way to say it? Or is both acceptable?
Photo from AKC, ©Svetlana Valoueva – stock.adobe.com
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8 Replies
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This is a fun question @WaiThePuaPup Keala! I’m glad you brought it here. I used to say
sah-MOYED (rhymes with annoyed) … then a few decades ago I met my first one and the owner said SAMMY-ed (rhymes with spammy Fred) so I started using that… somewhere along the way I met conformation people who hung out with breeders and they called them Sammies (for fun) and sa-MOI-ed (for fancy), so I switched.
But this “how to pronounce it” site says I’m doing it wrong, and that the correct pronunciation is:
SAM-uh-yed (rhymes with JAM uh bread). They make a strong case, citing Russian phonetics.
Whatever ya call them, aren’t they beautiful dogs?! They are a fun breed – a spitzy-all-purpose in a moderate size floofy package.
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@catherine Thank you for the article! Wow that is quite a lot of ways to say Samoyed! ???? Sammies, that’s cute! ???? I agree, very cool dog. ????
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Sam -oi-ed is always what I heard. But I feel like sometimes people say another way. Same with the cane corso – I hear people say that different ways. Good question!
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@pawsup Yes me too, I’ve heard it mostly Sam-oi-ed too. And yup same with me and the Cane Corso, lots of different ways too! ????
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I’ve heard it both ways and, also including Sa- moy-ed
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@jenz @pawsup @catherine I’m glad to know I’m not the only one hearing it differently too. ???? Thanks!
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Yes, Cane Corso too -that one is pronounced KAHN-ay COR-so, by those in the know…
And how about this one:
Have a grATE – DAY-n (lol – just playin’)
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