Sabot Pronunciation
 

What is the consensus for the pronunciation? Sabot= "saybow" or "sabit".... I've got a Coca Cola and a nab on the line for this one.:)

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Are you French? If so say "say-bow" We Americans tend to say sa-bot or sa-bit

Charlie

PS if you really want to confirm Ask Greg

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Say-bow.

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TN version saybow.

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"saybow", or /ˈsæboʊ/: "sabbow") the T is silent. But I usually pronounce it Sa - bott ... like abbot and costello. And have been told I am wrong also. I usually tell them I am not french.

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I think that technically it is "say-bow" as the Frenchers say it. However, I've heard it pronounced both ways- I've always said "sabbitt".

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Means wooden shoe in French. :D

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Nine years ago when I bought my first inline - obviously a blkdiamond 45, no one could really tell me exactly what shoot, including most gunshops. Being in PA, inlines were not popular at all and most had no idea what they were. I bought a pack of hornady .357 180gr XTP's and some hornady .45 blue sabots to go with the bullets. The shop I bought them didn't even know what would work well.I was worried when the bullets did not seat the whole way down the sabot, so I called Hornady and they referred me to MMP to be sure. I call MMP and talked to a gentleman. To make a an already long story as short as possible, I kept calling them Sabits and finally in the middle of the conversation the gentleman very nicely said "SON, ITS NOT SABIT, ITS A SABO. IT MEANS SHOE IN FRENCH. I OUGHT TO KNOW I INVENTED THEM"

The gentleman was Del Ramsey. I thought it was kind of a funny story. I had know idea who Del Ramsey was - I do now.

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I agree that the French sounding version is probably the most correct original pronunciation, but the harsher sounding pronunciation (more American English sounding) that many of us use has become so prevalent in the popular vernacular here that it appears to be considered somewhat official. If you look at the online Merriam Webster dictionary, they list both pronunciations. They even have recorded versions that you can listen to.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sabot

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Recycled milk jugs

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Here in NC, we drink Pepsi since it was invented in New Bern...:D


Do you call crappie, croppy, crappy or specks???:D

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Speaking of the French, although maybe I should post this in the "for sale" forum I have a used French military rifle to sell...never fired, only dropped once...

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yeah drink pepsi and dig your own grave at the same time! Dont you know pepsi products support and donate money to the bunny huggers?

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Hawkeye- I live in NC and I drink Maker's Mark !!!!

And I call 'em specks, but I'm talkin bout the salty kind........

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only dropped once? while retreating or surrendering?

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Well, I guess it'll be a push, either one will work. Well, I'm not French,live in NC, born and raised.We drink stumphole, it's crappy, and I say sabbit.


A fellow co-worker and myself were discussing the pronunciation and I say sabbit and he says sahbow. In fun, I told him I could get some opinions from seasoned experts, thanks for the input y'all.

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Lot's of French down here in Louisiana so sa-bow is common. But Ihear sa-bit most of the time from the guys in my hunting club.

And down this-a-way acrappie is a Sacalait (sock-a-lay). It means sack of milk.

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I just call it a sabit..

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How bout just plastic thingy or thingamajig that holds the bullet. I use sabit also and Im a Coon Asss myself.