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Offline Border villan

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #105 on: July 15, 2019, 04:55:03 PM »
How are you guys pronouncing Bjørn??

Incorrectly, I suspect :)
Porn, horn, corn, born, worn, morn(ing).
This slightly explains above puns - though "j" is audible "bje" type of way.
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Offline Blagg

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #106 on: July 15, 2019, 06:05:30 PM »
I'd have thought it was in the Scandinavian style, so something like Byearn, but only one syllable's worth

Offline cheltenhamlion

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #107 on: July 15, 2019, 07:42:59 PM »
How are you guys pronouncing Bjørn??

Incorrectly, I suspect :)
Porn, horn, corn, born, worn, morn(ing).
This slightly explains above puns - though "j" is audible "bje" type of way.

We pronounce it sort of like this - beyorn.  I'm sure BE could come up with a better explanation.

Like "Beyonce".

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #108 on: July 16, 2019, 08:56:45 AM »
Those of a certain age on here grew up with Bjorn’s at the forefront of celebrity. The first real tennis superstar being the main one. The other was the ugly one out of ABBA. So we are fairly adept with the correct pronunciation of Bjorn (B’yorn).

Offline AsTallAsLions

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #109 on: July 16, 2019, 09:03:58 AM »
Those of a certain age on here grew up with Bjorn’s at the forefront of celebrity. The first real tennis superstar being the main one. The other was the ugly one out of ABBA. So we are fairly adept with the correct pronunciation of Bjorn (B’yorn).

That's certainly how I've been pronouncing it!

Offline Villafirst

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #110 on: July 16, 2019, 09:49:11 AM »
Let's get back on track! Engels to sign today by the look of it.

Offline ktvillan

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #111 on: July 16, 2019, 12:33:53 PM »
I have it on good authority that Engels is in the US and laying low in a little house on a prairie.

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #112 on: July 16, 2019, 12:52:03 PM »
I have it on good authority that Engels is in the US and laying low in a little house on a prairie.

Close but not close enough!

Offline jwarry

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Re: Bjorn Engels
« Reply #113 on: July 16, 2019, 08:01:11 PM »
Confirmed at last

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Offline Lescottstweets

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Confirmed
« Reply #115 on: July 16, 2019, 08:03:33 PM »
Welcome on board Bjorn

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Confirmed
« Reply #116 on: July 16, 2019, 08:03:58 PM »
😊 Welcome.

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Confirmed
« Reply #117 on: July 16, 2019, 08:07:52 PM »
Welcome Bjorn to the greatest football club you will ever know.  The best of luck.

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Confirmed
« Reply #118 on: July 16, 2019, 08:15:25 PM »
Welcome Bjorn.

Offline Steve67

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Re: Bjorn Engels - Confirmed
« Reply #119 on: July 16, 2019, 08:39:11 PM »
Hope he's brilliant. Welcome. Now for Douglas.

 


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