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Old 20 January 2018, 09:06 AM   #1
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Submariner

Is it pronounced subMARiner or submaRINer
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Old 20 January 2018, 09:09 AM   #2
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subMARiner would be the proper way.


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Old 20 January 2018, 09:11 AM   #3
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I think some might like SubMARINEr


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Old 20 January 2018, 09:13 AM   #4
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sub-MĀR-iner.
But sellers will happily take your money for one regardless of how you say it.


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Old 20 January 2018, 10:03 AM   #5
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The former for the watch, the latter for the sailor serving on a submarine.
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:06 AM   #6
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Po-tay-to or po-tah-to
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:20 AM   #7
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Few yrs ago, I brought Dad out for lunch at Subway for the first time and he casually said to the lady behind the counter " 0ne SubMARiner please"
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:22 AM   #8
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Few yrs ago, I brought Dad out for lunch at Subway for the first time and he casually said to the lady behind the counter " 0ne SubMARiner please"
Cute
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:32 AM   #9
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Old 20 January 2018, 12:10 PM   #10
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He is a Mariner, a Sub-Mariner, not a Submareener.
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Old 20 January 2018, 03:53 PM   #11
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He is a Mariner, a Sub-Mariner, not a Submareener.
The sailor serving on the submarine is most definitely a sub-mareen-er and he will take offense if you call him the other.
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Old 20 January 2018, 06:00 PM   #12
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Sub MAIR IN er. Key is AIR

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Old 20 January 2018, 06:45 PM   #13
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Ask a Scot.....they know.

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Old 20 January 2018, 09:35 PM   #14
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Old 20 January 2018, 09:36 PM   #15
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sub-MĀR-iner.
But sellers will happily take your money for one regardless of how you say it.


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Old 20 January 2018, 10:08 PM   #16
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Few yrs ago, I brought Dad out for lunch at Subway for the first time and he casually said to the lady behind the counter " 0ne SubMARiner please"
Actually looks pretty decent for Subway^^^^^
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:34 PM   #17
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The sailor serving on the submarine is most definitely a sub-mareen-er and he will take offense if you call him the other.
Perhaps in the US but not in the UK
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:52 PM   #18
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Perhaps in the US but not in the UK
Our subs are bigger than your subs.
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Old 20 January 2018, 10:54 PM   #19
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Actually looks pretty decent for Subway^^^^^
mmmmm sir.. how much kcals are this?
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Old 21 January 2018, 06:14 AM   #20
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The former for the watch, the latter for the sailor serving on a submarine.
Interesting. Thank you.
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