I’ve emailed Chris and TC about this, and I would like to get your thoughts. I’ve noticed that a lot of people who slam supplement use, especially prohormones, absolutely slaughter the pronunciation of said substances. I’m sure there are a lot of people who have read words like “androstenediol” hundreds of times, but who may be unsure of how to say them properly.
I’ve also noticed that if I get into a conversation about AAS or legal supplements, the fact that I can speak well goes a long way towards getting people to listen to what I have to say. Really, it doesn’t matter how much you know about these compounds; if you can’t pronounce their names properly all it takes is someone who can to instantly discredit your position. At that point, what you know is irrelevant. Some other guy said it right and you won’t get a second chance with that audience. Conversely, if you know of someone who obviously has no business advising others about supplement use (“Andro will give you ‘roid rage!”), and who consistently pronounces their names incorrectly, you can steal his or her thunder pretty quickly with a tactful admonishment.
I’ve always thought that a pronunciation guide that included commonly used, but easily mangled, bodybuilding supplements and drugs would be an asset to both Testosterone and the fitness community in general. A quick and easy reference page on this website would come in very handy for those seeking practical as well as abstract knowledge.
If we get enough supporters on this thread I bet it may happen. Please sound off.
I have emailed TC about that too. They said they were working on it, but that was a year or two ago now. I broadened it to include many terms they have used in the past that admittedly went over my head. So I hope they do follow through, it would make thier information that much more powerful.
I can tell you how I pronounce them, which isn’t necessarily “correct” especially since
I tend strongly towards the prescriptive philosophy regarding definitions and pronunciation, rather than the descriptive philosophy.
Capitalized syllables have emphasis.
androstenediol: rhymes with “can pro seen Die all.”
androstenedione: same but the end rhymes with
“Die Phone.”
17b-hydroxyandrost-1-ene-3-one: rhymes with
“Seventeen Beta hi Boxy Ann lost 1 seen 3 phone.”
methandrostenolone: “beth Ann low pen oh loan.”
stanozolol: “Stan oh go fall.”
Etc. Perhaps it would be easier if there were requests? Also, I’m not sure this “rhymes with” method is a good one…
I was thinking more along the lines of how it’s laid out in a dictionary: Androstenediol=(an-droh-steen-DIE-all).
If you consider that we're probably talking about less than one hundred words (most people get the basics right-"creatine", for example), a fairly comprehensive glossary wouldn't be a massive undertaking at all.
Demo, great idea. I also like the idea of breaking down the word the way it’s done in a dictionary. Sometimes I feel like a retard when I’m reading an article an have to struggle with a word.
Sounds like a good idea to me, too. Sure, it would be a good idea for people to look up certain words and find out how to pronounce them, but how often do the words “hypertrophy” or “androstenediol” come up in casual conversation?
I would be very interested in this and would prefer the standard pronounciation key as opposed to rhymes with. I’m still having trouble on the 1-Test in rhymes with form.
In a dictionary you have all kinds of
symbols to make clear what sound is meant. This cannot be done with letters alone
in many cases, keeping the consonants the same, though you did
OK with androstenediol, because often there will be ambiguity.
For example, water. Is “wah” a “wah” like a baby crying (rhyming with cat)? Would “wa” be like “way”? You can’t tell. How do you give it unambiguously while keeping the same consonants, adding no new ones, and not giving any rhyming examples? I know no way.
Yeah this would be a good idea. I know when I pronouce a word wrong I really feel like an idiot. Bill I don’t understand where your coming from with your last post? After looking in the dictionary it’s very easy to get the proper pronunciation.
