...how Carradice is pronounced?

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...how Carradice is pronounced?

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As per title.
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I pronounce it:

ca as in can
rra as in rub
dice as in mice.

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Karra-Dee-Tshay, obs - as in Dolce e Gabbana... and you gotta roll those r's :shock:
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The very first word
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Thanks.

Yes, that's the way that I say it.

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Karra-Dee-Tshay, obs - as in Dolce e Gabbana... and you gotta roll those r's
Brilliant!

To me, it always symbolised hard-calfed, down to earth, Northern cyclists, with flat vowels.

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apologies, I should have just asked them. But they aren't answering the phone on a Saturday. I found these though, which look like they're from the company itself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsxKYl ... diceNelson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7wq9wz ... ainChannel
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It wouldn't have crossed my mind to pronounce it any other way than the way they do in the videos. I've even heard Americans pronounce it that way.
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Mister Google informs me that it is, perhaps disappointingly, of Scots, rather than Italian origin.

PS: if Americans can pronounce it correctly, then the thing to do is change the pronunciation to confuse them. It’s apparently closely related to Carruthers, so saying it like that should serve the purpose.
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Clearly Carradice, only a fool would say Carradice.

On the other hand - never criticise anyone for not knowing how a word is pronounced, it's evidence that they have discovered it by reading.
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Like the chorus of the song ...
"Dreamed of Carra-Carra-Carradice
Carra-Carra-Carradice, Carra-Carra-Carradice,
Every time she rode her bike." :wink:
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Or as Stevie might have rhymingly put it, Pastime Paradise...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0S4SiLxt1s
We've been spending most of our lives lugging pastime Carradice.
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C17th poet fails to fasten straps correctly.

Milton’s Carradice Lost.
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Unlike Milton, Ry Cooder always packed his sandwiches securely on a ride.
Carradice & Lunch.jpg
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He 'tamped 'em up solid'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wMQIOfCQls
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Ask any Dundee United fan.
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