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Do you know the way to say Vueling?
More of an IAG than BA topic, but amusing me nonetheless. Today in rapid succession various BBC announcers have referred to "Vwayling", "Voling", "Vooling" and my favorite "Verling." Is Vueling the carrier that dare not have its name pronounced the same way twice?
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My name is Ling. Vue Ling
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I'd say Welling is quite close.
Mix in a bit of a b, h and v sound with the w and I think you've got it.
That's going on WW's pronunciation anyway.
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If Avios == Adios
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Vueling as in dueling as mentioned just above is how they pronounce their own r/t callsign.
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Voiling ? Oh, well, it's their language, so I guess they know!
I always rhymed with "fuelling", so every day on FT is another school day.
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Personally I've always said the start as per the spanish voice on the left, but the end as per the british voice on the right.
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That's hilarious, thank you. I'm heretofore employing the official Teutonic iteration:
http://translate.google.com/?hl=en#de/en/vueling
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The ATC callsign is pronounced "Vyooling".
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No, I prefer
origin 's version. She sounds acceptable.
JFKSYD2004 's version sounds like a "Whip-Mistress" - not that I would know anything about that.
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That's the kind of thing I was trying to convey.
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That's the kind of thing I was trying to convey.
You mean "Sexy, in a deep voice, with a hint of warm moist lips and hidden treasures to be revealed?"
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The pronunciation in Spanish is actually BWEH-ling. I suppose in English you ought to replace the B with a V sound, like when you pronounce other Spanish words beginning with V (e.g. Valencia).
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Vueling like fueling (agreeing with
T8191 above )or more appropriate for aircraft - refueling...... so a rebranded Vueling might be named Revueling.
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