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darklilith13 · 04-06-2001, 02:26 AM

I am having the biggest argument right now, with my fiance, who insists that because the Simpsons show and the game Tribes pronounce the "a" like in "apple". Now I know he is wrong because i used to watch reruns of the show and they pronounced the "a" like the "o" so it almost could have been spelled "shozbot", but he won't listen to me, so would someone who is a really big fan of the show and "knows what they are talking about" as he puts it please tell me which is correct! I would really appreciate it!

06-06-2001, 10:24 PM

I remember it being pronounced as
shall-z bot

Keith · 07-17-2001, 09:01 AM

It was absolutely pronounced as follows:

"shoz-bot"

I'm willing to bet money on this. I haven't seen the show in years but that was engraved in my mind.

Hope this helps

sar · 08-27-2001, 07:45 AM

Keith has it right.

Pronounce it SHOZ-BOT

Yeah, me too, K. It's burned into my memory as well.

[This message has been edited by sar (edited 08-27-2001).]

Roz ules · 08-31-2001, 05:18 PM

no way!! it was Shazz (like jazz) bot. He just said it sometimes in funny voices.

DetectiveGriffin · 09-01-2001, 01:31 AM

Well, you're all right, no matter what any official documentation from the studio might say. I have been archiving the show for months and the pronunciation is a hair or two different each time.

I've heard all of them. Maybe it's kind of like dude.

Dude.
Duuuuuuude!
DEWD!

Liza · 10-15-2001, 07:58 PM

I think I can explain the problem. Robin Williams is from south-east Michigan, two towns away from where I grew up actually.

We Michanders have this annoying thing in our accents where our Os come out like As. My friend always says that when I get mad at my mother I don't go MOM! I go MAAAM! So, he was probably saying an O and it sounds like an A. That's just the annoying thing our flat midwestern accents do!

DetectiveGriffin · 10-15-2001, 11:46 PM

As a Hoosier, I got no idea what y'all mean by an "accent"

<G>

04-06-2001, 02:26 AM	#1
darklilith13 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2001 Posts: 1	Help! How do you pronounce shazbot? I am having the biggest argument right now, with my fiance, who insists that because the Simpsons show and the game Tribes pronounce the "a" like in "apple". Now I know he is wrong because i used to watch reruns of the show and they pronounced the "a" like the "o" so it almost could have been spelled "shozbot", but he won't listen to me, so would someone who is a really big fan of the show and "knows what they are talking about" as he puts it please tell me which is correct! I would really appreciate it!

06-06-2001, 10:24 PM	#2
detectivegriffin Guest Posts: n/a	I remember it being pronounced as shall-z bot
detectivegriffin Guest Posts: n/a

07-17-2001, 09:01 AM	#3
Keith Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2001 Location: Bakersfield, ca, usa Posts: 10	It was absolutely pronounced as follows: "shoz-bot" I'm willing to bet money on this. I haven't seen the show in years but that was engraved in my mind. Hope this helps

08-27-2001, 07:45 AM	#4
sar Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 08, 2001 Location: South Florida Posts: 391	Keith has it right. Pronounce it SHOZ-BOT Yeah, me too, K. It's burned into my memory as well. [This message has been edited by sar (edited 08-27-2001).]

08-31-2001, 05:18 PM	#5
Roz ules Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2001 Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA Posts: 28	no way!! it was Shazz (like jazz) bot. He just said it sometimes in funny voices.

09-01-2001, 01:31 AM	#6
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,288	Well, you're all right, no matter what any official documentation from the studio might say. I have been archiving the show for months and the pronunciation is a hair or two different each time. I've heard all of them. Maybe it's kind of like dude. Dude. Duuuuuuude! DEWD!

10-15-2001, 07:58 PM	#7
Liza BestYearsofOurLives Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 24, 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 6,537	I think I can explain the problem. Robin Williams is from south-east Michigan, two towns away from where I grew up actually. We Michanders have this annoying thing in our accents where our Os come out like As. My friend always says that when I get mad at my mother I don't go MOM! I go MAAAM! So, he was probably saying an O and it sounds like an A. That's just the annoying thing our flat midwestern accents do!

10-15-2001, 11:46 PM	#8
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,288	As a Hoosier, I got no idea what y'all mean by an "accent" <G>