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Originally Posted by Lindzorz  It's like 'bee - vair' not 'bee - ver'. Biewer!  I would never have figured that pronunciation out if I hadn't looked it up, lol. No one around here has heard of a Biewer Terrier, so when I try to explain it, I get a lot of blank stares, ... Especially when I say it like bee - vair. "HUH?" "WHAT IS THAT?" I just end up saying, "It's a variance of the Yorkshire Terrier. You know, ... Yorkie." Theeen they semi - understand. If that doesn't work, I have to revert to, "It's like a Yorkshire Terrier, but it has a lot of white in its coat and then patches of color." -shrugs- Is that politically correct? Probably not, but it works.  |
Thank you! I did talk briefly to my vet yesterday, pronouncing the name incorrectly (b-you-er) and he had never heard of the breed and I suspect, he probably wouldn't have with the correct pronounciation either
I have to practice now... bee-vair, bee-vair... still not an easy switch for me and I can imagine continuing to say it incorrectly. At least bee-vair is better than beaver although I can still see folks interpreting it as beaver with a foreign accent??
lol Not giving up, will continue to work on it
