How do YOU pronounce Biewer??

[sugarmamma]

I just had to resurrect this subject (and video)for a couple of reasons

Biewer 2 - YouTube

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ion-video.html


First off ~ it makes me


And second, I have had this discussion with a few YT members in the last couple of weeks.

I have to admit, in my head, when I see the written word, I say beeYOUwere even though I know how it is pronounced. It just sounds silly to me

Out loud, I'm probably 60/40 (the 60 being BEE Vair or Biva) even though most times I get a look and have to explain

How do YOU pronounce Biewer both in your head and out loud??

[nanahas3]

Until I was corrected i called them Buuu Erss lol.

[jadabug]

When we first got Bogie, when people would ask what breed he was I was pronouncing it "beaver" I found out from that same video you just linked the correct pronunciation and I now say Biva..and people still look at me like I am crazy I just end up telling them he is a variation of a yorkie and he is from Germany..lol

ps..in my head I still say beaver

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by jadabug

When we first got Bogie, when people would ask what breed he was I was pronouncing it "beaver" I found out from that same video you just linked the correct pronunciation and I now say Biva..and people still look at me like I am crazy I just end up telling them he is a variation of a yorkie and he is from Germany..lol

ps..in my head I still say beaver

So you are the proud Mommy to a dam building tree chewer

Nobody knows what the h*ll a BIVA is and they all look at me like I've lost more of my mind than I already know I have

[Lovetodream88]

This video makes me laugh every time lol

[navillusc]

I never had trouble pronouncing the word...and didn't know there was a discrepancy over the pronunciation...but I lived in FRG (West Germany) years ago. I lived in Vogelweh (pronounced fo-gel-vay...long "o" sound...hard "g" as in "gelding"...not hair "gel"...and long "a" as in "say")...and I heard the language spoken a lot.

How funny, though, to see expressions when you tell people your gorgeous looks-like-a-dog is a (dam building) "beaver"...

[backwardsrain]

I pronounce it Biva like diva. I used to call it Bivar, but the breeder of my Biewer pronounced it Biva, and that sounds less like a beaver, so I went with that.

But in the video, the lady pronounces it bevair, bivar, and biva! I still can't tell whether it is her accent changing the pronunciation or if she intends there to be an 'r' in the word.

And like someone else said, I usually end up telling people she is a German Yorkie.

[shelimcallister]

That is too funny! I never knew that it was pronounced "Biva". In the south it definitely would sound like Beeeaaver.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by shelimcallister

That is too funny! I never knew that it was pronounced "Biva". In the south it definitely would sound like Beeeaaver.

Which is appropriate with a little Biewer(Beeeaaver) named Curri Bee

[Teresa Ford]

My friend taught me to think and say, Your Diva is a Beeva.

[BLowry]

I was thinking about adopting a biewer a couple of years ago..When I told my vet I couldn't bring myself to tell her I was thinking about adopting a beaver!! I kept calling him a bi er!! LOL! They are GORGEOUS dogs but, people would look at me like I had 3 heads when I would talk about him! LOL...this was NOT the reason the adopting didn't happen..

[alaskayorkie]

If it's spelled biewer, I'm pronouncing it biewer -- viewer with a B.

[shelimcallister]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Which is appropriate with a little Biewer(Beeeaaver) named Curri Bee

Slightly off topic but when does little Curri Bee come home??

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by shelimcallister

Slightly off topic but when does little Curri Bee come home??

By next week we will be a family!!!

[Deadbug]

Well my stupid is showing. I always thought it was viewer as well!
Might gorgeous dogs though. Don't they also call them "parti" yorkies?