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What is the proper pronunciation for AyA? Is it pronounced like a word - eye ya? Or A and A? or as letters a y a?
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I got this one boys!!! Sir, it is a partnership between two Spanish gunmakers and is pronounced A and A. The Spanish word for 'AND' is 'Y'.
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Most folk here just call it "aye-yah"
Or name the individual letters - A (as in "hay") why A (as in hay)
In Spanish the "A" is a short "a" as in "achoo" and the "y" is like a long "e" as in eel.
Or you can call it chumley
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We in the UK usualy say A_y_A {"Aye Why Aye"} as you would say IRS or FBI ,Aye-a is also used in the familier
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We in the UK usualy say A_y_A {"Aye Why Aye"} as you would say IRS or FBI ,Aye-a is also used in the familier This is the prevelent pronunciation in the USA as well. See the Brits get things right sometimes!! BTW: Any particular reason you're so familiar with the FBI and IRS?? Jim
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In New England, if you don't pronounce each letter individually, the name can sound like you're agreeing: Ah-yuh.
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Ah ee ah or how about Aguire y Aranzibal (ah gear aa ee ahrunszabal)
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Jim I was going to put ASAP but I've seen some American TV so Iknow you pronounce that as ayesap so I went for somthing simple.
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Jack, it is actually Aguirre y Aranzábal. We (in spanish) use "ah ee ah". JC
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Jim I was going to put ASAP but I've seen some American TV so Iknow you pronounce that as ayesap so I went for somthing simple. Frequently used in the military, and pronounced Aysap so the Marines will know for sure it starts with an A and might recognize it if it's written down.
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