Is it P-lynn-y or P-line-y??? Pliny the Elder Pronounced!

[Singletrack]

Agree. It is pronounced however Vine-y C. wants to pronounce it.

 

[SevenOaks]

This reminds me of back in junior high school when our science teacher taught us about Pith-a-GOR-us and our math teacher taught about Pi-THAG-or-us. We pitted them against each other and got a kick out of the passive-aggressive and sarcastic responses we got from them about each other.

 

[cannman]

what I am curious about is how this thread made it to 4 pages?????

check it now

 

[sandyeggoxj]

check it now

It is only on page 3 for me. But I run 30 posts per page. :rockin:

 

[MagicRat]

My BA is in history and it was pronounced "Plinny," like "skinny," by my profs, but I understand the brewer uses the long "I." I'd really like an opportunity to drink it and not just pronounce it, but haven't seen it in FLA.

 

[soccerdad]

FLA ? Is that Flow-da?

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I wonder what the brewery has to say?

They say "We don't GAF what you call it so long as it's paid for."

 

[MagicRat]

FLA ? Is that Flow-da?

Yup, the so-called "Sunshine State."

 

[Brew_G]

Just because the brewer didn't know how to pronounce it doesn't mean his way is the right way.

 

[chisena]

Plee-Zee-Knew-HINEE

 

[ktblunden]

Just because the brewer didn't know how to pronounce it doesn't mean his way is the right way.

Means his way is the right way to pronounce the beer. It's his product.

 

[cannman]

Means his way is the right way to pronounce the beer. It's his product.

This frustrates me so........

 

[Gentlemans_Ale]

Transliteration

 

[slym2none]

No, no, no. It it spelled like "Pliny" but it's pronounced "Throat warbler mangrove"!

 

[cannman]

I just got corrected by a server at a Yardhouse: it's PLAINY

 

[chisena]

I just got corrected by a server at a Yardhouse: it's PLAINY

Servers don't know....

 

[chisena]

Pleeze-aye-nizzle-asties

 

[unionrdr]

Well, there's the historical "Pliny", then I got to wondering that since the beer has some resiny hop qualities, that maybe the brewer's pronunciation is alluding to the piney/resiny qualities, interjecting " piney" into " pliney"?

 

[fredthecat]

is it a beer thats easily reproducable as a much much cheaper homebrew?

trick question, such a thing aint not dint exist.

 

[GrainToGlass]

P-(Get-in-LINE)-EE

 

[NewJersey]

Horses mouth for the name of the beer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJeRVfb-zRc

Whew! I'm so happy that it's pronounced pline-ee not plin-ee
Praise Jesus!

 

[rawlus]

Regarding the debate about the pronunciation for the name, would you be alright if different people pronounced your own name any way they chose or would you think it disrespectful towards you if you corrected them on the pronunciation but they continued to say it "the way they wanted to"?

Generally I the once I know the correct pronunciation I try to remember to use that in all instances because a name is a name, and also because why continue to appear ignorant when it's easy enough to use the correct pronunciation?

 

[1977Brewer]

Regarding the debate about the pronunciation for the name, would you be alright if different people pronounced your own name any way they chose or would you think it disrespectful towards you if you corrected them on the pronunciation but they continued to say it "the way they wanted to"?

Generally I the once I know the correct pronunciation I try to remember to use that in all instances because a name is a name, and also because why continue to appear ignorant when it's easy enough to use the correct pronunciation?

Once I'm dead, you can pronounce my name Rufus for all I care.

 

[Teromous]

P-(Get-in-LINE)-EE

Haha I knew there was a reason they pronounced it that way!

 

[brick_haus]

In the RR brewery, they pronounce it Ply-knee. My friend, Pliny, pronounces his name Plin-knee.

 

[cannman]

In the RR brewery, they pronounce it Ply-knee. My friend, Pliny, pronounces his name Plin-knee.

I'm going to say "Plin-Knee" until they stop making it, just to piss people off...

 

[brick_haus]

I'm going to say "Plin-Knee" until they stop making it, just to piss people off...

Me too!

 

[Natdavis777]

I dont think Ive ever heard someone pronounce it "plin-knee"... Of course its not a beer we see on the reg, so its not usually a conversation piece

 

[thekraken]

Does this remind anyone else of the gif vs jif argument? Anyway, 'plin-knee' just feels wrong so I will continue to say 'ply-knee' regardless.

 

[cannman]

Does this remind anyone else of the gif vs jif argument? Anyway, 'plin-knee' just feels wrong so I will continue to say 'ply-knee' regardless.

Only difference is there are historical accounts with Pliny the Elder. Gif/Jif is newly evolved and open to interpretation. HOWEVER, I did see it as a question for JEOPARDY and Alex made the comment, he would have accepted either GIF or JIF. :rockin: