How do you pronounce it ?

[porkypaw]

I've been shopping for a watch for my sons 18th, all the shop assistants are pronouncing titainium as tyetainium, (not correct spelling), but you get the idea.
I know our state side bikers pronounce it that way but I've always said titainium, or have things changed ?
Maybe I now own two aloomium bikes :?

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Tie tay nee um.

 

[theboy]

Pronunciation: tI'teyneeum

'Tit ay nee um' is funnier though.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Titanium

You do not pronounce it TIT but Tai (as in Tai Chi or Tie )

the part that normally gets chained is the tanium I've always pronounce it tay-nium, but then that would be my accent.
Some might pronounce it Ta-nium (ta very much).

Quick look and Wikipedia says it's pronounced /taɪˈteɪniəm/ :?

 

[rosstheboss]

Personally, I say tit anium, because I is english.....

 

[orange71]

potaytoes potartoes... :roll:

 

[daj]

The amercians at Le mans ....

There goes a jagWAH!! or PorSHER !!

 

[Russell]

It doesn't mater what side of the Atlantic you're on, according to the OED the origin of the word is from the Greek word 'Titan'. 'Titan' is pronounced 'tie-tan'. So... 'titanum' pronounced tie-tay-nium.

 

[orange71]

au contraire...

http://www.learnancientgreek.com/PREVALFA.HTM

scroll down to the letter T and you'll find Titanes and you can hear it pronounced "teetaaness"

 

[porkypaw]

Personally, I say tit anium, because I is english.....

I'm with you on this one, cos the blue tyets in my garden is gonna get confused as well as me :?