"Tessler" or "Tezzler"?

[AnOutsider]

I knew someone would miss the sarcasm. I did add a :tongue:

I've seen so much confusion over that phrase. I've seen is "hear here!" as in, listen to this right here

 

[doug]

"Tesslerroadster"

 

[TEG]

Ahhh... electric TestaRossa...

 

[Doug_G]

"Tesslerroadster"

I recently had the following conversation:

"What is it?"

"Tesla Roadster"

"Ohhh... Testarossa!"

"No. Tesla. Roadster."

"Testarossa"

"Nooooo... not a Ferrari... Tesla"

"Not a Ferrari???"

"sigh"

 

[mpt]

Yep; same one! I had that with the insurance company.

 

[NigelM]

Having listened to quite a few interviews with Elon, I can say that he'd vote "Tezzla". I voted "Tessla".

Proof: Video Thread: Elon Musk Mahalo Mentor Interview

 

[smorgasbord]

Elon calls it "Tezzler"

About 28 seconds into this:

 

[TEG]

South African and British accents have a little in common...

Robert Llewelyn:
http://youtu.be/Uypz6yyYDFc?t=3m25s

 

[AnOutsider]

Tezla: Tesla Vehicle Engineering - Part 3 on Vimeo

 

[cinergi]

No, it's an England thing, at least in some parts of the country. You say "drawer" and they say "drawah". You say "alpha" and they say "alpher". They kinda switch them around.

We do that in parts of Massachusetts, too...

 

[hcsharp]

My wife calls it a Tesler. She refahs to the arear outside of Boston wheah she grew up.

 

[databen]

I interviewed 10 girls at a local hair salon to find the true way of pronouncing Tesla. Here are the results -

 

[Derek Kessler]

Tessler. If it's me.

 

[mpt]

Tesla it is then, just as busy is pronounced bi-sy not buzy.

 

[TEG]

Datanben, don't forget that E is originally from South Africa and brings some of the accent from there.

Also listen to these guys:

 

[wattsup]

If you listen to Elon, he says "tez-la".

I guess that pronunciation should be taken as "correct"?

 

[TEG]

 

[TEG]

How to say or pronounce Tesla - PronounceNames.com

 

[markwj]

So, based on the logic that the founders should get to decide:

Elon: Z
Eberhard: S
Tarpenning: ?
JB: ?
Ian Wright: ?

 

[TEG]

So, based on the logic that the founders should get to decide:
Elon: Z
Eberhard: S
Tarpenning: ?
JB: ?
Ian Wright: ?

Tarpenning: S (at 20:36)

JB: S (at 36 seconds)

Wright: S (at 50 seconds)

4 against 1 ?