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I'm having the biggest row with a close friend of mine, never been in this position before. Such a contentious issue as well- likely to cause a catastrophic stir.
The row is...
How do you pronounce Subbuteo?
Sub - You - Tee - Oh
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Sub - Ooh - Tee - Oh
This I know to be a contentious issue so please answer honestly.Of The FAB forumites can't help then I may have to get advice from the national assembly. |
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"I'm having the biggest row with a close friend of mine, never been in this position before. Such a contentious issue as well- likely to cause a catastrophic stir.
The row is...
How do you pronounce Subbuteo?
Sub - You - Tee - Oh
OR
Sub - Ooh - Tee - Oh
This I know to be a contentious issue so please answer honestly.Of The FAB forumites can't help then I may have to get advice from the national assembly. "
It's pronounce sa beww tea oh |
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"I'm having the biggest row with a close friend of mine, never been in this position before. Such a contentious issue as well- likely to cause a catastrophic stir.
The row is...
How do you pronounce Subbuteo?
Sub - You - Tee - Oh
OR
Sub - Ooh - Tee - Oh
This I know to be a contentious issue so please answer honestly.Of The FAB forumites can't help then I may have to get advice from the national assembly. "
Since the word Subbuteo is derived from the Latin word for a type of falcon (The Hobby), both of your options are actually wrong because the actual pronunciation is SUB-BEW-T-O.
You can see proof of this on the original packaging for early version of the game  |
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Sub bew tee oh .. it was originallygoing to he called "hobby" football .. but someone had already used the name. So they named it after the latin name of the hobby falcon.  |
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"Sub bew tee oh .. it was originallygoing to he called "hobby" football .. but someone had already used the name. So they named it after the latin name of the hobby falcon. "
Which is what I said already, so nerr! |
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It comes from the Latin for the bird of prey - Hobby 
