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Old 06-24-2013, 06:35 PM
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1. jä-nōm (Two syllables)
2. jä-'nō-mē (Three syllables)

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The dealers call it by #2. That is the only way I have heard it said.
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Old 06-25-2013, 03:45 AM
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Our Janome dealer says Ja-no-me. Three syllables.
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Old 06-25-2013, 03:57 AM
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I just bought a new Janome and the manufacture called it Ja nom e ....
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:33 AM
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Thanks, everyone!
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:38 AM
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many years ago, I took a class from a local quilt store, which sold Pfaffs - I brought my Janome to class and the instructor who hated Janome referred to it as my "Jer-om-ey" - that name has stuck in my mind.....
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Old 06-25-2013, 04:45 AM
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Three syllables
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Old 06-25-2013, 05:44 AM
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Ja -NO-me. It's means "eye of the snake" in Japanese.
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Old 06-25-2013, 06:04 AM
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All the dealers around here use the three syllable pronunciation. So do I.
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he, he. some people add R's to everything!!!
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Old 06-25-2013, 06:40 AM
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Should have called her Pfaff a Paff.
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