Ok, so how do you pronounce "Semogue" correctly?
What is the correct pronunciation of "Semogue?
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I say sehm'-ohg. Pretty sure its not right.
It is a Portugese company. I have heard it pronounced as above by a Portugese speaker.
I pronounced it as = sir mougg......dunno if its right or wrong
Smo.... Sme.... Smough... ah smoie.... &%$#*!
I always assumed it was named after Castle Aauuugghhh.....
I think I may have heard once before smoke, all in one syllable.
I say sem (the OA in oak)ge if i make sense hehe 
Great question
Semogue.
It's a made up word, so there are two possibilities, either two or three syllables. If only two it would kind of sound like this: SUH-mohg. The first syllable is stressed but very short and the vowel almost swallowed and a longer "oh" in the second syllable. They might add an "eh" as a third syllable, in which case the stress falls on the middle syllable: "suh-MOH-gay." I think I recall one of our Portuguese members saying it's only two syllables, in which case the first variant would be right.
i say it similar to the word rogue.
SEM-OGG is how I say it.
Glad that is cleared up.
It's Eu Gomes (I, Gomes) spelt backwards so I guess the family are the only ones who'd be able to correct or advise...
I pronounce it as "My hovercraft is full of eels", but that's just me.
(... sorry Jay)
(... sorry Jay)
