Cygnus 2112 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) Is it P-ear-t or P-er-t? I've always said it P-ear-t but hear everybody saying P-er-t. Edited April 7, 2013 by billybobjoe1881 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Bay Rush Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Most people pronounce it incorrectly... they say it like the shampoo - "Pert"... correctly, it's sounds like Peert." Google "Neil Peart on Letterman" and you'll hear Dave's intro... he says it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShlappinDahBass Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 P-ear-t is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) I'm not ashamed to admit it. I learned how to pronounce his name correctly only recently.....about a year or so ago. I did manage to avoid self-flagellation as penance....but the thought did occur once or twice..... Edited April 7, 2013 by Principled Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 It's pronounced PERT! Like the pert buttocks of one of Neil's groupie girls! And don't give me any of that stuff about pee-art, I doubt Neil would want to basically dub himself "Neil Piss Artist"!!! :nya nya: :madra: :hi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Most people pronounce it incorrectly... they say it like the shampoo - "Pert"... correctly, it's sounds like Peert." Google "Neil Peart on Letterman" and you'll hear Dave's intro... he says it correctly. I thought I saw an interview once where he said "pronounce the word 'pear', then add a 't' on the end". which would be different than "Peert".. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meJ55HPJ3xs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 On the topic of mis-pronouncing names, when I first was getting into rush, I pronounced Geddy as Gee-Dee . I was very quickly corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Fan-dan-Go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 P-ear-t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfwayToGone Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 It's spelled "Peart" but it's pronounced "throatwarblermangrove" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeOhBe Bob Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Geddyfan13 needs to weigh in on this topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) It's spelled "Peart" but it's pronounced "throatwarblermangrove" You're a very silly man and I'm not going to interview you.(It's not even a proper nose. It's polystyrene.) Edited April 7, 2013 by Your_Lion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaStrangiato Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMnH6FWXUs Starts at 1:38 . Straight from Pratt's mouth. Edited April 9, 2013 by GorillaStrangiato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dscrapre Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMnH6FWXUs Starts at 1:38 . Straight from Pratt's mouth. What the hell does that guy know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMnH6FWXUs Starts at 1:38 . Straight from Pratt's mouth. What the hell does that guy know? Yeah, I wouldn't trust him for a second. In fact, he'd be the LAST person I'd ask. Think about it - he's Neil Peart - he's obviously biased and completely unable to answer the question with anything approaching objectivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Just got done educating some guy on YouTube. He was swearing up and down that Neil's name is pronounced "Pert"..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 "It's not Pert, Pert, or Pert. It's Peart. " I think that's from Off The Record or one of the other syndicated radio shows from the mid 80's. I remember him saying that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 "Part" as in "heart"? Maybe. "Pairt" as in "pear"? OK. But never "Pert". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g under p Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 I can recall Neil cringe when people would pronounce it Pert. When most know it to be Pear-t. Similar I'll make corrections to people spelling my name Earl when it's spelt EARLE.✌️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 “Pee-Ar-TEE”. Ou la la 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Neil may have been related to Washington Post humorist Alexandra Petri, whose name is pronounced "PEE-try"....not "pee-tree" as in petri dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BastillePark Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Necrotizing postitis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfwayToGone Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 On 7/23/2023 at 2:54 PM, JARG said: “Pee-Ar-TEE”. Ou la la I found a long lost rosetta stone that says it’s “paw TEH”. As in “rock & roll all nite and paw teh every deh!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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