Me too. Pronounced it as if it were Japanese.

Jason

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Collum
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:01 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Now Names
> 
> I always just assumed it was "Tahbeh" ... but then I lived in Hawaii for
> 35 years and it affected my thinking.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> tabe johnson wrote:
> > Jeff, I feel your pain.
> >
> > Anyone who can correctly pronounce "Tabe" on the first
> > try without having heard me say it gets ten points!
> >
> > tabe johnson/87 westy
> >
> >
> >
> >>Date:    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:16:41 -0700
> >>From:    Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
> >>Subject: Re: mystery VIN - Now Names
> >>
> >>Most of you guys have got it easy.  Try getting someone to spell
> "Schwaia"
> >>write the first time.  No matter how slowly I spell it, the American
> mind
> >>cannot grasp the idea of "aia".  It's quite funny.
> >>
> >>And for those who've decided that "aia" just can't be right, I usually
> end
> >>up with either Schwala or Schwaig.  The spelling detectives analyse my
> last
> >>name and decide that the "i" is an "l" or that last "a" must be a "g".
> >
> >