tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post7896896955776897046..comments2024-02-20T03:57:48.748-05:00Comments on Bowie Knife Fights, Fighters & Fighting Techniques. . .: Is It Pronounced "Bow-ie" or "Boo-ie"?Paul Kirchnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-35760540068022713512018-10-15T10:58:11.719-04:002018-10-15T10:58:11.719-04:00As far as i know it is known as "Bow ie"...As far as i know it is known as "Bow ie"Anne Smithhttps://www.reviewpr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-55777160282547079882016-12-02T14:19:56.082-05:002016-12-02T14:19:56.082-05:00I may be wrong... sry if I amI may be wrong... sry if I amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-11352293671211972222016-12-02T14:19:30.284-05:002016-12-02T14:19:30.284-05:00at least thats what I've been toldat least thats what I've been toldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-72748848400196839952016-12-02T14:19:01.657-05:002016-12-02T14:19:01.657-05:00its boo-ie
and wow @JohnMaddoxRoberts thats cool...its boo-ie <br /><br />and wow @JohnMaddoxRoberts thats coolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-76687068275675614702015-10-20T01:47:57.092-04:002015-10-20T01:47:57.092-04:00Really informative blog on Bowie knives which I us...Really informative blog on Bowie knives which I usually keep in my knife collection. These seems to be the <a href="http://www.knifeindia.com" rel="nofollow">best survival knife</a> I have ever come across.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354298111164795991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-46587151931294877532015-04-07T06:55:35.791-04:002015-04-07T06:55:35.791-04:00I am very happy to see this post and even more gla...I am very happy to see this post and even more glad after reading it. Very useful content you had posted about bowie knives and all the collectors should know it before getting bowie knives for sale.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683380678005492395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-88012463598036420802015-03-26T19:07:52.788-04:002015-03-26T19:07:52.788-04:00Actually, John, in Gaelic, where the epithet Buidh...Actually, John, in Gaelic, where the epithet Buidhe ('yellow', or blonde) comes from, the dh, when adjacent to a slender vowel like i, tends to take on a "-y" sound. So BOO-yeh.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425550507135906000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-86455204079567522942014-01-23T01:45:25.417-05:002014-01-23T01:45:25.417-05:00Fantastic to see this post. My middle name is Bowi...Fantastic to see this post. My middle name is Bowie, from my mother's side, and I've been told more than once that I was saying my own name wrong. How's that work now? Great to see this blog. I've got a well worn copy of The Deadliest Men and your name caught my eye as I was looking up different styles of Bowie knives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-16781256782208876302013-12-01T15:16:48.015-05:002013-12-01T15:16:48.015-05:00I lived in Scotland and people there usually brono...I lived in Scotland and people there usually bronounced the "bow" as "bough," but I think that is relatively recent. The old Scottish name used to be spelled "Buidh" with the dh represented by a letter no longer in our alphabet, sort of like the th as pronounded with the tip of the tongue placed between the upper and lower teeth.John Maddox Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086031565302199200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-50316618297552309662013-11-11T19:53:34.412-05:002013-11-11T19:53:34.412-05:00Ha, thanks for putting this to rest. I've bee...Ha, thanks for putting this to rest. I've been saying Boo-wie for ever and always attracted much disagreement from my fellow knife buddies. Thanks for clearing it up! I'll have to share this on my own <a href="http://bestpocketknifetoday.com" rel="nofollow">blog</a> to get the word out...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398693501024013241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-14119429079671319282013-09-14T23:27:18.131-04:002013-09-14T23:27:18.131-04:00If been trying to pronounce it correctly since I r...If been trying to pronounce it correctly since I researched my book and no one seems to notice. If they do, I'll just 'splain that I'm right and they're wrong.Paul Kirchnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03426412455102496912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2919530564396168430.post-29150129550649693462013-09-12T13:16:39.681-04:002013-09-12T13:16:39.681-04:00Ha, I have always said Bow-ie and feel like I'...Ha, I have always said Bow-ie and feel like I'd turn a weird look from friends if I ever said Boo-ie. But I do believe you're correct on the origin of why so many say Bow.Ryanhttp://knivesandsurvival.comnoreply@blogger.com