Shellac - how do you say it?

[fozzyo]

So I had the incident of upsetting CACI by calling it Cak-ee rather then Kay-See, but what about Shellac?

I have always pronounced it Shell-ack, but I watched the CND video's yesterday and they refer to it using the name Sh-lack. Now this may be down to their accent I'm not sure.

So how do you pronounce it?

 

[TweezerHappy]

I've always pronounced it Sh'lac, like in the CND videos as that was how Wee Fee pronounced it at the Shellac Attack class I did back in May. All my clients say it Shell-ac. I correct them but lately I've found myself saying Shell-ac too.

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[Karen Minx]

I pronounce mine Shell-lack. xx

 

[Karen Minx]

Now you got my tonge in a twist trying to pronounce it! lol

Just realised i dont do shell-lack. Its shell-ack, your second one so now can vote lol

 

[An*Gel]

Sh-lack for me... I kinda have a little giggle when my clients put the emphasis on the shell bit

 

[VHunter]

None of the above.

I pronounce it "She-Lack" (but the e is not stressed, more like shhhhhh if you know what I mean?) or "Sha-Lack"
Not sure how to express what I'm saying :irked:

I don't stress the E because there are two consonnants between the E and the A.

 

[An*Gel]

Ooooh I forgot I found this cool site a while ago... I pronounce it the first way this guy says it and not the second :lol:

This site is great to help you pronounce your nail diseases and disorders geeks!!

Pronunciation of shellac - how to pronounce shellac correctly.

 

[VHunter]

Hmmm maybe this tells us how to say it right?
If you go to the link and press on the funny symbol for volume, you'll hear a guy say it. He says it like I do.

shellack - definition of shellack by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

shel·lac also shel·lack (sh

-l

k

)
n. 1. A purified lac in the form of thin yellow or orange flakes, often bleached white and widely used in varnishes, paints, inks, sealants, and formerly in phonograph records.
2. A thin varnish made by dissolving this substance in denatured alcohol, used to finish wood.
3. An old phonograph record containing this substance, typically played at 78 rpm.

tr.v.

 

[Karen Minx]

Ooooh I forgot I found this cool site a while ago... I pronounce it the first way this guy says it and not the second :lol:

This site is great to help you pronounce your nail diseases and disorders geeks!!

Pronunciation of shellac - how to pronounce shellac correctly.

I pronouce it exactly the way the guys says it second - cool site thanks!

 

[TracyS]

I go for the sh'lack option.

Mind, having said that CACI to me reads as cassie so maybe i'm not the one to ask

 

[AmeliaR]

i think its just peoples accent's i find when you watch videos of american (fingernail fixer, CND vids) they pronounce it Sh-lack. i think thats just they way it comes out from them! lol

but i call it shell-ac but that just how it comes out when I read it! i feel im putting on a funny voice if i say it the other way!
theres not much difference i just personally think it accents! x

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

I too say it the way the man does on the link above, but I dont pronounce the "e" so I guess I am more sh-lack

 

[lilly]

Ooooh I forgot I found this cool site a while ago... I pronounce it the first way this guy says it and not the second :lol:

This site is great to help you pronounce your nail diseases and disorders geeks!!

Pronunciation of shellac - how to pronounce shellac correctly.

Brilliant site ! just been playing on it for 10 mins !

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

Actually, I remember watching a video on youtube where Lisa Eldridge has her nails Shellaced & she says "shell-lack" & asks if she is saying it correctly, then the man says no its "sh-lack" x

 

[EMMA AT ELITE]

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[waxcetera]

None of the above.

I pronounce it "She-Lack" (but the e is not stressed, more like shhhhhh if you know what I mean?) or "Sha-Lack"
Not sure how to express what I'm saying :irked:

I don't stress the E because there are two consonnants between the E and the A.

Me too, I was thinking of how I'd spell it to show you how I pronounce it though, well done

 

[sallyleeson]

I never say it :green: (joke)

 

[treasure]

I say it the 'Shell-ack' way. I know its supposed to be 'Sh-lack' and i tried to say it like that but somehow i just sounded abit silly. I think it sounds good in an American accent but not British. Is it really bad if were not pronouncing it right? Maybe i should try again!

 

[kirsty]

I started off saying shell-ack then realised it's supposed to be Sh-lack. I agree it sounds odd in a british/engish accent, but I'm getting used to it (still think it sounds better the other way though :green

 

[*Ang*]

I say it as I see it so it's the second one for me. I agree, the first sounds great coming from an American but I just sound like I'm trying to put the accent on when I said Sh-lack :hug: