Segway is a Word?

Kosmiche · 12 May 2015 at 23:04

Lately on TV I've been hearing people use the word "Segway" instead of the word "Segue" like Ian Mckellan does in the ad for his new series on ITV.

Is Segway actually a word?

Benihana · 12 May 2015 at 23:06

Doesn't look like it!

Kosmiche · 12 May 2015 at 23:07

I didn't know segue was pronounced segway...thought it was "seeg"

Pestilence · 12 May 2015 at 23:08

The word "segue" is pronounced "Segway".

The brand name "Segway" just happens to have taken that word and spelled it differently because it ties in with the brand.

Kosmiche · 12 May 2015 at 23:09

ooooooh

Pudney · 12 May 2015 at 23:09

Eames said:
Is Segway actually a word?

Well, yes. It's a proper noun.

spoffle · 12 May 2015 at 23:09

Segway is the phonetic spelling of segue.

Arsonist · 12 May 2015 at 23:12

Well I didn't even know segue was even a word. Now I do, and also know how to pronounce it. Thanks GD.

Pudney · 12 May 2015 at 23:15

spoffle said:
Segway is the phonetic spelling of segue.

Technically I don't believe it is the phonetic spelling (at least with the IPA). Not that it really matters.

Chojin · 12 May 2015 at 23:26

Don't know why but I find that word pretty cringeworthy in conversation.

Caged · 12 May 2015 at 23:27

In Arrested Development, whenever GOB rides up on his Segway, he always changes the subject of conversation for the characters he rides up to, which means his Segway always causes segues.

tbyeah · 12 May 2015 at 23:30

I know some people that use it as a noun, sort of "escape" or "evade, dodge".

"So I segwayed out of there"

Akagi · 12 May 2015 at 23:33

tbyeah said:
I know some people that use it as a noun, sort of "escape" or "evade, dodge".

"So I segwayed out of there"

https://youtu.be/N9qYF9DZPdw?t=87

estebanrey · 12 May 2015 at 23:41

tbyeah said:
I know some people that use it as a noun, sort of "escape" or "evade, dodge".

"So I segwayed out of there"

Well no, firstly you mean a verb and secondly they are saying they 'segued' out of there. It means to smoothly transition from one thing to another and is used in the same way a TV presenter will say he segued from one piece to another using clever rhetoric.

Strictly speaking it should only be used for going between TV/Film/Radio but it is a legitimate verb.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/segue

[FnG]magnolia · 12 May 2015 at 23:43

Caged said:
In Arrested Development, whenever GOB rides up on his Segway, he always changes the subject of conversation for the characters he rides up to, which means his Segway always causes segues.

That's a great trick.

Caged · 12 May 2015 at 23:46

Illusion. A trick is something that a whore does for money. Or cocaine.

spoffle · 12 May 2015 at 23:47

Pudney said:
Technically I don't believe it is the phonetic spelling (at least with the IPA). Not that it really matters.

Phonetic spellings are just spellings of words in the way they are pronounced.

tbyeah · 12 May 2015 at 23:55

estebanrey said:
Well no, firstly you mean a verb and secondly they are saying they 'segued' out of there. It means to smoothly transition from one thing to another and is used in the same way a TV presenter will say he segued from one piece to another using clever rhetoric.

Strictly speaking it should only be used for going between TV/Film/Radio but it is a legitimate verb.

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/segue

Meant verb, not sure why I typed noun :confused:

He actually says it as segway, he has also I've noticed sometimes done the handlebar motion as he says it.

Pudney · 12 May 2015 at 23:57

spoffle said:
Phonetic spellings are just spellings of words in the way they are pronounced.

Except the IPA is the International Phonetic Alphabet

Akagi · 13 May 2015 at 00:02

Which is completely unrelated.