# Is it DIETZ or DEETZ?

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274>\
**Category:** General Yo-Yo\
**Created:** [August 2, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274 "2014-08-02T18:52:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![yoyo\_creep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_creep/32/908_2.png) [@yoyo\_creep](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_creep)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/1 "2014-08-02T18:52:45Z")

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My friend says I can’t pronounce anything right, and he thinks it is pronounced as diets.

Help me xD

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**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/2 "2014-08-02T19:17:45Z")

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I always called it the deeitzz

Like cheezits

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**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/3 "2014-08-02T19:28:18Z")

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It’s deets.

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**Author:** ![GoCrazyForYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gocrazyforyoyo/32/7941_2.png) [@GoCrazyForYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoCrazyForYoyo)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/4 "2014-08-02T20:03:01Z")

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Deats?

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**Author:** ![stuarttw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@stuarttw](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/stuarttw)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/5 "2014-08-02T20:16:39Z")

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Daniel dietz. Look up a contest performance of his

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**Author:** ![Zort\_Commander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zort\_Commander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zort_Commander)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/6 "2014-08-02T20:27:24Z")

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No, your friend is wrong. R. O. N. G. Wrong

It is pronounced Deetz

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**Author:** ![crococorey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crococorey/32/1380_2.png) [@crococorey](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/crococorey)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/7 "2014-08-02T20:58:27Z")

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Oh i said diets.

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**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/8 "2014-08-02T23:26:59Z")

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> [@crococorey](#):
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> Oh i said diets.

Danile be going on a Diets.

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/9 "2014-08-03T00:18:40Z")

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Definitely deeeets.

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**Author:** ![qpwoei12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/qpwoei12/32/396_2.png) [@qpwoei12](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/qpwoei12)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/10 "2014-08-03T02:08:09Z")

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DEETS  
by dr. dreh :v

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**Author:** ![paul\_dang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@paul\_dang](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/paul_dang)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/11 "2014-08-03T02:38:06Z")

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I voted for Dietz.

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**Author:** ![yoyoboy224](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/f14d63/32.png) [@yoyoboy224](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyoboy224)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/12 "2014-08-03T02:39:38Z")

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> [@paul\_dang](#):
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> I voted for Dietz.

That’s how I used to pronounce it, but people kept telling me it was Deetz. Wow lol

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/13 "2014-08-03T03:03:28Z")

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Surely even though we understood the question, I can’t be the only one amused by the correct spelling being the “wrong pronunciation” option? I would have at least changed the “z” to an “s” or something!

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**Author:** ![MattB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mattb/32/14529_2.png) [@MattB](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/MattB)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/14 "2014-08-03T03:21:12Z")

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It’s definitely pronounced “Deets”.

[https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/11484760794\_c86cab526e\_z.jpg](https://flic.kr/p/iuSpg9)[Daniel Dietz 2](https://flic.kr/p/iuSpg9) - [YoYoStringLab](https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

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**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/15 "2014-08-03T10:49:11Z")

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Not that any more really needs to be said, but here’s nail-in-coffin confirmation from Daniel himself:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/c/2/9c2ed2d32290b3d2ee5afdf9347cad2dc969cabf.jpeg "smile train promo- Daniel Dietz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtL9hpUwPQ)

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**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/16 "2014-08-04T01:43:35Z")

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He created GTs? He sounds like a robot.

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**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/17 "2014-08-04T03:05:56Z")

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The guys name is Daniels Dietz  
It’s pronounced deetz

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**Author:** ![bpg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bpg/32/1174_2.png) [@bpg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bpg)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/18 "2014-08-04T12:05:13Z")

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Who are we even talking about?

-bpg

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**Author:** ![Zort\_Commander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/0ea827/32.png) [@Zort\_Commander](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zort_Commander)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/19 "2014-08-04T12:11:43Z")

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> [@bpg](#):
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> Who are we even talking about?
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> -bpg

Daniel Dietz. The definition of an awesome dude

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**Author:** ![bpg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bpg/32/1174_2.png) [@bpg](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bpg)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/is-it-dietz-or-deetz/68274/20 "2014-08-04T12:54:32Z")

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Sounds like the name of a cartoon bumble bee.

-bpg

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