Speaking primarily french myself, too, for many many years I was saying Moooog.
Even though I’ve learned, and now respect, Bob’s way of pronouncing it, I’m still not used to calling some synths that “correct” way. It’s still a bit strange for me to call a Memorymoog, a Memorymogue.
But, strangely, I got used to saying Minimogue instead of Minimoooog…
Maybe it’s because I’ve heard it called the proper way more often than other models ?
So it should be:
Minimogue
Micromogue
Multimogue
Memorymogue
Mogue modular
Mogue Voyager
Moguer foguer
Comme to think of it, maybe the name The Rogue for that synth was a subtle attempt at teaching the right way of saying the company’s name perhaps ?
From a selfish perspective, it was a sad day for me when I learned the correct pronunciation- I’d gone years dreaming of a Mooog, not a Mogue, and then after picking up an MG-1, then a Prodigy, I went a few more years delighting in HAVING a Moooog, not a Mogue- and since I was pretty much the only guy in this area that used them, folks that would come out to shows regularly would complement the sound of my Mooog, not Mogue- One guy that still is a fixture out there has a regular habit of getting sloshed and yelling “PLAY THAT MOOG”! (not MOGUE)- I can imagine the crickets if I got on the mic and corrected him
So changing my pronunciation was almost like losing a bit of ME (yes, selfish perspective)- I connect Mooog with my OWN past, not Mogue- Too bad for me eh?
My band in the 70’s was backing up REO, and we got into this exact argument. I said Mow 'g and they said, “NO!!! It’s not a Mow’g, it’s a Muuuuu’g”! That became a phrase our roadies would in fun repeat over and over and… Well that’s life on the road. I actually called the plant in NY, after hours, and Bob Moog himself answered. “hello this is Bob”. I said, “Mr Mow’g?” he repeated his last name just as I said it. But as others have told here, that might have been Mrs Moogs doing. I cherish 2 personal letters I got from Bob MOog. Oh by the way, he took my order for one MiniMoog because none of the stores stocked them where I lived then.
