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Advertising....the world has gone mad!!!
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The old Clit Eastwood! Offline
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Advertising....the world has gone mad!!!
It's crazy that all of a sudden companies have taken it upon themselves to pronounce themselves differently.
Skoda becomes sh-koda.
Hyundai becomes Hee-un- day.
Ikea becomes Ee-kee-a.
Fashion has so much to answer for.

All sounds like sh-bollocks to me....Surprised
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(This post was last modified: 22-05-2025 21:55 by The old Clit Eastwood!.)
22-05-2025 21:48
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It's not fashion me old fruit, it's how the names are pronounced in their native languages Wink
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22-05-2025 22:44
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(22-05-2025 22:44 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  It's not fashion me old fruit, it's how the names are pronounced in their native languages Wink

It's only taken decades for anyone to realise....eek
“I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?”
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23-05-2025 00:04
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RE: Advertising....the world has gone mad!!!
What about Nutella, Lidl, Porche and Volkswagen, not to mention Adidas, which I remember having an anglicised pronunciation for years.
23-05-2025 01:12
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RE: Advertising....the world has gone mad!!!
If we were told how they should be pronounced in the first few months of their creation (Which we probably were, and never really bothered to attempt to pronounce them correctly) we probably only have ourselves to blame.

TBH Clit, I quite agree why tell us now how they should be said when they could have told us back then.
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23-05-2025 06:24
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(23-05-2025 01:12 )4waydiablo Wrote:  What about Nutella, Lidl, Porche and Volkswagen, not to mention Adidas, which I remember having an anglicised pronunciation for years.

It's the bit After Audi in their ads, that I always have trouble with....
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23-05-2025 06:26
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Lidl is an odd one because they used to tell us it was LEE-dl. Now they advertise offers in "the middle of Lidl" which is encouraging the 'English' pronunciation.
23-05-2025 13:50
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It's a wonder James May was so sure it was Day-see-a, rather than Datcha...
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23-05-2025 13:57
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(23-05-2025 00:04 )The old Clit Eastwood! Wrote:  
(22-05-2025 22:44 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  It's not fashion me old fruit, it's how the names are pronounced in their native languages Wink

It's only taken decades for anyone to realise....eek

You're free to pronounce them any way you want to. The companies in question have simply chosen to use their names as they are pronounced "at home".

I can say without fear of contradiction that Czechs in particular don't give a toss how we pronounce Skoda, they're just happy that their cars sell quite well hereWink
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23-05-2025 16:18
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