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They don't know how to pronounce their own brand name...

260 replies

Robstersgirl · 12/03/2017 21:58

Pantene - It's PAN-TEN surely? Not PAN-TEEN as per this glam old ad.
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IAmNotAUserNumber · 16/03/2017 08:38

I will probably need to replace my car this year and have been looking at alternatives. One I have ruled out is the Renault Kajar because of its stupid name. There are several ways to pronounce Kajar and however it's pronounced it sounds uncomfortable to say.
Cuh- jar?
K-jar?
Car-jar?
Or should the J have a soft sound?

IAmNotAUserNumber · 16/03/2017 08:41

Oops, I've just checked and it's actually Kadjar - which is still a silly name and equally unpronounceable.

MrsCobain · 16/03/2017 11:13

This thread is doing my head in.

Iamnuts · 16/03/2017 18:57

Bulgari - it should be BULLgari not BulGARi ;-)

amusedbush · 17/03/2017 08:47

Bulgari - it should be BULLgari not BulGARi

The only time I've ever heard it said out loud was on an episode of Private Practice (Grey's Anatomy spin-off). They said BULLgari.

SuperBeagle · 17/03/2017 08:52

Americans pronounce car brands weirdly... Maaaah-zda for Mazda and Hunday for Hyundai.

ClockBusCanada · 17/03/2017 09:28

All of the people going with pree-mark for Primark, do you also say tree-angle for triangle?

I love Scots Vowel Length Rule, it seems completely random but somehow everyone gets it.

Iamnuts · 17/03/2017 10:30

Bulgari - it should be BULLgari not BulGARi

I heard Nick Ferrari say BulGARi Shock

odilethecrocodile · 17/03/2017 11:22

I've heard people say:
Dee'aw for Dior, which the French pronounce D'yor, one syllable
Fay'leeceetay Perpetch'way for Félicité Perpétue, pronounced Fe'licitay Per'petoo (a rose variety)
Mrs Chollymon'dowlay for Mrs Cholmondeley, pronounced Chum'ley (a clematis variety, but a forgivable mistake unless you are my irritating Esstay Lawday-wearing exMIL)
Far'zate for Phase Eight, and last but not least, I give you
Fokes'wahrgon for Volkswagen (yes, once again my not-to-be-outdone exMIL, bless her)

mathanxiety · 18/03/2017 18:15

Americans avoid the flat A of pasta too. They say pah-sta. It's not just Mazda.

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