Proper Pronunciation or lah-dee-dah

cdgalwegian

I think the tide has turned with the pronunciation of Renault; it was mostly pronounced Renawlt, but now appears to be mainly Renoh. But what about Peugeot? Are we still embarrassed to pronounce it as it should- Puh-zho, instead of Pew-jo?

SEPT 23 1989

Gateaux

somesoldiers

The Toyota MR2 had to be renamed in France due to sounding like another French word- “MR deux”

biko

Vole vous coach with me tonight?

Alf Veedersane

Most people can't pronounce English words properly so I wouldn't be concerned with French pronunciations just yet.

KathleenGrant

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Most people can't pronounce English words properly so I wouldn't be concerned with French pronunciations just yet.

Ain't dat de trut.

Alf Veedersane

biko wrote: »

Vole vous coach with me tonight?

It's 'couch' not 'coach's.

"Do you want to sleep on the couch tonight?"

Sleeping on the coach? Lol

cdgalwegian

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Gateaux

Yeah, Gattux sounds less lah-dee-dah I suppose.

I think Puh-zho sounds too English for some people as well; double-whammy!

suicide_circus

Qwahsaw

dxhound2005

touts

Renao, Renalt, Peageo. I wouldn't worry about it. The tow truck company will still find you if you just tell them you're in the "french piece of sh1t" broken down on the side of the motorway.

Dakota Dan

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Most people can't pronounce English words properly so I wouldn't be concerned with French pronunciations just yet.

At least we've an excuse as we're only using English only with over 100 years. The Brits are a different story, many of them have trouble speaking their own language.

Alf Veedersane

Dakota Dan wrote: »

At least we've an excuse as we're only using English only with over 100 years.

That's not an excuse.

Twenty Grand

Irish ads for Dacia pronounce it Dah see ah.
English ads pronounce it Dah Cha.

Some people still call it Day see ah.

cdgalwegian

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Irish ads for Dacia pronounce it Dah see ah.
English ads pronounce it Dah Cha.

Some people still call it Day see ah.

It's the old Latin word for Romania, so I suppose it depends on that.

Roger Hassenforder

Who's on a wah-way phone reading this?


Ill be having Milly Filly for desert instead of gato

suicide_circus

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Irish ads for Dacia pronounce it Dah see ah.
English ads pronounce it Dah Cha.

Some people still call it Day see ah.

correct pronunciation is:

Da Chee Ah


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia

cdgalwegian

suicide_circus wrote: »

correct pronunciation is:

Da Chee Ah


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia

I always thought it was Day-see-ah. Now I know. Merci.

I'm pretty certain the vast majority of us use the dumbed-down version of Peugeot (including me). Just like the British, we're terrible at foreign languages, and speaking with a proper accent in them is still considered hi-falutin. But our self-confidence as a nation I think is building. Maybe that's being reflected in the classrooms these days- I don't really know, but there are far more kids willing to enter talent shows now than there used to be it seems.
A little thing like how we pronounce something trivial says a lot about our confidence, or - maybe- more about our habit of keeping people in their proper place. :rolleyes:

dxhound2005

There is nothing wrong with the Anglicisation of foreign words. Including trade names and place names. Does anyone want me to pronounce Japanese or Korean trade names the way the natives do?

cdgalwegian

dxhound2005 wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with the Anglicisation of foreign words. ]

Who said there was anything wrong it?
It's more nuanced than that, namely having the confidence, or not, to at least have a go at native pronunciations, rather than intentionally mangling a word in case it sounds pretentious otherwise.

KathleenGrant

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

That's not an excuse.

That's not even true. People in Ireland have been speaking English for way more than 100 years.

Qrt

KathleenGrant wrote: »

That's not even true. People in Ireland have been speaking English for way more than 100 years.

I think s/he means as a majority.

CoooolYA BoOooLYA


now go get your can of SPAR cola & packet of crisps OP

KathleenGrant

Qrt wrote: »

I think s/he means as a majority.

100 years ago is 1919 I would think the majority spoke English in 1919

Pherekydes

Anyone going to Madge-orca or Eye-beetsa for their hols?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

When did Ikea become ee-key-a, per their TV adverts?

dxhound2005

cdgalwegian wrote: »

Who said there was anything wrong it?
It's more nuanced than that, namely having the confidence, or not, to at least have a go at native pronunciations, rather than intentionally mangling a word in case it sounds pretentious otherwise.

Next time you are in company say Paree instead of Paris. Judge the reaction for signs that they think you are pretentious or an embarrassment.

cdgalwegian

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Next time you are in company say Paree instead of Paris. Judge the reaction for signs that they think you are pretentious or an embarrassment.

Yer spot on there. No way, sirrreee. But then again, like I said, I say Pew-jo, not puh-zho. I think I'll swap over though. Puh-zho has a .. je ne sais quoi about it.:)

I lived in Essex for a while and visited a place called Theydon Bois. Naturally, I thought it was pronounced Theydon Bwoh- turns out they call it Theydon Boyze. No point in trying to convince them of the error of their ways.

Definitely think I'll start saying Puh-zho. 'bout time I did.

TheValeyard

Shame on you AH.
This video should have been in the first 8 posts.

cdgalwegian

TheValeyard wrote: »

Shame on you AH.
This video should have been in the first 8 posts.

She says it with such confidence.

Poor Uncle Tom

suicide_circus wrote: »

correct pronunciation is:

Da Chee Ah

tru dat

cj maxx

cdgalwegian wrote: »

She says it with such confidence.

That explains a lot about an encounter I had in New York!

Hamsterchops

cdgalwegian wrote: »

I think the tide has turned with the pronunciation of Renault; it was mostly pronounced Renawlt, but now appears to be mainly Renoh.

Renault has always been pronounced Renoh, apart from a few non city people who knew no better, probably the same few who pronounce Thailand as Thigh-land

RobMc59

A while back visiting family in Drogheda I heard a radio advert for new films available on VHS in Ireland(yes it was that long ago!)and I was fascinated by the pronunciation of"poltergeist"which was pronounced "polterjoist"which is pronounced "poltergaist"in England.

Poor Uncle Tom

RobMc59 wrote: »

A while back visiting family in Drogheda I heard a radio advert for new films available on VHS in Ireland(yes it was that long ago!)and I was fascinated by the pronunciation of"poltergeist"which was pronounced "polterjoist"which is pronounced "poltergaist"in England.

Is that Drogheda or Drok-heeda?

Edgware

TheValeyard wrote: »

Shame on you AH.
This video should have been in the first 8 posts.

I give her Coke. She give me happy ending

kowloon

Christina Savory Idiot wrote: »

When did Ikea become ee-key-a, per their TV adverts?

It was introduced to me as 'eye-key-ah' and it'll stay that way.

goose2005

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Is that Drogheda or Drok-heeda?

In "The Thorn Birds", the main character is supposed to be Irish, but she names her rural estate "Drogheda", the name of a town, and pronounces it Droe-gee-da.

milehip

touts wrote: »

Renao, Renalt, Peageo. I wouldn't worry about it. The tow truck company will still find you if you just tell them you're in the "french piece of sh1t" broken down on the side of the motorway.

Is that borrowed from "Viz's top tips"? If not you may have missed your calling.

igCorcaigh

Anybody who pronounces "restaurant" the French way will still get looks.

And I will continue to pronounce Lidl to rhyme with lid. Despite the deliberate ad campaign.

It BeeMee

cdgalwegian wrote: »

I think the tide has turned with the pronunciation of Renault; it was mostly pronounced Renawlt, but now appears to be mainly Renoh. But what about Peugeot? Are we still embarrassed to pronounce it as it should- Puh-zho, instead of Pew-jo?

It may be a Renoh Cleeoh, but it will always be a Renawlt Four

LimeFruitGum

goose2005 wrote: »

In "The Thorn Birds", the main character is supposed to be Irish, but she names her rural estate "Drogheda", the name of a town, and pronounces it Droe-gee-da.

That used to wreck my head. The accents were pretty much all over the shop on that show.

trashcan

Can I mention people saying tremenjous. Is that still a thing ? Bertie Aherne was a chief culprit. Boils my p*ss as they say.

RobMc59

LimeFruitGum wrote: »

That used to wreck my head. The accents were pretty much all over the shop on that show.

Were`nt all the actors American and Australian in that show?

dxhound2005

Fukushima is another one. The Japanese say Foo Koosh Ma.

Everyone copy please.

ToddyDoody

cdgalwegian wrote: »

I think the tide has turned with the pronunciation of Renault; it was mostly pronounced Renawlt, but now appears to be mainly Renoh. But what about Peugeot? Are we still embarrassed to pronounce it as it should- Puh-zho, instead of Pew-jo?

Don't mind the French.

Your Face

Thierry Henry is pronounced 'robbing bastard'.

KathleenGrant

Your Face wrote: »

Thierry Henry is pronounced 'robbing bastard'.

Really. That's not how I pronounce it

Poor Uncle Tom

goose2005 wrote: »

In "The Thorn Birds", the main character is supposed to be Irish, but she names her rural estate "Drogheda", the name of a town, and pronounces it Droe-gee-da.

Yeah, try getting back into the mood of a film after you're wrenched back to reality by something like that.....

Poor Uncle Tom

It's pronounced lep-re-kaun...

not fuc*** le-pree-shun,

I don't care if you were born and raised in the good 'ol US of A it doesn't give you the right to disgrace my heritage, the least you can do is google it... thanks.

LimeFruitGum

RobMc59 wrote: »

Were`nt all the actors American and Australian in that show?

Everywhere but Oz. The leading lady was English. She was gorgeous but couldn’t act her way out of a paper bag. I think her husband in the series was an Aussie, but otherwise yeah, I think most of the cast were American. Guess they forgot to hire a dialect coach