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