Mispronunciation of car make/model
Discussion
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.craigjm said:
That's where you're wrong actually. One of my fathers friends is German and was a senior manager in the company in the 70s in Germany and that was how he always said it and he used to correct people stating that the or-di pronunciation was how it was spoken internally.
Making assumptions on ones motives is never a good thing
If we have a native German speaker that has worked within the company who wants to dispute that then fine call them out. It is a discussion forum after all
It's certainly not anglicised as you say. If it was, then my dissertation on German vowel sounds (what they are, what they were and why they are that way now, basically) was pretty much completely wrong.Making assumptions on ones motives is never a good thing
If we have a native German speaker that has worked within the company who wants to dispute that then fine call them out. It is a discussion forum after all
GroundEffect said:
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.I will not say 'kay ay'.
P5BNij said:
MikeT66 said:
Is there a definitive version of 'Countach'?
I've heard 'Countack'... 'Countash'... 'Coontash'... and, er, 'C
tash' - the latter from an Italian, who could have been taking the pee. 
Always thought of it as 'Coontash', I read in one of the Lambo books that it's a regional Italian catch all word (Emilian area I think) which broadly speaking means 'holy f*ck that's cocking ace that is' I've heard 'Countack'... 'Countash'... 'Coontash'... and, er, 'C
tash' - the latter from an Italian, who could have been taking the pee. 
Jimmy Recard said:
It's certainly not anglicised as you say. If it was, then my dissertation on German vowel sounds (what they are, what they were and why they are that way now, basically) was pretty much completely wrong.
Quick lunch break comment 
As a native German from the South who studied in Audi's home town and worked for Audi as a student part time - have to agree with Jimmy/ disagree with Craig and I have had ample contact with local (Bavarian) employees coming from that region.
As to what winds me up:
Pronouncing Porsche as "Porsh" and calling a Ferrari a "Fezza" is f
king council DamnKraut said:
Jimmy Recard said:
It's certainly not anglicised as you say. If it was, then my dissertation on German vowel sounds (what they are, what they were and why they are that way now, basically) was pretty much completely wrong.
Quick lunch break comment As a native German from the South who studied in Audi's home town and worked for Audi as a student part time - have to agree with Jimmy/ disagree with Craig and I have had ample contact with local (Bavarian) employees coming from that region.
As to what winds me up:
Pronouncing Porsche as "Porsh" and calling a Ferrari a "Fezza" is f
king council 
As a young kid, I was constantly correcting people at school who called it an "Ordy Coop".
M1C said:
GroundEffect said:
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.I will not say 'kay ay'.
M1C said:
GroundEffect said:
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.I will not say 'kay ay'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_con...
otolith said:
M1C said:
GroundEffect said:
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.I will not say 'kay ay'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_con...
Wikipedia said:
...with death occurring when the ka left the body.
If we are going to argue about this, then can we ask someone who knows:
If it is meant to be pronounced a certain way, then do the manufacturers sign off on the pronounciation used in the TV and Radio advertising where it is spoken out loud?
Therefore, is Dacia actually to be pronounched Dachia, because that's how Ralph Ineson says it, or is he saying it wrong, but nobody bothered to correct him when he did his voiceover?
If it is meant to be pronounced a certain way, then do the manufacturers sign off on the pronounciation used in the TV and Radio advertising where it is spoken out loud?
Therefore, is Dacia actually to be pronounched Dachia, because that's how Ralph Ineson says it, or is he saying it wrong, but nobody bothered to correct him when he did his voiceover?
TooMany2cvs said:
otolith said:
M1C said:
GroundEffect said:
Mabbs9 said:
Johnny 89 said:
It's actually a Ford K A (kay aay)
I remember the KA launch and I read it should be pronounced like ca. It's meant to be a funky play on car.I will not say 'kay ay'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_con...
Wikipedia said:
...with death occurring when the ka left the body.
Shakermaker said:
If we are going to argue about this, then can we ask someone who knows:
If it is meant to be pronounced a certain way, then do the manufacturers sign off on the pronounciation used in the TV and Radio advertising where it is spoken out loud?
Therefore, is Dacia actually to be pronounched Dachia, because that's how Ralph Ineson says it, or is he saying it wrong, but nobody bothered to correct him when he did his voiceover?
He is a bit scary. Maybe he said it and they were going to correct him...and thought better of it.If it is meant to be pronounced a certain way, then do the manufacturers sign off on the pronounciation used in the TV and Radio advertising where it is spoken out loud?
Therefore, is Dacia actually to be pronounched Dachia, because that's how Ralph Ineson says it, or is he saying it wrong, but nobody bothered to correct him when he did his voiceover?
Nissan. The Japanese pronunciation is more like 'knee-san'. This is why a lot of Nissan racing cars are given number 23. 2 and 3 are 'ni' and 'san' in Japanese.
In the same kind of thing, Mitsubishi is more like 'me-tsu-be-she'.
Mazda is the strangest one- it sounds more like 'Ma-tsu-da' but with very little emphasis on the 'tsu'.
In the same kind of thing, Mitsubishi is more like 'me-tsu-be-she'.
Mazda is the strangest one- it sounds more like 'Ma-tsu-da' but with very little emphasis on the 'tsu'.
robsa said:
P5BNij said:
MikeT66 said:
Is there a definitive version of 'Countach'?
I've heard 'Countack'... 'Countash'... 'Coontash'... and, er, 'Ctash' - the latter from an Italian, who could have been taking the pee.
Always thought of it as 'Coontash', I read in one of the Lambo books that it's a regional Italian catch all word (Emilian area I think) which broadly speaking means 'holy f*ck that's cocking ace that is' I've heard 'Countack'... 'Countash'... 'Coontash'... and, er, 'C
tash' - the latter from an Italian, who could have been taking the pee. 
As for the Ford Ka - I always pronounced it like 'car' - I think the original premise was a 'back to basics' vehicle, hence the name. I noticed it was pronounced the same at the Ford dealership I went to... until it sort of became Ka-ayy with them for some reason after a few years.
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