Mis -pronounced names
Discussion
E320 said:
Called Dacia Day-sher until I heard an ad pronounce it Datcha. I prefer my pronunciation.
More personally, no can pronounce my first name without a demo. Bloody foreign names...
James May used to pronounce it Day-seer on TG long ago.More personally, no can pronounce my first name without a demo. Bloody foreign names...
I offer
Valet
Moet
but not Chalet
Also, Chorizo
djt100 said:
In the UK we like to confuse people with town names
Reading
Beaconsfield
Bicester
Ewell
Googles maps needs an interpreter when going to any of these places.
StiffkeyReading
Beaconsfield
Bicester
Ewell
Googles maps needs an interpreter when going to any of these places.
Happisburgh
Google maps does get Happisburgh correct.
Teac the audio company. I have always pronounced it Tee-ACK and others teak. Appears I was correct.
Morningside said:
djt100 said:
In the UK we like to confuse people with town names
Reading
Beaconsfield
Bicester
Ewell
Googles maps needs an interpreter when going to any of these places.
StiffkeyReading
Beaconsfield
Bicester
Ewell
Googles maps needs an interpreter when going to any of these places.
Happisburgh
Google maps does get Happisburgh correct.
Teac the audio company. I have always pronounced it Tee-ACK and others teak. Appears I was correct.
colin_p said:
I love deliberately doing this, dropping them into normal conversation and trying keep a straight face is great fun.
Peugeot, nope, it is Perg-eeot
Mondeo, does it end in ae, does it f***, it ends in an eee-o
Fajitas, b****ks, it is a J not an H
And yes, Dacia it is day-see-a
Grand Prix.... use your imagination
Qahqi (or whatever without a u after the q)= Cumquot / cashcow
Irish names confuse me all on their own without any deliberation, Sian, Siobahn, Sean, I can get these wrong without wanting too.
Oh what great fun this thread should be, for me anyway hoping to learn a few new ones !
Petty japes !
Sian is Welsh.Peugeot, nope, it is Perg-eeot
Mondeo, does it end in ae, does it f***, it ends in an eee-o
Fajitas, b****ks, it is a J not an H
And yes, Dacia it is day-see-a
Grand Prix.... use your imagination
Qahqi (or whatever without a u after the q)= Cumquot / cashcow
Irish names confuse me all on their own without any deliberation, Sian, Siobahn, Sean, I can get these wrong without wanting too.
Oh what great fun this thread should be, for me anyway hoping to learn a few new ones !
Petty japes !
Sean is a reverse Irish/Anglicisation.
The real Irish for John is actually "Owen" (Euan in Welsh and Ian in Scotland).
Part of the problem with some English pronunciations of Irish words and names is that some vital marks are omitted when translation into English. "Sean" is actually " Seán". The / (called a "fada") over the letter "a" turns it into an "aw" sound.
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