Schkoda?
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Schkoda?
Have I been pronouncing this wrong for my whole life or are they hamming it up for the adverts? There's a Skoda ad running on the radio that really deliberately says "schkoda" about 7 times.
Skoda or schkoda?
Skoda or schkoda?
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That's not how you pronounce 'rebadged Volkswagen'
Wait, volks-wagon or volkshwagen OH NO
Wait, volks-wagon or volkshwagen OH NO
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Just heard this on Radio X. Sounded like she was over-egging the pronunciation to me! Whether I'm saying it right or not doesn't bother me enough to change how I say if I'm wrong anyway *shrug*
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in the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".KevH18 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:34 am Just heard this on Radio X. Sounded like she was over-egging the pronunciation to me! Whether I'm saying it right or not doesn't bother me enough to change how I say if I'm wrong anyway *shrug*
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At least she sounds fit. I think she knows it though.Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:35 amin the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".KevH18 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:34 am Just heard this on Radio X. Sounded like she was over-egging the pronunciation to me! Whether I'm saying it right or not doesn't bother me enough to change how I say if I'm wrong anyway *shrug*
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KevH18 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:37 amAt least she sounds fit. I think she knows it though.Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:35 amin the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".KevH18 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:34 am Just heard this on Radio X. Sounded like she was over-egging the pronunciation to me! Whether I'm saying it right or not doesn't bother me enough to change how I say if I'm wrong anyway *shrug*
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I'm going to file this new knowledge in the same drawer as I hid "Pors-cha"..
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Shuperb idea.
Sean Connery always pronounced it correctly btw.
Sean Connery always pronounced it correctly btw.
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There's been one on TV as well I think. Or YT. Struck me straight away as well.
But then none of us says:
Citroen - Sit-row-enn
BMW - Bay Emm Vay
VW - Follks-vargen
and Porsha as you point out.
But then none of us says:
Citroen - Sit-row-enn
BMW - Bay Emm Vay
VW - Follks-vargen
and Porsha as you point out.
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When we got our new BBQ Mrs mik’s best mate came round and said “ooh you got a new vay-bar”. Which totally confused me.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:14 am There's been one on TV as well I think. Or YT. Struck me straight away as well.
But then none of us says:
Citroen - Sit-row-enn
BMW - Bay Emm Vay
VW - Follks-vargen
and Porsha as you point out.
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Bloody daft foreigners.
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That took me longer than it should have to figure outmik wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:19 amWhen we got our new BBQ Mrs mik’s best mate came round and said “ooh you got a new vay-bar”. Which totally confused me.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:14 am There's been one on TV as well I think. Or YT. Struck me straight away as well.
But then none of us says:
Citroen - Sit-row-enn
BMW - Bay Emm Vay
VW - Follks-vargen
and Porsha as you point out.
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You burden me with your questions.
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Nominative determinishm.
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mik wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:19 am
When we got our new BBQ Mrs mik’s best mate came round and said “ooh you got a new vay-bar”. Which totally confused me.
Ooh!
You got a new vay bar.
You got a new vay bar.
You got a new vay bar, vay bar, vay bar.
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WGAF 
I say Skoda and that'll do
I say Skoda and that'll do
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But how are you pronouncing that?
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Nothing beats the Americans pronunciation of Peugeot, poo-joe