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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?

That's not how you pronounce 'rebadged Volkswagen'

Wait, volks-wagon or volkshwagen OH NO

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*

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*

in the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".

Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:35 am

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*

in the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".

At least she sounds fit. I think she knows it though.

KevH18 wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:37 am

Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:35 am

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*

in the words of EMF, her pronunciation is "unbelievable".

At least she sounds fit. I think she knows it though.

I'm going to file this new knowledge in the same drawer as I hid "Pors-cha"..

Shuperb idea.

Sean Connery always pronounced it correctly btw.

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.

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.

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.

Bloody daft foreigners.

mik wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:19 am

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.

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.

That took me longer than it should have to figure out

Rich B wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:29 am
Skoda or schkoda?

You burden me with your questions.

mik wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 10:03 am

Sean Connery always pronounced it correctly btw.

Nominative determinishm.

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.

WGAF

I say Skoda and that'll do

McSwede wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:43 am WGAF

I say Skoda and that'll do

But how are you pronouncing that?

Nothing beats the Americans pronunciation of Peugeot, poo-joe