Monday, 14 August 2017
Top 20 Things You’ve Been Pronouncing Wrong
Ever wondered how to pronounce words like nutella and Hyundai? From the proper pronunciation of Adidas to whether nike is pronounced as ni-key, here are the top 20 words that you’ve probably been pronouncing wrong. Subscribe for more! ► http://bit.ly/BeAmazedSubscribe ◄ Stay updated ► http://bit.ly/BeAmazedFacebook https://twitter.com/BeAmazedVideos http://ift.tt/2pJiCIQ ◄ For copyright queries or general inquiries please get in touch: beamazedvideos@gmail.com Credit: http://ift.tt/2w3IjYP Music: "Inspired" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://ift.tt/oKTIFM Find out how to pronounce these 20 difficult and contentious words! Del Monte - Guys have been mispronouncing this name and here is why. When it comes to pronouncing Del Monte, a great number of people split it into two syllables instead of three. TagHeuer - A brief intro; this is a Swiss company which manufactures, as the CEO puts it, 'irresistible timepieces'. Iraq and Iran - Eye-rack? Seriously guys Eye-rack?? IKEA - More interesting is how most folks mispronounce IKEA as “eye-key-yah”? Porsche - No fun facts here other than that most Americans cannot pronounce Porsche right. “Porsh” as most refer to the German automobile maker is incorrect. Hyundai - The South Korean automaker's name is quite challenging for most English native speakers to pronounce. In Korea, the name is pronounced as HYUN-day. Nike - There has been a decade’s long debate regarding the pronunciation of the name of the world’s largest sportswear brand Nike. “Nyke” or “Nikey”? Hermes - Commonly mispronounced as “her-meez”, Hermes is a French fashion company which deals with extremelyhigh-end commodities. Ocado - Ocado, commonly mispronounced as “oh-cah-doh” is UKs leading online supermarket. Fage - This is a Greek dairy company headquartered in Athens. Not only is itrecognized for its incredible yogurt and other remarkable milk products and desserts but also it’s difficult to pronounce thename. Volkswagen - This marks our halfway point through this list and which better way to mark it than with Volkswagen. Adobe - Seeing that this name is on this list, then one thing is for sure. “Ah-dobe” as the Computer software company is commonly referred to is not the correct pronunciation. Melbourne - Looking at the name, it screams to be pronounced “mel-born”. Dubai - This was a kick in the teeth. I did not expect that most peeps (myself included) would be mispronouncing Dubai. How? Renault - “Ren-olt” or “ren-oh”? This has been a bone of contention amongst most petrol heads, and natives are at fault for mispronouncing this name. Brisbane - Okay, these Aussie names are getting out of hand. Who agrees with me that this should not be pronounced any other way if not “Bris-bayne”? Well, this is quite erroneous but it all boils down to different phonetics. The River Thames - In the USA more specifically Rhode Island, there is a street called Thames that’s pronounced “Thaymz”. Lafayette - This is a town in Onondaga County, New York. Adidas - There is an urban myth that Adidas is short for “All Day I Dream about Sex”. Nutella - Now, this is proof that my whole life has been a lie.
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