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How do you pronounce car names properly? This came up again on my LeSabre "build" thread. Thought it may be fun and informative....
OK,
Buick LeSabre is luh-say-burr
Camaro is usually said here like Camera but with an "o" but its actually cum-ARRRR-oh
Chevy Impala is I'm-PARRR-lah
Brougham is not brow-ham but "BRO-um" ("broom" is also acceptable) - this is an old coach building term so...
Fiero I always take to be Fee-Air-Oh but I've heard some right mangles on how to say it
Mercury Marquis I take to be Mark-wiss but am open to correction
Americans please note there are THREE syllables in Jag-u-ar
Ford marketing actually offered pronunciation advice on the launch of the Ka. It is "kah!" not "Kay-Ay"
Weiand (the speed parts company) used to stamp "say 'way-and' " into thier parts lol
I understand a good way to start a row at a Bond meet is to ask if Equipe is "eh-keep" or "ik-whip"
Bentley Mulsanne - is that Mull-SARN Mull-Sarny or Mull-Sain?
I thought there would be loads more come to mind when I started this. Any more?
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Last Edit: Apr 16, 2012 7:20:38 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I think a lot if it is just accent, how are we supposed to say Volkswagen? It's accepted to say Renault without the T as in French, but VW is pronounced English?
Jag-wahh is my favourite (as in American).
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I've got Rovers.
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Convention I guess. I remember for years everyone said Audi like "Audrey" and then TV advertising standardised it as Ow-Dee
I also recall people saying Renault with the T back in the 70s.
Its odd when its a foreign name on a foreign marque, do you try add the foreign accent? But foreign words on English language cars are more of an oddity.
Also with made up words which seem popular for names now.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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VIP
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Fuchs is usually one that catches a lot of people out.
It's not f*cks or foosh, but something in between fooks [as in books], and fyooks.
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I've wondered that one, a sensor company we use at work is called Pepperl and Fuchs. I say f@cks just for the laugh.
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I've got Rovers.
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MWF
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Americans please note there are THREE syllables in Jag-u-ar Are we 100% on this one? It's just that James May seems to pronounce it Jag-wah and he's good at speaking English. |
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Marquis is fine the way you say it or Mark-EE, both are acceptable.  |
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Dez
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It is, how you say...Dez
@dez
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hah!
i have been previously corrected/ridiculed for saying ford 'kah', i new i was right!
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cavman
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feeling inspired :)
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In terms on 'normal' pronunciation rule go, Marquis I would assume would be mar-key or perhaps mar-kiss, but I definitely not mark-wiss. That said, car manufacturers have always had their own ways of confusing people and poetic (and phonetic) license!
For a long time it always seemed that some names just seemed a little precocious to pronounce in the native style, take Porsche ('Porsh' / 'Poor-sha') for example. If you deliberately sounded them 'correctly' people thought you were a bit 'try hard' maybe.
just out of interst, how do folk pronounce SsangYong? se-sang-yong, Shyang-yung........ never really knew about that one. Also Ziebart rustproofing? Z-eye-bart, zee-bart, zay-barth?
James
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'78 Mk1 Cavalier Coupe - I wish I had a pound for every time someone told me "my dad used to have one of those"!!
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Dez
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It is, how you say...Dez
@dez
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zee-bart would be the correct german pronunciation i believe.
and ive only ever heard it pronounced sang-yong.
id also agree marquis should be pronounced mark-ee in english, but in american i think it would be mark-wiss, cos they don't understand silent letters, or the letter Q.
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edwell
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Americans please note there are THREE syllables in Jag-u-ar Are we 100% on this one? It's just that James May seems to pronounce it Jag-wah and he's good at speaking English. I'm assuming the word for the big cat is of native (south?) American origin, so we should probably follow their lead what ever that may be. Of course the car and the cat aren't the same thing though. |
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brc76
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Chevrolet = shevvy
mustang = must-taaang
oh hold on, everything I think of now sounds like Jeremy Clarkson in my head. Must Stop. Must.
one more, SEAT = Say-at
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levismerc
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Learning all the time...
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Apr 16, 2012 10:30:48 GMT
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I'm pretty sure Lancia should really be Lan-cha. Ready to be corrected though...
Hyundai - is it High-un-die or Hee-un-day?
I still hear plenty of folk saying Pee-yoo-jo for Peugeot too.
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Apr 16, 2012 10:43:02 GMT
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The correct pronunciation of Marquis in an English-speaking country in Mar-kwiss. You'd certainly hear anyone with the title of Marquis as being referred to as the Mar-kwiss of Salisbury, for example.
Marquis in the French language is mar-kee, as in the Mar-kee de Sade.
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redsunbeam
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I can't hear you .............
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Apr 16, 2012 10:50:39 GMT
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I always wondered about Van Den Plas
Van dern plarr?
Van done plaz?
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Apr 16, 2012 11:04:43 GMT
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I'm pretty sure Lancia should really be Lan-cha. Ready to be corrected though... Hyundai - is it High-un-die or Hee-un-day? I still hear plenty of folk saying Pee-yoo-jo for Peugeot too. A Korean friend of mine says Hyun-Day, saying that with an English accent sounds like you've had a horrendous accident. My mother, who has one, says High-Un-Die. I heard someone call my car a Tree-Umph once. That was fairly amusing. But I'm from Dahn Saaf, we say everything funny, or just plain wrong. |
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Apr 16, 2012 11:14:41 GMT
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I heard someone call my car a Tree-Umph once. Waz 'ee Franch? True enough we all speak funny. I've heard Americans say Hun-die. They love dropping syllables |
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I've got Rovers.
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Apr 16, 2012 11:19:20 GMT
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Hyundai - is it High-un-die or Hee-un-day? A Korean friend of mine says Hyun-Day, saying that with an English accent sounds like you've had a horrendous accident. My mother, who has one, says High-Un-Die.. I have also heard said in the Main Dealer, Hyun- Dee, and Hyun- Die. Anyone got an idea for Quaife (as in Differentials and gearbox's) I have always said Quaif (like Waif) where as a mate says Quaffee (more like Coffee) |
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Apr 16, 2012 11:48:23 GMT
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I heard someone call my car a Tree-Umph once. Waz 'ee Franch? True enough we all speak funny. I've heard Americans say Hun-die. They love dropping syllables Definitely wasn't French, well I didn't see a white flag anywhere, so I assume not... ;D Speaking of France, hearing Peugeot as Pew-Got is always hilarious too, that is a weird one though. |
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MrSpeedy
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Apr 16, 2012 12:09:18 GMT
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Americans please note there are THREE syllables in Jag-u-ar Are we 100% on this one? It's just that James May seems to pronounce it Jag-wah and he's good at speaking English. This really winds me up. (I know it shouldn't, but it does) How does Jag pronounce it in their adverts ? Oh yes, "Jag-You-Err" I think they should know best  Btw, i'm pretty sure Mr May was just being a little sarcastic  Tbh, I tend not to take too much notice of how Americans pronunce things, as we all know they have no idea of English! lol I mean, they even have a new metal over there which is like AluminIum ;D ;D |
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