Top 20 Things You’ve Been Pronouncing Wrong

Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! 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.
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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.