A bit like that famous brand of water blaster - KÄRCHER. Most people say "karcher" - the correct pronunciation isin fact 'kair-sher'.
mugenb20b,
Dec 17, 5:56pm
Yep, the same applies to Husqvarna ('Hooskvarna') or Stihl ('Shteehel').
tigra,
Dec 17, 7:44pm
Yeah! But the Yanks cannot even pronounce Jaguar.
tigra,
Dec 17, 7:47pm
And I saw a tv clip that Hyundai were spending thousands to get their name pronounced correctly.
tractor9,
Dec 18, 6:33am
tigra wrote: Yeah! But the Yanks cannot even pronounce Jaguar.[quote] Or MG
mugenb20b,
Dec 18, 6:35am
How!
mk3zephyr,
Dec 18, 7:24am
When i worked in the Subaru factory even the Japs who worked there didnt pronounce it like you say they do, but the way NZers say it. Strange days indeed
ryanm2,
Dec 18, 7:30am
Yanks say Sellica - we say saleca. No one actually cares and im surprised this thread is still running.
galex,
Dec 18, 7:43am
That's a very interesting site for settling arguments. Thanks!
elect70,
Dec 18, 10:08am
Depends on which universityyou went to & how you hold your mouth , thecoon boys would kill your calling it a super roo
icemans1,
Dec 18, 10:13am
it's pronounced $h!t box
ozz1,
Dec 18, 10:51am
as a long time aussie.soo ba roo. now just going to get a wee peesh of fush an cheeps .but cant find me thongs.
taranaki63,
Dec 18, 6:21pm
its jandals numbnuts not thongs lol
sifty,
Dec 19, 6:10am
maybe they were just fitting in with the bro's.
darryl,
Jun 21, 5:48am
piece-of-crap
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