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When did Skoda, become Ssshhhcoda??

StephenFord
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Current radio ad has a woman pronouncing the car brand 'Skoda' as if she is doing a Sean Connery imperrsonation - really irritating to listen to! So, when did Skoda change the English pronounciation of their name, and does it bug anyone else, or just me LOL

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    1 hour ago, StephenFord said:

    change the English pronounciation

    I know just what you mean, while eating my bar of Neslays white chocolate and flicking through a Porscha brochure I stopped to think what was Nissan (or as the americans call them Nyssan) thinking when the launched the Cashkye 🤣

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    EcoSport and EcoBoost are pronounced differently...winds me right up. :laugh: 

    We've also been saying Capri wrong...the emphasis is on the A...CA-pri not C'preeeeeeeeee.

     

    Had a giggle watching one of the COPA matches the other day, with 'Arce' playing... 🤭

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    7 hours ago, StephenFord said:

    Current radio ad has a woman pronouncing the car brand 'Skoda' as if she is doing a Sean Connery imperrsonation 

    Maybe she just forgot to put her dentures in?😀

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    Go back 20 odd years and Audi was pronounced like it's spelled,but at some point it changed to Owdi,which I still find irritating to this day.

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    Got a mate called Jesus  but he insists it's pronounced hazoose . 

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    I remember when Volksvargens were called Volkswagons and Reno's were Renaults, it's people trying to be clever and pronouncing the words in the natural language instead of pronouncing them the English way. The good thing is Fords have always been Fords .

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    2 hours ago, billyboy said:

    The good thing is Fords have always been Fords

    Except in Norway they have Fjords 🤣

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    A few of my Dad's mates worked at Dagenham...they always put a W in Fowd. :laugh:  

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    31 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

    A few of my Dad's mates worked at Dagenham...they always put a W in Fowd. :laugh:  

    theres a few anchors here without the "W"

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