Thursday, January 14, 2010

say it right..

Names as they are supposed to be pronounced..

SKODA:
shko-da

VOLKSWAGON:
forks-wagon or fox-wagon (both are the closest i can think of)

GALLARDO (from the famed stables of lamborghini)
guy-are-doh

HYUNDAI
he-oon-day

AUDI
ow-dee

PORSCHE
por-sha

its really appalling to hear educated indians say otherwise, especially since most of the above brands are a common sight on indian roads now.

n last but not the least..

NAIR
nire (as in wire)
im fed up of correcting foreigners who keep calling me
nare (as in hair).

2 comments:

Saumya said...

Oh common! Why is it appalling to mispronounce any name when you've never heard the right thing

rahul nair said...

when u hear a word for the first time, as an educated person, is it not your duty to look up the right way to pronounce it?
or do you just make up watever u want and go with tat?
cmon sam.. act educated.. NOT literate.
:P