Originally Posted by
montesquieu
Having said that I can never resist a giggle at the way Americans pronounce 'Hyundai'. Something like Hahn-dee. Not a dipthong in sight.
More like "Hoon-day", which never fails to irritate me when I'm over there. Not nearly as much as the way they somehow manage to turn "Nissan" into "Neee-sahrn", though!
On, and for anyone who was interested, O'hEocha is actually pronounced "oh-haughey" - a bit like "oh-hockey" but with the 'ck' in the middle softened.
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