Most businesses could not care less how you say their name as long as you spell your name correctly on the credit card slip. But in case you’re wondering, here are the incorrect and correct ways to say …
17 Famous Company Names You’re Actually Pronouncing All Wrong
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Ikea
How we pronounce it: eye-key-ah
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: ih-key-yah
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Adidas
How we pronounce it: uh-deed-aas
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: aah-dee-das
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Zagat
How we pronounce it: za-get
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: za-GAT
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Nutella
How we pronounce it: nuh-tell-uh
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: new-tell-uh
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Porsche
How we pronounce it: porsh
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: por-sha
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Fage
How we pronounce it: fahj
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: fah-yay
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Hyundai
How we pronounce it: hi-un-dye
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: hun-day
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Hoegaarden
How we pronounce it: ho-gar-den
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: who-gar-den
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Hermes
How we pronounce it: her-meez
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: air-mez
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Givenchy
How we pronounce it: Gah-vin-chee
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: zhee-von-she
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Volkswagen
How we pronounce it: volks wag-en
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: vo-ks var-gun
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Renault
How we pronounce it: ren-old
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: ren-oh
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Sega
How we pronounce it: say-ga
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: see-ga
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Louis Vuitton
How we pronounce it: loo-is vee-ton
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: loo-ee we-taahn
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Samsung
How we pronounce it: sam-sung
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: sam-song
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Bayer
How we pronounce it: bay-er
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: buy-er
We can’t say we blame you for messing up the hardest words to pronounce in the English language.
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Saucony
How we pronounce it: sow-cone-ee
How you’re supposed to pronounce it: SOCK-a-nee
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Originally Published in Reader's Digest
