Canadian pronunciation of Toyota Celica
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Canadian pronunciation of Toyota Celica
Canadian Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-vA3HbXDk
Vintage Japanese Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDguvZcIX14
1983 Toyota Celica USA Commercal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_fVpNfmpo
1987 Japanese Toyota Celica:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9sQ5BzV-M
Toyota Celica Commercial with Eddie Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmO01r9nF4
I've always wondered this for many years, but why do Canadians call the Celica...the "Ce-LI-ca". Why is there so much emphasis on the "LI" in Celica. It's pronounced "Cel-ica" worldwide. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-vA3HbXDk
Vintage Japanese Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDguvZcIX14
1983 Toyota Celica USA Commercal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_fVpNfmpo
1987 Japanese Toyota Celica:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9sQ5BzV-M
Toyota Celica Commercial with Eddie Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmO01r9nF4
I've always wondered this for many years, but why do Canadians call the Celica...the "Ce-LI-ca". Why is there so much emphasis on the "LI" in Celica. It's pronounced "Cel-ica" worldwide. LOL
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We are closer to the Queens English, while the rest of the world tends to be further differentiated from the UK.
However, with the popularity of Hollywood, more reagions are picking up that version of English.
edit: ex: do you call it a Pree-us or a Prii-us?
However, with the popularity of Hollywood, more reagions are picking up that version of English.
edit: ex: do you call it a Pree-us or a Prii-us?
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^ i sorta saw something similar.
i pronounce it the american way/japanese way.
i say pree-us.
i only find it annoying when people try to dress words up. like saying tar-jay for target. ess-kill-laud instead of es-kill-aid. or buick ray-gal instead of buick ree-gull.
i pronounce it the american way/japanese way.
i say pree-us.
i only find it annoying when people try to dress words up. like saying tar-jay for target. ess-kill-laud instead of es-kill-aid. or buick ray-gal instead of buick ree-gull.
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Canadian Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-vA3HbXDk
Vintage Japanese Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDguvZcIX14
1983 Toyota Celica USA Commercal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_fVpNfmpo
1987 Japanese Toyota Celica:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9sQ5BzV-M
Toyota Celica Commercial with Eddie Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmO01r9nF4
I've always wondered this for many years, but why do Canadians call the Celica...the "Ce-LI-ca". Why is there so much emphasis on the "LI" in Celica. It's pronounced "Cel-ica" worldwide. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-vA3HbXDk
Vintage Japanese Toyota Celica Commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDguvZcIX14
1983 Toyota Celica USA Commercal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df_fVpNfmpo
1987 Japanese Toyota Celica:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II9sQ5BzV-M
Toyota Celica Commercial with Eddie Murphy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmO01r9nF4
I've always wondered this for many years, but why do Canadians call the Celica...the "Ce-LI-ca". Why is there so much emphasis on the "LI" in Celica. It's pronounced "Cel-ica" worldwide. LOL
As for pronunciation worldwide; in the UK it is pronounced "Ce-Li-ca", and this is the way Toyota UK pronounce it. It is also pronounced this way in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and, in my experience, Spain. I'm not sure on Japan but I have friends who lived there and imported one into the UK and they pronounced it "Ce-Li-ca".
Similarly, adopting standard rules, the correct pronunciation of "Prius" would be "Prii-us" - to rhyme with "Pious". Pretty apt I thought.
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I'm not sure what you mean by this - by the standard rules of English pronunciation the Canadians are saying Celica correctly. If it were to be pronounced "Cel-ica" it would be spelt "Cellica".
As for pronunciation worldwide; in the UK it is pronounced "Ce-Li-ca", and this is the way Toyota UK pronounce it. It is also pronounced this way in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and, in my experience, Spain. I'm not sure on Japan but I have friends who lived there and imported one into the UK and they pronounced it "Ce-Li-ca".
Similarly, adopting standard rules, the correct pronunciation of "Prius" would be "Prii-us" - to rhyme with "Pious". Pretty apt I thought.
As for pronunciation worldwide; in the UK it is pronounced "Ce-Li-ca", and this is the way Toyota UK pronounce it. It is also pronounced this way in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and, in my experience, Spain. I'm not sure on Japan but I have friends who lived there and imported one into the UK and they pronounced it "Ce-Li-ca".
Similarly, adopting standard rules, the correct pronunciation of "Prius" would be "Prii-us" - to rhyme with "Pious". Pretty apt I thought.
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I'm not sure what you mean by this - by the standard rules of English pronunciation the Canadians are saying Celica correctly. If it were to be pronounced "Cel-ica" it would be spelt "Cellica".
As for pronunciation worldwide; in the UK it is pronounced "Ce-Li-ca", and this is the way Toyota UK pronounce it. It is also pronounced this way in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and, in my experience, Spain.
I'm not sure on Japan but I have friends who lived there and imported one into the UK and they pronounced it "Ce-Li-ca".
Similarly, adopting standard rules, the correct pronunciation of "Prius" would be "Prii-us" - to rhyme with "Pious". Pretty apt I thought.
As for pronunciation worldwide; in the UK it is pronounced "Ce-Li-ca", and this is the way Toyota UK pronounce it. It is also pronounced this way in Australia and New Zealand, Germany and, in my experience, Spain.
I'm not sure on Japan but I have friends who lived there and imported one into the UK and they pronounced it "Ce-Li-ca".
Similarly, adopting standard rules, the correct pronunciation of "Prius" would be "Prii-us" - to rhyme with "Pious". Pretty apt I thought.
The Toyota Celica name (pronounced /ˈsɛlɨkə/) has been applied to a series of popular coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"
Fair enough. I am no English language expert of any sort, but the UK is not the worldwide standard. There are many regional dialects that deviate from the proper British English rules.
Celica is a name selected by a Japanese company...and a word with latin roots. They pronounce it as "Sel-ica". Watch the Japanese Celica commercials in the links I provided and feel free to search the other Youtube videos with the older Japanese Celica commercials. It's pronounced as how it looks.
If "se-li-ca" it is, there should have been two E's rather than one I after the L. English is a funny language. There are so many variations and contradictions in the rules.
Aluminum is pronounced ah-lu-mi-num not Alu-min-ium. There's no extra letter "I" in that word. And for us Americans, it's center not centre. I before E, except after C. LOL
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The Toyota Celica name (pronounced /ˈsɛlɨkə/) has been applied to a series of popular coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"
Fair enough. I am no English language expert of any sort, but the UK is not the worldwide standard. There are many regional dialects that deviate from the proper British English rules.
Celica is a name selected by a Japanese company...and a word with latin roots. They pronounce it as "Sel-ica". Watch the Japanese Celica commercials in the links I provided and feel free to search the other Youtube videos with the older Japanese Celica commercials. It's pronounced as how it looks.
If "se-li-ca" it is, there should have been two E's rather than one I after the L. English is a funny language. There are so many variations and contradictions in the rules.
Aluminum is pronounced ah-lu-mi-num not Alu-min-ium. There's no extra letter "I" in that word. And for us Americans, it's center not centre. I before E, except after C. LOL
The Toyota Celica name (pronounced /ˈsɛlɨkə/) has been applied to a series of popular coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"
Fair enough. I am no English language expert of any sort, but the UK is not the worldwide standard. There are many regional dialects that deviate from the proper British English rules.
Celica is a name selected by a Japanese company...and a word with latin roots. They pronounce it as "Sel-ica". Watch the Japanese Celica commercials in the links I provided and feel free to search the other Youtube videos with the older Japanese Celica commercials. It's pronounced as how it looks.
If "se-li-ca" it is, there should have been two E's rather than one I after the L. English is a funny language. There are so many variations and contradictions in the rules.
Aluminum is pronounced ah-lu-mi-num not Alu-min-ium. There's no extra letter "I" in that word. And for us Americans, it's center not centre. I before E, except after C. LOL
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Wikipedia's definition:
The Toyota Celica name (pronounced /ˈsɛlɨkə/) has been applied to a series of popular coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"
Fair enough. I am no English language expert of any sort, but the UK is not the worldwide standard. There are many regional dialects that deviate from the proper British English rules.
Celica is a name selected by a Japanese company...and a word with latin roots. They pronounce it as "Sel-ica". Watch the Japanese Celica commercials in the links I provided and feel free to search the other Youtube videos with the older Japanese Celica commercials. It's pronounced as how it looks.
If "se-li-ca" it is, there should have been two E's rather than one I after the L. English is a funny language. There are so many variations and contradictions in the rules.
Aluminum is pronounced ah-lu-mi-num not Alu-min-ium. There's no extra letter "I" in that word. And for us Americans, it's center not centre. I before E, except after C. LOL
The Toyota Celica name (pronounced /ˈsɛlɨkə/) has been applied to a series of popular coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is ultimately derived from the Latin word coelica meaning "heavenly" or "celestial"
Fair enough. I am no English language expert of any sort, but the UK is not the worldwide standard. There are many regional dialects that deviate from the proper British English rules.
Celica is a name selected by a Japanese company...and a word with latin roots. They pronounce it as "Sel-ica". Watch the Japanese Celica commercials in the links I provided and feel free to search the other Youtube videos with the older Japanese Celica commercials. It's pronounced as how it looks.
If "se-li-ca" it is, there should have been two E's rather than one I after the L. English is a funny language. There are so many variations and contradictions in the rules.
Aluminum is pronounced ah-lu-mi-num not Alu-min-ium. There's no extra letter "I" in that word. And for us Americans, it's center not centre. I before E, except after C. LOL
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(And center is just centre for the illiterate)
I will now sit back and await incoming...
(And center is just
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Er, no. It could have two "e's" but the general rule is that only a double "l" would shorten the following vowel to give the pronunciation Cel-ica that you want. A single "l" leaves the vowel long and gives the Ce-li-ca that we pronounce. To be fair I don't think any of us need to take pronunciation lessons in Engrish from the Japanese.
Don't lets get started on this one. We spell it aluminium and pronounce it alu-min-ium, however the history is interesting and this is one case where the US spelling and pronunciation is technically correct. Originally called aluminum it was changed to ium on the end to fall into line with other recently discovered elements at the time e.g potassium, sodium, magnesium etc.[/url]
(And center is just centre for the illiterate)
I will now sit back and await incoming...
(And center is just centre for the illiterate)
I will now sit back and await incoming...
See changes were made after the original word for Aluminum was produced. We didn't change it or need to. But that's a pretty good story of why it's pronounced with an "ium".
You callin' us Yanks illiterate? LOL
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