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Old 03-17-17, 03:16 AM
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Chances are some of the famous car brands you've been pronouncing wrong,

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Clever video collection of car pronunciations, thanks for sharing @SNiiP3R

Miss Peugeot was kinda cute hah
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That was quite fun.

I lived in France for a short time. I found it interesting that the French also pronounce BMW as "B M Veh". My good friend there told me they say it that way out of respect for the brand.

My other interesting one while living there was Peugeot. I found pronunciation varied within France. I frequently heard both "puh-joe" and "puh-yoh".

And I loved the way they say Cadillac. "Cad-ee-yak".
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^ Speaking of Clarkson, dude drives me nuts butchering the names of American cars. Says Camaro like CA-MAR-O, too much emphisis on the O and MAR, like you will MAR the finish on your car washing it with a green scrubie. Also saying Zed, instead of Z. Its not a Zed-oh-six Corvette or Zed R1. Also he calls a Mercedes a Merc for short, which is a bit confusing with a Mercury, but I guess they never had Mercurys in England.
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Originally Posted by Aron9000
^ Speaking of Clarkson, dude drives me nuts butchering the names of American cars. Says Camaro like CA-MAR-O, too much emphisis on the O and MAR, like you will MAR the finish on your car washing it with a green scrubie. Also saying Zed, instead of Z. Its not a Zed-oh-six Corvette or Zed R1. Also he calls a Mercedes a Merc for short, which is a bit confusing with a Mercury, but I guess they never had Mercurys in England.
Don't forget Merkur which was a short lived auto brand under the Lincoln-Mercury division from Ford Motor Company.
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The Lamborghini girl was my favorite.
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Cool video, thanks for sharing!
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Originally Posted by Och
Clarkson may poke fun at Texas salespeople, but he sure likes to drive in the West Texas open spaces LOL.
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Used to love it down in Mexico when they said 'LexOOS' or "ToyotAAA" as most Mexicans that I came across enunciated the last part of the words.
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