BFTD Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 12 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: How does one pronounce 'Nisa' (as in the corner shop chain)? Nice-ah (like a play on nicer)? Niece-ah? I used to work at one of their franchises, and it was always pronounced 'Nice-ah". They were also the only franchise owner in Scotland who refused to sign up to the remarkably lax guidelines for storage and sale of sandwiches (had to be constantly stored at a certain temperature and sold within three days, IIRC). Environmental Health at the council warned me that they regularly sampled sandwiches containing unacceptable levels of nasty bacteria in chilled foods that originated from their warehouse, and Nisa knew about it but couldn't have given less of a shit. Food for thought (or skitters). 12 hours ago, Loonytoons said: Yacht I think you'll find it's pronounced "Throat Wobbler Mangrove". 2 hours ago, Boghead ranter said: Adi-DAS, not a-dee-das. It was named after Adolf Dassler, so Ah-Dee-DASS is objectively correct. f**k you Americans, with your Ah-DEE dass shite. Like everyone involved in manufacture a century ago, Adi was a Nazi, although apparently not enough of a Nazi for his brother Rudolph, who left to form his own Nazi shoe company, Puma. Apparently the two companies hated each other, with employees of either side looking at each others' shoes to decide whether someone was worth talking to. (thanks to the invaluable @TxRover bot for research on this post) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: But if someone calls a spanish sausage "chorr itt zo" i will kill. My unofficial mother-in-law pronounces Prosecco as 'pro-shecko'. Me: Edited October 21, 2023 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Hedgecutter said: My unofficial mother-in-law pronounces Prosecco as 'pro-shecko'. Hide contents Just the mention of Prosecco should be warning enough. Hopefully you've been living, laughing, and loving enough when visiting her home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: My unofficial mother-in-law pronounces Prosecco as 'pro-shecko'. Me: Reveal hidden contents My 90 year auld ma has relatively recently discovered the dubious delights of croissants from Lidl's instore bakery. She pronounces it 'crazzonts'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: My unofficial mother-in-law… Such an ambiguous role definition, open to a multitude of interpretations, bravo, Sir! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 hours ago, TxRover said: Such an ambiguous role definition, open to a multitude of interpretations, bravo, Sir! "What are you doing, unofficial mother-in-law?" The birth of a new genre. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Bidiey-in's maw? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 23 hours ago, BFTD said: "What are you doing, unofficial mother-in-law?" The birth of a new genre. Not on ygerbil it's not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 21/10/2023 at 09:22, Hedgecutter said: I'm always torn with the Adidas & Nike thing. On one hand I know that it should be ahdee-das and nigh-kee, but on the other hand don't want to be on the receiving end of... Eta: Same with ah-SINT (emphasis on the 2nd syllable) for Assynt. How do you pronounce Assynt because it definitely should be first syllable emphasis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On the subject of how to pronounce brand names, over the last year or so Skoda have been putting heavy emphasis on it being pronounced "Sh-koda" in their adverts, which they must know they are on a hiding to nothing as nobody is going to start saying it like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: On the subject of how to pronounce brand names, over the last year or so Skoda have been putting heavy emphasis on it being pronounced "Sh-koda" in their adverts, which they must know they are on a hiding to nothing as nobody is going to start saying it like that. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I remember when Nestle's was pronounced 'Nessels'. Then they started insisting it be 'Nes-lay'. Result - everybody still pronounces it 'Nessels'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 24 minutes ago, GordonD said: I remember when Nestle's was pronounced 'Nessels'. Then they started insisting it be 'Nes-lay'. Result - everybody still pronounces it 'Nessels'. Unsure if this was a joke or not but I’ve never heard anyone say ‘Nessels’. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, GordonD said: I remember when Nestle's was pronounced 'Nessels'. Then they started insisting it be 'Nes-lay'. Result - everybody still pronounces it 'Nessels'. You're fucking at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 26 minutes ago, GordonD said: I remember when Nestle's was pronounced 'Nessels'. Then they started insisting it be 'Nes-lay'. Result - everybody still pronounces it 'Nessels'. Maybe in the D household, but no one else has ever pronounced it "Nessels". Ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 28 minutes ago, GordonD said: I remember when Nestle's was pronounced 'Nessels'. Then they started insisting it be 'Nes-lay'. Result - everybody still pronounces it 'Nessels'. My granny used to call it Nessels but that should in no way be used to support your theory based on how she (mis)pronounced many things. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 21/10/2023 at 18:08, BFTD said: "What are you doing, unofficial mother-in-law?" The birth of a new genre. It'll be a Pornhub category by the end of the week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Swarley said: Maybe in the D household, but no one else has ever pronounced it "Nessels". Ever. Just me then? (And hk blues's granny.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Swarley said: Maybe in the D household, but no one else has ever pronounced it "Nessels". Ever. It was always pronunced Nessels........Nessels Milk...Nessels Cofe Mate When did Nestlé change pronunciation? The exact date of the change is a matter of debate. Until the 1980s Nestlé was pronounced “Nestles” on Milkybar television advertising, but “Nestlé” on advertising for other Nestlé products. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I always thought Nessels was an Americanism. What I want to know is why avalanche went from av-a-lan-ch to aaav-au-launch on the news, while Jaques Santer went from Ja-ack Sawn-tehrr to Jack Sahn-tir. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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