Try to capture what's interesting about the etymology. Word origins posted here should have more to offer than just a link to a dictionary definition. Some of these ones, I knew already, like Moët and Givenchy, but the Mercedes pronunciation was definitely new.Etymology is the study of the history of words and idioms, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time. ˈt͡se: ‘tsee’ as in the end of ‘ca ts‘ followed by the ‘ee’ from ‘b ee‘Ĭorrect pronunciation: mer-tsee-dus bents But if that’s the case, we would all be saying loo-es voo-ee-ten, instead of the French loo-ee-vwee-to(n). Some would argue that the pronunciation I’m going to illustrate below is technically a German one, and so shouldn’t be expected to be used globally. I’ve grown up with the common mer-say-deez pronunciation and never gave it a second thought that it would pronounced differently. Returning to the pronunciation, the correct way to say Porsche is Ĭorrect pronunciation: por-sha Mercedes Benz I remember a friend referring to a Maserati as a Mazda.
The common pronunciation of Porsche is porsh. I’ve heard some say Porsha and I heard one individual say Porch. The last one is so wrong that it’s not even right, but that’s not the worst I’ve heard. Turns out it’s German, which is indicated by the ‘Stuttgart’ that’s right in the middle of their logo. Ʃ: as illustrated previously, ‘sh’ like ‘ shoe’Ĭorrect pronunciation: jee-vo-shee Porscheįun fact, I always thought Porsche was Italian. Ɑ̃: ‘aw’ but with a French nasal twist, like the one you put on when saying ‘n on‘ The closest English letter would be a ‘j’ but it’s pronounced more like the ‘s’ from ‘mea sure’. The common mispronunciation is given-chee or given-shee, even jee-von-shee. They’re the second largest apparel division of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) These guys do haute couture clothing and accessories etc. Using the previous explanation for Moët, we can break this down.Īnother French high-fashion house with a commonly mispronounced brand name. The correct pronunciation here is / ɛər ˈ m ɛ z / I’ve heard variants of her-meez, her-mez, herms and homies.Įven what is believed as the technically correct er-mez is wrong. It is also a commonly mispronounced brand. They do leather, perfumes, accessories and generally high-end luxury stuff. Hermès a.k.a Hermès of Paris a.k.a Hermès International S.A is a French high fashion house. A diaeresis indicates the two dots above a letter: ë Hermès This is further underpinned in a dedicated Pronunciation segment that states that the correct pronunciation is mo-wette as it is originally a Dutch name that has retained it’s native pronunciation in French.Īccording to a native french speaker, the two dots ( tréma) above the ë imply that the ‘t’ can’t be mute because the diaeresis* is here to change the pronunciation of the ‘e’ by demuting the final ‘t’. Ɔ̃: similar to ‘ ɑ̃’ a decent attempt would be ‘ on‘ as in ‘s on‘ Ɑ̃: a little difficult to find an English equivalent, but I would say adecent stab at it would be ‘a’ as in ‘s and’ Ʃ: not quite an integral, but pronounced ‘sh’ as in ‘ shoe’ Mo: as it is, so ‘ mow‘ as in ‘mow the lawn’Į: similar to ‘ɛ’ but more drawn out, like ‘ air‘
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This confusing code can be broken into several parts. The article stipulated that is the correct pronunciation. My rudimentary search turned up a Wikipedia search. The funny part is this – I was searching for confirmation on the correct pronunciation of ‘Moët’ and I stumbled upon well-known global brand names that (I thought) had established pronunciations, but the generally accepted pronunciation is incorrect.īelow is a list of 5 commonly mispronounced brands, with some interesting back stories, some boring but necessary linguistics stuff and the verdict on some vintage debates. You know it’s legit when you see the word ‘diaeresis*’ come up. I will clear this debate up once and for all with confirmation from several sources. It was for this particular example that this post exists.
Some swear by mo-wett while others add some linguistic flair with some fancy mo-way. There’s the age-old debate on the pronunciation of ‘Moët’ from the champagne house, ‘Moët et Chandon’. I recently discovered that there are a couple of brands I’ve been pronouncing wrong.