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Global Warming 07-08-2006 05:38 PM

How are you supposed to pronounce Nissan?
 
I prefer the British way "Ni-san" just the way it’s spelled. Why the hell do people in America pronounce it "Knee-Sawn"?!??

666fast 07-08-2006 05:59 PM

Re: How are you supposed to pronounce Nissan?
 
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Originally Posted by Global Hemisphere
I prefer the British way "Ni-san" just the way it’s spelled. Why the hell do people in America pronounce it "Knee-Sawn"?!??

Probably because thats how it's pronounced in it's television commercials.

Global Warming 07-08-2006 06:08 PM

Re: How are you supposed to pronounce Nissan?
 
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Originally Posted by 666fast
Quote:

Originally Posted by Global Hemisphere
I prefer the British way "Ni-san" just the way it’s spelled. Why the hell do people in America pronounce it "Knee-Sawn"?!??

Probably because thats how it's pronounced in it's television commercials.

Yeah, just like they pronounce Hyundai "hunn-day" in the commercials. What they think we are so stupid that they have to change the pronunciations for us? As far as I know North America is the only place where they sell the products as Knee-Sawn and Hunn-Day!

666fast 07-08-2006 06:52 PM

It sound slike High-unn-day to me. Anyway, why does it matter?

saadie 07-08-2006 07:34 PM

^^ H is kinda silent ..... thats how the hyundai representative(korean dude) pronpounce it :lol:

they say "Knee-Sawn" cuz they cant effing pronounce words which arent actually english words .. :lol:

dutchmasterflex 07-08-2006 08:45 PM

so many stupid topics these days..

TNT 07-08-2006 11:19 PM

that is why when nissan frist came over they were called Datsun. :roll:

black_magician 07-09-2006 02:17 AM

did we(USA!) pronounce Datsun "correctly" (daht-sun)?

Sir_GT 07-09-2006 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex
so many stupid topics these days..

That's what happens when Global Hemisphere is at home. :lol:

TNT 07-09-2006 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by black_magician
did we(USA!) pronounce Datsun "correctly" (daht-sun)?

yes we did ;)


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