07-08-2006, 05:38 PM
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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"?!??
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07-08-2006, 05:59 PM
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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"?!??
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Probably because thats how it's pronounced in it's television commercials.
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07-08-2006, 06:08 PM
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Re: How are you supposed to pronounce Nissan?
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Originally Posted by 666fast
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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"?!??
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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!
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07-08-2006, 06:52 PM
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It sound slike High-unn-day to me. Anyway, why does it matter?
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07-08-2006, 07:34 PM
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^^ H is kinda silent ..... thats how the hyundai representative(korean dude) pronpounce it 
they say "Knee-Sawn" cuz they cant effing pronounce words which arent actually english words ..
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07-08-2006, 08:45 PM
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so many stupid topics these days..
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07-08-2006, 11:19 PM
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that is why when nissan frist came over they were called Datsun. :roll:
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07-09-2006, 02:17 AM
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did we(USA!) pronounce Datsun "correctly" (daht-sun)?
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07-09-2006, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex
so many stupid topics these days..
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That's what happens when Global Hemisphere is at home.
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07-09-2006, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by black_magician
did we(USA!) pronounce Datsun "correctly" (daht-sun)?
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yes we did 
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