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How do you pronounce IKEA
Ha, if Ikea pronunciation causes so much debate (IIRC, we already had a thread on this before) I wonder how much debate we should have for Carrefour. I believe depending on which country its in, its pronounced differently. Hence there is no reason why we must follow the Swedish pronunciation of Ikea. If I am speaking with a local or asian I would expect ee kay ya to used.
I do not think that Carrefour needs to have the same debate as IKEA.Wd40 wrote:Ha, if Ikea pronunciation causes so much debate (IIRC, we already had a thread on this before) I wonder how much debate we should have for Carrefour. I believe depending on which country its in, its pronounced differently.
Since IKEA is an acronym, the pronunciation is suspect. However, Carrefour is an actual word in the French language meaning crossroads or intersection. So following the French pronunciation would be considered correct for Carrefour.
There is some analogy and somebody used it as a guideline. The fact that there is no absolute regularity in pronunciation in a group of words does not mean that there is no such regularity in a sub-group.Wd40 wrote:+1. Idiot, Ideakaseyma wrote:Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.proxymoron wrote:He stopped when I asked him how he pronounced "idea"
e.g. rough, bough, though
Besides, if you won't stop calling kaseyma an idiot, we will have to ban you.
No offense taken.x9200 wrote:There is some analogy and somebody used it as a guideline. The fact that there is no absolute regularity in pronunciation in a group of words does not mean that there is no such regularity in a sub-group.Wd40 wrote:+1. Idiot, Ideakaseyma wrote: Just because they look alike does not mean they must sound alike.
e.g. rough, bough, though
Besides, if you won't stop calling kaseyma an idiot, we will have to ban you.
He was merely adding another example, in this case pronunciation of an "i" preceding a "d."
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yeah, you were calling me an idiot, and supporting what Kaseyman said.Wd40 wrote:Chill X9200, I didnt call Kaseyma an idiot. I was just highlighting how the pronunciation of idiot and idea are different.
Besides somebody else on this forum called me a pigeon, didn't you notice?

Just kidding. I noticed the comma and no offense taken.
But it beats me... why would somebody call you a pigeon?
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