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What is Whitney Houston's favorite car brand? (lemmy.world)
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HYUNN-DAIIIII!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU

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[–] -5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Hyundai (Hun-DAY) rhymes with Sunday.

I went to a car dealership not long ago, helping a friends, and even the salesman mispronounced it. We peaced out right then. No thanks. You're showing you're not only not knowledgeable, but don't care enough to get to get it right.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Not sure what country you're getting angry in, but in the UK at least, they "officially" changed the pronunciation from "hyundai" to "hyunday" with a series of adverts a couple of years ago.

    They were literally called Hyundai (i.e. with high-un-die pronunciation) in all their own adverts and everything for the last 40 or 50 years. Of course, basically everyone still calls them Hyundai.

    I don't think ignoring a companies "rebranding advert" really suggests anything about someone's knowledge or care.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I'm in the US, heard a multitude of pronunciations from people here. I'm not getting angry, I'm just adding clarification on how to say it (at last In US).

    Although I did get upset when a supposed "expert"-or at least industry professional- can't use naming correctly.

    As for other countries, yes there are discrepancies with numerous name pronunciations, and while I agree with many (Nissan, Prius, or Jaguar to name a few), saying Hyundai any other way is nails on a chalkboard to me now.

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