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Podcast: Speak English With A British Accent
Episode: Ghastly! 16 Delightfully British Ways to Say 'Absolutely Awful' - The intrusive R - How do you say these Brand names?- A Small Mindset Shift: Replacing 'Sorry' with 'Thank You'
Description: Here's the list: Shein - this one I've been saying wrong. I've always pronounced it as 'sheen' whereas the correct pronunciation is 'she-in' Nutella - another one I've been saying wrong. Apparently its not 'nuh-tella' its 'NEW-tella'. I've been turning that U into the schwa. Aldi - I generally say it as 'ALL-DEE' not the 'Al-Dee' its mean't to be. Ikea - I used to say 'eye-key-uh' until the TV adverts came out with the pronunciation guide of 'Ee-kay-uh' Nike - The correct pronunciation is 'Ni-Key' not rhyming with bike...