Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
Every time the word "Marriott" is pronounced in any of their own materials, it rhymes with chariot. Even knowing this, I still say "marry-ott".
you mean "cherry-it?"
Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
My whole life I thought the city was pronounced "shang-hi", but was quickly corrected that it is actually "shong-hi".
apparently the same thing with "feng-shui." It's more like "fung-shui."
Originally Posted by
ElevatorEnthusiast
Wow, I had no idea about Shanghai! The only other thing I can think of like this is "Porsche" - I think it's supposed to be "Porsha" rather than "Porsh". Still though, I always feel pretentious saying "Porsha".
here is the correct pronunciation right from the proverbial horse's mouth:
i think it's unrealistic to expect everyone to pronounce foreign words properly. por-shuh, por-shah, por-sheh. does it really matter?