Sebut Betul-betul...

In a previous post, i wrote about attending a potluck session in Nirmala's place. There, we met a few international friends - a lady from South Africa, another lady from France (Laura), and many others. By the way, it's our conversation with Laura that I would like to share here. Since she's French, we took full advantage of the opportunity. By asking her questions. Hehe..

Che Dah: "How do you pronounce L'Occitane?"
Laura: "Sorry??"
(Hahaha.. So we know we are pronouncing it wrongly)
Che Dah: "How to pronounce L'Occitane? The store, L'Occitane??"
Laura: "Ohhhhhh.... It's Lox-C-Tan"
Me: "Oh, that's how I've been pronouncing it, until a lady told me it's Lock-Key-Tonne"
(screw you lady X, you are not French)
Nirmala: "Does it carry a meaning, in French?"
Laura: "Oh, it's a language, or a dialect in a part of France. Yeah."
Nirmala: "Ohhh.... Okay. Then, tell me, how are we supposed to pronounce Carrefour? Since it's the most mispronounced brand in Malaysia?"
Laura: "Sorry, I didn't get you. Again?"
Nirmala: "Oh.. This large supermarket chain... Is it Kah-Fu?"
Laura: "Okay, okay, i get what you mean. It's Karrghefurgh"

All of us: Gelak bagai nak mati. Hahahahhahahahahhah... ;D

Takde sape pon yang sebut betul kat Malaysia. "Carry-Four", "Care-For", "Kah-Fu"- all are incorrect. My thinking - pronounce it as you want. The mat sallehs always pronounce orang utan as "reng-u-ten", selambe je. Nasib ko lah. Tak kuasa i.. Hehehehe..