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Originally Posted by Lobo1186
ya i hear porsch(silent e) all the time. but ive also heard some people from some regions of the US call it NIKE (long I silent E) which is interesting. but at the end of the day every languange butchers words from the another one so its all good.
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Chevrolet
US = chev-ro-lay
France = chev-ro-let
Moet y chandon
US=mo-ey
France= mo-et
Filet Mignon
US = fil-eh
France = feel - eh
UK = filit
Porsche
GMBH = pour - sha
US = porsch
Don't feel bad in other countries the slaughter english all the time, probably the most annoying is in Greece where they are convinced that a silent "e" is actually pronounced as "uh" followed by an ackward pause.