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20 brand names that you've been pronouncing wrong your entire life

Well we never knew that's how you said it

20 brand names that you've been pronouncing wrong your entire life

We're all supposed to stay hip and current (and by saying hip and current, we are immediately not hip and current) and that means knowing about all the latest, coolest brands around.

The only problem is - much like when Gotye, Sufjan Stevens and SBTRKT started getting famous - no one ever actually tells you how you're meant to pronounce these often strange and exotic words.

In fact, you've probably been saying many of them wrong for years - and you didn't even know.

Check below with 20 commonly mispronounced brand names (compiled by Made By Oomph) - and make a mental note of any you didn't already know - just so you can correct someone else in future and feel superior to them.

Nutella

Common pronunciation: nuh-tell-uh

Correct pronunciation: new-tell-uh


IKEA

Common pronunciation: eye-key-ah

Correct pronunciation: ih-key-yah


Hyundai

Common pronunciation: hi-un-dye

Correct pronunciation: hun-day


Porsche

Common pronunciation: porsh

Correct pronunciation: por-sha


Nike

Common pronunciation: nyke

Correct pronunciation: ni-key


Hoegaarden

Common pronunciation: ho-gar-den

Correct pronunciation: who-gar-den


Moschino

Common pronunciation: moss-chee-no

Correct pronunciation: moss-key-no


Hermes

Common pronunciation: her-meez

Correct pronunciation: air-mez


Fage

Common pronunciation: fahj

Correct pronunciation: fah-yay


Ocado

Common pronunciation: oh-car-doh

Correct pronunciation: uh-car-doh


Hublot

Common pronunciation: hub-lot

Correct pronunciation: oo-blow


Givenchy

Common pronunciation: gah-vin-chee

Correct pronunciation: zhee-von-she


Volkswagen

Common pronunciation: volks wag-en

Correct pronunciation: vo-ks var-gun


Lamborghini

Common pronunciation: lam-bor-gini

Correct pronunciation: lam-bor-gee-nee


Miele

Common pronunciation: mee-ell

Correct pronunciation: meal-uh


Adidas

Common pronunciation: AH-dee-das

Correct pronunciation: ah-DEE-das


Tag Heuer

Common pronunciation: tag hew-air

Correct pronunciation: tag haw-yer


Huawei

Common pronunciation: hugh-ah-way

Correct pronunciation: wah-way


Miu Miu

Common pronunciation: mee-oo mee-oo

Correct pronunciation: mew-mew


Stella Artois

Common pronunciation: stell-ah ar-twahs

Correct pronunciation: stell-ah ar-twa