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Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 17.22
by tvmercia
Crocks wrote:Having lived in both Germany and Switzerland, I can assure you the locals pronounce the name Leeeeedle.
however we are in britain where most punters call it "lidl". it doesnt make sense to spend an awful lot of money telling us about their cheap tomatoes on the radio, when the listeners have no idea which supermarket they are talking about.
Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 19.16
by Brad
I do recall my ex-girlfriends grandad saying he'd bought something that morning at a place called "Awl-dye."
I foolishly replied saying there was a place here called Aldi that sells the same thing. Took me a minute to realise he was talking about the same place. Doh!
Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 19.45
by James H
i dont care/know. i shop at tescos
Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2005 21.47
by cdd
In Mecccico, HSBC bought out some bank company and overnight changed the name. It didn't go to plan! Because of spanish pronunciation (anyone aware of it will realise this) it was almost impossible to say "HSBC" (comes out something like: At-che-a-se-be-e-ce-e". Hence, a huge advertising campaign followed to "teach" the proper English pronunciation. Lidl's problems are only lidl in comparison to HSBC's failed relaunch!
James H: You have been awarded the Fabbest Post award on Metropol. Well done!
Posted: Thu 30 Jun, 2005 15.05
by Spencer For Hire
cdd wrote:In Mecccico, HSBC bought out some bank company and overnight changed the name. It didn't go to plan! Because of spanish pronunciation (anyone aware of it will realise this) it was almost impossible to say "HSBC" (comes out something like: At-che-a-se-be-e-ce-e". Hence, a huge advertising campaign followed to "teach" the proper English pronunciation. Lidl's problems are only lidl in comparison to HSBC's failed relaunch!
That often seems to be the problem when using the brands internationally. I'm sure there are still people who call Seat cars 'seet'.
Toyota also had trouble when launching the MR2 in France, as they pronounce it 'emm-air-der', which said quickly sounds like Merde.
Posted: Thu 30 Jun, 2005 22.54
by James H
cdd wrote:
James H: You have been awarded the Fabbest Post award on Metropol. Well done!
Aww thanks. I'm being congratulated on the secret forum
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2005 10.03
by cdd
James H wrote:cdd wrote:
James H: You have been awarded the Fabbest Post award on Metropol. Well done!
Aww thanks. I'm being congratulated on the secret forum
No, James, the secret
thread... you see the secret forum has been invaded.
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2005 19.22
by James H
cdd wrote:James H wrote:cdd wrote:
James H: You have been awarded the Fabbest Post award on Metropol. Well done!
Aww thanks. I'm being congratulated on the secret forum
No, James, the secret
thread... you see the secret forum has been invaded.
Christ.
Ok, meeting in the secret thread at 2200 this evening.
There
will be cake.
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2005 19.45
by Pete
oh get over it you two. As I said in the secret forum, discussing the secret forum on the main forum is *SO* last week.
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2005 20.39
by babyben
Hymagumba wrote:oh get over it you two. As I said in the secret forum, discussing the secret forum on the main forum is *SO* last week.
I'm a secret forum on my own..it's so secret only I can find it
Posted: Fri 01 Jul, 2005 22.09
by cdd
Hymagumba wrote:oh get over it you two. As I said in the secret forum, discussing the secret forum on the main forum is *SO* last week.
For those who have access to the Secret Forum, Hyma said a similar thing in
this post already . :roll: