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Old 10-11-06, 09:41   #10 (permalink)
Accumulator
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Originally Posted by chml17l
I own two and and my ancestry is German on both my parent's side. The correct pronunciation is "Ow-dee" and this is how it's pronounced in all the Audi commercials I've ever seen on TV.
Yep, it's German so pronounce it as a German would (like the "ow" in "ouch"). The other way (aw-dee) is like in "audio" which *is* the latin root of the whole thing, but when Mr. Horsch (sp?) decided to Germanicize the word for the name of the car company he said it like any German would.

Quickstrike- Yeah, might as well say it right, huh? Heh heh, I've heard ads for Porsche dealerships where they leave the "eh" off the end (and even heard it that way on their call-waiting message!), but that doesn't make it right
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