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Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:19 pm
by jwfchase
Weigh in here, in YOUR opinion, is the proper pronounciation for our beloved vehicle:
Del-EEka
DEL-ikka
Deli-(pronounced like in "Delivery") Ca (pronounced like in "Car")
Other...
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:53 am
by Green1
Del-EEka
*Cringe* absolutely not!
DEL-ikka
I think that's about it...
Deli-(pronounced like in "Delivery") Ca (pronounced like in "Car")
This is the way I think of it, but I realize now that the "del" part of "delivery" comes out closer to "dull" usually in pronunciation, and that is anything but the case for these vehicles...
Dell-ika is my best description of how I pronounce it. (which I think is your second option)
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:11 am
by sahdot
Green1 wrote:
Dell-ika is my best description of how I pronounce it. (which I think is your second option)
Me too.
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:54 pm
by cheshirecat
I think it might be more along the lines of Der-ika!
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:13 pm
by patty
yeah it seems most people like it dellikA i deffinatly like its better deleka
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:42 pm
by jwfchase
As my wife put it, "doesn't DEL-ikka sound kind of like DEL-icate?" (Which as video proof suggests, is not the case...)
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:15 pm
by marsgal42
Just to add to the confusion, there is an Australian L400 review on YouTube where they call it dell-ee-ka, rhyming with Celica.
I say DELL-i-ca. The Japanese I've heard (YouTube again, plus Japanoid staff) sounds like deh-rih-ka. There's a D:5 ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vFU8_Qh9EE if you want to see the current version in action.
...laura
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:10 am
by Fanny Bay Delica
I've always said del-ee-ca (rhymes with Celica), just as Laura describes fro the Aussie site. I only started to hear del-i-ca (rhymes with delicate) after we started talking to the Brits (remember Bruce???) and they try to pronounce everything as complicated as they possibly can (aluminum, tomato, etc, etc, etc). Maybe we should check with Demi Moore as she can't pronounce her name either (D-mi??????)
I'm sticking with calling it a Deli!!!
Re: Just for fun... how do YOU say...
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:43 am
by jwfchase
[quote="marsgal42"]Just to add to the confusion, there is an Australian L400 review on YouTube where they call it dell-ee-ka, rhyming with Celica.
So the debate is still on how you pronounce "Celica"
I believe Toyota sports car owners ask themselves this same important question...