Thread: Pronunciation of Nokia
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2007-11-19 , 15:54
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Originally Posted by krisse View Post
Can I just get on my soapbox here and let people know that Nokia is pronounced "noh-kia" (with a short "o" as in "golf").
Funny, I read "noh" and think of pronunciation as in "no". Doh!

Anyway, in business calls with Finnish Nokia employees, they always pronounce it "knock'ya" to my ears, with that delicate consonant pronunciation that Swedes and Finns bring to speech.

When I hear them (I've mostly mixed with Swedes) pronounce English with such delicate precision, I can't help but think native English speakers must sound guttural and lazy to their ears.