You will be shocked to know but it might be possible that  you are pronouncing the name of the BMW incorrectly. As per a study conducted at Select Car Leasing, around 95% people have been pronouncing the name of the German car brand incorrectly.

Since 'BMW' is just a three-letter word, people tend to pronounce it 'bee em double yoo'. However, being a German cmpany the English pronunciation isn't valid for the brand name. Thus, its correct pronunciation is 'bee em vee'. People tend to stick to the usual English version and sticking to the 'V' sound at the beginning. However, in native German, that's more like an 'F'.

The survey was conducted in the UK and each one was asked to pronounce names of ten car brands. There wasn't a single person who could pronounce the name of all ten brands correctly.  In the survey it was found that the only six per cent of the people could pronounce 'Hyundai' right. The correct way to say the name is 'Hun-day'. Other common mistakes were made in pronouncing the names of 'Porsche' and 'Skoda'. The latter has a little accent above the S, and is pronounced as 'Schkoda' while for 'Porsche', it is 'Porsch-ha'.

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