Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk'

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Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - Alex - 15-08-2011 08:36am

I heard a few news articles online discussing the new Evoque launch, Tata Motors etc. However the commentators were pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' and not 'e-voke'. This was heard on several US news channels.

I suddenly thought maybe I have been pronouncing it wrong this whole time, or perhaps in the US they pronounce it differently? Odd as it is spelled as how it should be pronounced.

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - XFullFatTim - 15-08-2011 09:00am

It's the way that Indian people speak

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - evoqueboy - 15-08-2011 09:18am

(15-08-2011 09:00am)FullFatTim Wrote: It's the way that Indian people speak

We'll have less of that! I'm Indian and know how to pronounce it! Smile

lol there was another journalist who test drove the Evoque for The Sun and he seemed to call it the Evock!! Strange eh.

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - XFullFatTim - 15-08-2011 09:35am

I've heard the Evock pronunciation too, it's quite commonly pronounce like that up here in Scotland. I hate it when the great unwashed spell it as Evoke in forums too!

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - ED209 - 15-08-2011 09:42am

Who cares how people spell it or how they say it, Its how it drives/looks/feels that counts. In fact i am going to call mine an ewok when i get it.

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - ant - 15-08-2011 09:56am

"EE" as in tree and
"VOKE" as in poke.
ANT

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - griff - 15-08-2011 02:39pm

(15-08-2011 09:18am)evoqueboy Wrote:
(15-08-2011 09:00am)FullFatTim Wrote: It's the way that Indian people speak

We'll have less of that! I'm Indian and know how to pronounce it! lol there was another journalist who test drove the Evoque for The Sun and he seemed to call it the Evock!! Strange eh.

I think he meant the bows and arrows kind chasing Custer at the Little Big Horn.
From the description it sounds like a US Southern drawl

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - Acwats - 15-08-2011 08:11pm

(15-08-2011 09:56am)ant Wrote: "EE" as in tree and
"VOKE" as in poke.
ANT

I suppose you would tell me it has a mono coke chassis then Laughing

Hope mine has a monocoque one.

RE: Why are people pronouncing it as 'e-vawk' - vinda - 19-08-2011 01:12am

(15-08-2011 09:18am)evoqueboy Wrote:
(15-08-2011 09:00am)FullFatTim Wrote: It's the way that Indian people speak

We'll have less of that! I'm Indian and know how to pronounce it! lol there was another journalist who test drove the Evoque for The Sun and he seemed to call it the Evock!! Strange eh.

Yeah. And he was a honky