Ascalon
Justified & Ancient
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Only in the last few months have l learned the word awry is not pronounced AWE-ree, as l have been doing all my life.
maximus otter
I can empathise.
There is a Slovenian company that is the absolute best exhaust system manufacturer in motorsport, dealing with MotoGP teams, WSBK, F1, etc.
The spelling is Akrapovic.
Most people in these islands pronounced it Akra -Poe-Vic
To a Slovenian ear, this is butchery and hurts their ears.
It is pronounced A-krap-o-vich.
It means Scorpion.
With so many Eastern Europeans here, there was always much laughter on mentioning exactly the kind of exhaust system you had on your bike.
[Cringe]