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Nin-jar-go.
I was at Legoland this past summer and overheard some dad correct his son by saying it was "nin-JAY-go" :)
Similarly/tangentially, I overheard another dad explain to his son at the LEGO store that the star wars ship on display wasn't the super star destroyer as his son claimed but that the death star was the star destroyer since if was the ship that could destroy stars.
I've learned from my kids that they are often more up on pop culture than I am.
The first commercials that I saw here originally had them say 'jar' then it got changed to the 'jah' emphasis.
I thought it was like a Power Rangers kinda' thing...Ninja GO! To avoid confusion Lego should've went with the tried and true battle-cry...SPOOOOOOOON!
Nin-jaR-go (pronounced with a capital R)
or
Nin-jah-go (like saying ahhh at the doctor's with a sore throat).
Lol. It's funny as adults we're discussing this. Any outsider would think we're mad! :o)
nin-JAH-go
This thread is ridiculous in a very fun way.
@LostInTranslation Please do.
Joe and Bill were driving through southern Illinois when they spotted a sign indicating that the town of Cairo was a few miles down the road. They got into an argument over how the town's name was pronounced. Joe, who was from the area, said that it was pronounced Kay-Ro while Bill insisted that it was pronounced the same as the Egyptian city from which it got its name, ie, Ki-Ro.
The argued back and forth as they neared the city and finally Bill said, "Fine, let's pull into the first place we see and have them settle this by telling us how they pronounce the name of their city."
So, when they entered town, they pulled into the parking lot of the first place they saw, got out of the car and entered the building. Bill and Joe approached the woman working there.
"Pardon me, but my friend and I are not from this city and are having a little disagreement. If it wouldn't be too much trouble, could you please tell us, very slowly and pronouncing each syllable clearly, how you say the name of this place?"
The woman looked at them for a moment, then slowly said, "Bur...Ger...King."
Bee- onicle!
Buy-onicle!
Bee-onicle!
Buy-onicle!
As for the English language, I like to think we Americans just got rid of those superfluous u's and put the e's on the correct side of the r's. ;o)
http://www.bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/20358#Comment_20358
Thanks @bluemoose