The Enid Blyton Society

"If you like Ananas Coladas..." — nah, don't think it'd win anyone over.

Meanwhile, if anyone was wondering about the pronunciation of a certain cheap clothing chain (and a few other brands)...

Interesting Courtenay! (while reading the article I remembered how difficult it was for me to pronounce a certain shop, when I first came here, belonging to Primark without saying the another word)

Funny, my dad raised the pronunciation of Primark earlier. . I don't think he's ever set foot in one!

I've always pronounced it as Pry-mark, so I'm glad to know I was right! (And to be assured I was also right pronouncing Nike as Ny-kee and Adidas as AD-i-das. But I suspect all English speakers will always pronounce IKEA as Eye-kee-a, not Ee-kay-a, no matter how the Swedes try to put us right. )

I've always gone to Pry-mark but my dad has always gone to Pree-mark. Apparently, that's how everyone pronounces it in France.

I've always pronounced it Pry-Mark. I've never thought of it having an alternative pronunciation.

Same here..
(Although I refer to shops as the shop)

Smyths (toy retailer), Nisa (grocery chain), Leffe (beer) all confuse me! As do Pilescu and Ariste Leonides. I also know of someone who isn't sure of avatar and Houghton!

Hmmm. Nisa has a logo that uses much the same colours as Visa (the credit card), probably deliberately, so is it pronounced Neeza to rhyme with Visa? Or is it pronounced like Nicer, which would also make sense?? Dunno...

Is there an English word of trapesing? I found it in Vanished Prince page 42 vintage hardcover.

Yes... to trudge or trail. How someone might walk when they are feeling very tired.

Thank you, Daisy. I know of the word traipsing but not trapesing. I have learned one new word today.

It's an alternative spelling Sixret.

Oh, here we are: Nisa is pronounced "Nicer", company confirms

Smyths Toys is definitely pronounced "Smiths" — I've heard their ads on the radio.

Leffe beer, it seems, has two "correct" pronunciations, being from bilingual Belgium — it's "Leffur" if you're Dutch-speaking and "Leff" if you're French-speaking.