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03-26-2017 09:52 PM
Please, please, please teach your hosts the correct pronunciation. Today, Rick Domeier is the culprit saying the feminine object pronoun "La" instead of the masculine "Le". Get a tutor for your hosts if necessary. There are also lots of language pronunciation guides online. There is no excuse for incorrect pronunciation.
03-26-2017 10:00 PM
Agree. Do your homework before presenting a product.
03-26-2017 10:04 PM
Yes, of course, it's masculine in German too: Der Tiegel.
03-26-2017 10:28 PM
Yes, was driving me crazy. Rick is not alone in the incorrect pronunciation. Several hosts say "la". What was driving me crazy several years ago was the mispronunciation of "voila" by Lisa Robertson, Amy. Courtney and even a few other hosts. They pronounced it "walla". Cringed every time and thought they should know better.
03-27-2017 08:12 AM
Oh My.
03-27-2017 04:01 PM
I was very uncomfortable during the hour long presentation.
The vendor never once used the brand name in order to give a clue to the host. I am not sure he knew what to do about the situation.
I would think that someone in the control room would have corrected him, but it never happened.
03-27-2017 04:06 PM - edited 03-27-2017 04:11 PM
Since Le Creuset is, or at least was, a French company, you'd think that QVC would want to capitalize on the connection between France and its reputation for fine cuisine. If hosts sound like middle schoolers on the first day of French class, QVC is missing an opportunity to promote Le Creuset products. There has to be SOMEONE who can teach correct pronunciation to hosts. Heck, I'll volunteer, free of charge parce que la prononciation chez QVC m'énerve.
03-27-2017 04:09 PM
Another one is Dooney and Bourke. It is not Burke, it is Bourke and rhymes w/ cork. Don't care what the vendor says.
03-27-2017 04:11 PM
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, unfortunately.
03-27-2017 09:25 PM
Oh Im so glad Im not the only one that is affected by incorrect pronounciation! Yes, its a foreign language, but its easy to find out the correct way to say things. Voila was my absolute most cringeworthy too! Don't disrespect the language by making up your own version of a name. This has reminded me of the word caramel. Its pronounced car-a-mel, not Carmel, a lovely coastal town in California!
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