Quote Originally Posted by AssertnFailure
This actually goes in the "things that annoy you" thread, but I don't want to dig it up...

Anyway, I've started drinking beers at japanese restaurants/bars lately...specifically Sapporo.

Now, when I look at the brand, I pronounce it SAH - POH - ROH. Having watched anime long enough, I think I have a pretty good sense of japanese linguistics with their own words.

However, I'm always corrected by waitors/bartenders that it's pronounced SAH - PORROH. It irritates me however, because I know all too well the way english speaking folk bastardize syllable emphasis on japanese words that are written in our alphabet. It doesn't even sound japanese when you say it that way...it sounds more like spanish or something.

Me and my dad go to japanese restaurants and we pronounce it SAH-POH-ROH... Im no expert tho... I cant watch the american version of naruto because their pronunciation of words pisses me off.