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How do you pronounce "Movistar"?

MOO-vi-star (like the C Boardmen)
6 (28.6%)
MOVVI-star (like Super D Millar)
3 (14.3%)
MO-vi-star (with a short "O", like *** Boulting)
5 (23.8%)
MOH-vi-star (like Super D Millar when he's really thinking about Terrible Hats)
3 (14.3%)
Other (explain your working)
4 (19%)

Total Members Voted: 21

Voting closed: 29 July, 2018, 12:40:34 pm

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Mr Larrington

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Movistar
« on: 19 July, 2018, 12:40:34 pm »
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #1 on: 19 July, 2018, 12:46:55 pm »
There's a protocol for pronunciation.
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Correct pronunciation for Movistar is: Mo (as in ‘more’) - bee (like the flying insect) - star. Accent on the final syllable.

The official pronunciation for Liquigas was 'Leaky Gas'.
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bobb

Re: Movistar
« Reply #2 on: 19 July, 2018, 12:48:42 pm »
A friend of mine is Spanish (well his mum is) and he pronounces it "Fe fe fe fe fe fe star". HTH
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #3 on: 19 July, 2018, 12:51:30 pm »
It may be spelled Movistar, but it's pronounced "disappointment". :demon:
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #4 on: 19 July, 2018, 06:01:11 pm »
Doesn't really matter, because from the context (of the conversation) understanding will have taken place*.


*Quote from an old Urdu teacher.
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #5 on: 19 July, 2018, 06:23:19 pm »
It's a word I've only encountered in written form, so I'd probably trip over it and look like an idiot[1] if I tried to say it without thinking about it properly first.  Having now had time to think about it, I'd probably go for the short 'o', or perhaps "Telefónica", which is Spanish for "our-favourite-telco".


[1] You know, one of those idiots who learns new things by reading.   >:(
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Samuel D

Re: Movistar
« Reply #6 on: 19 July, 2018, 07:39:38 pm »
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #7 on: 19 July, 2018, 09:59:06 pm »
If it's Spanish should it not be Mobistar?
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #8 on: 19 July, 2018, 10:02:31 pm »
Filmstar  :demon:
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Movistar
« Reply #9 on: 20 July, 2018, 09:57:39 am »
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Re: Movistar
« Reply #10 on: 21 July, 2018, 10:08:25 pm »
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Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.
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