>And even if an advert such as Hyundai's doesn't get people to change their pronunciation immediately, it does get people talking. >"People might start chang

>And even if an advert such as Hyundai's doesn't get people to change their pronunciation immediately, it does get people talking. >"People might start changing [their pronunciation]," Aldighieri said, "but what they will do is start talking to each other about it." It always amuses me; this delusion that the Dickie Beasleys [0] of the advertising world have, that people get involved in earnest discussions about their latest creations [presumably in that perennial venue for debate "round the water cooler"]. Most people view adverts as an annoying disruption to something they're trying to watch or read... or a good opportunity to nip for a wee, or put the kettle on. The only times I ever hear anyone discussing an advert, it's to complain about how annoying it is and express how much they'd like to punch the twat who came up with it. [0] https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jxfrs2WFymE/SDNTeWDk1UI/AAAAAAAAAC0/PqQYoH3tPPU/s1600/Dickie+Beasley2.jpg https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jxfrs2WFymE/SDNTeWDk1UI/AAAAAAAAA...