How do you pronounce Britax?

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maipenrai

Senior Community Member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #1

I've heard it both ways and I'm wondering which is right.

Does the first syllable rhyme with "eye" or "see"?

 

TerisBoys

Well-known member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #2

eye - Brigh-tax.

 

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thepeach80

Senior Community Member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #3

Yup, eye.

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 1, 2008

• #4

eye...that's what they say when you call them on the phone

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #5

:yeahthat:

I always read it Brit-ax, like British. It took me forever to remember to say or read it correctly after I heard it.

 

MomToEliEm

Moderator

• Feb 1, 2008

• #6

crunchierthanthou said:

I always read it Brit-ax, like British. It took me forever to remember to say or read it correctly after I heard it.

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That is how I thought it was too. I still have trouble saying it correctly with the br-eye-tex pronunciation.

 

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maipenrai

Senior Community Member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #7

That's what I thought, but then I watched the "Child safety seats" session on this webinar and the guy kept calling it Bree-tax. I got confused!

http://www.buckleupillinois.org/video.html

Thanks!

 

joolsplus3

Admin - CPS Technician

• Feb 1, 2008

• #8

Oh, my...

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #9

Another one that gets me is Chicco. Parents look at you like you're crazy when you say it Key-co.

I usually end up saying "Chicco keyfit... it looks like Cheek-o, but it's pronounced like Italian, so it's key-co".

 

unityco

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Feb 1, 2008

• #10

I find it funny the differences in pronunciation of the same product in Canada and the U.S...

For example, in Canada, in ads for the Kia Sportage, it is pronounced Spor-TAJ (think Taj Mahal.) This would be in line with a French pronunciation - but these are English commercials.

When I see U.S. ads, it's pronounced SPORT-age - keeping in line with English rules of pronunciation.

Just my silly little observation... I wonder if Chicco promotes their products as "Cheek-o" for North America?

 

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thepeach80

Senior Community Member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #11

I don't think so. We have an independent baby store here in town I like to play at and they say Key-ko and I'm sure they get all their training right from the manufacturer. I'm just happy they get trained and seem to get it. They get all the good seats in first.

 

mamaofthree

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #12

OMG, I say it wrong! I say Bree-tax, cause that's all I've ever heard. I ran into a woman calling it Br-eye-tax one time and I thought she was crazy. Guess I'm the idiot.

Kimberly

 

steph

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #13

Britax (like it rhymes with eye).

Chicco says their name like Key-ko in the US - at least when I called that is what they say!

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #14

:yeahthat:

recorded phone system messages, voicemail, reps returning calls... all Key-co. I'm still getting used to it.

 

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jennsmile

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #15

BrI-tax two syllables. I says I at the end of a syllable.

Jenn

 

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LuvBug

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #16

I say Breye tax
and I say cheeko lol! I know its wrong but unless I'm talking to another carseat enthusiast, I say cheeko because otherwise they look at you crazy.

 

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flipper68

Senior Community Member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #17

I've also heard tex vs. tax, but that may be more of a dialect thing. . .

Do you pronunciation Aaron and Erin differently? How about Ellen & Allen?

 

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MaryAnn

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #18

What's the correct way to pronounce Perego? I know I'm probably way off when I say it.

 

unityco

Ambassador - CPS Technician

• Feb 1, 2008

• #19

flipper68 said:

I've also heard tex vs. tax, but that may be more of a dialect thing. . .

Do you pronunciation Aaron and Erin differently? How about Ellen & Allen?

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Yes, but my dad can't hear or pronounce the difference between Craig and Greg (and probably the previous names either!) His first language is French.

So what does the "H" represent in Italian then? Is it an indicator of a hard "C"? (So if if Chicco were spelled Cicco, it would be pronouced See-ko?)

The "H"s in French I can't figure out. They're never pronounced, and they never modify anything... I don't know why they exist in that language at all!

 

crunchierthanthou

New member

• Feb 1, 2008

• #20

Perego = pear uh go

I think that's the only I ever got right before I heard it.