Check out German Girl in America to learn the full list. (on YouTube) Her site has ads so I can't post the link here. She mentioned Colgate as a product that is pronounced wrong by others in their countries. She mentioned something I found interesting. Colgate she says was not a tooth paste company when founded. Also, at age 82 I do not recall this but she says toothpaste first came in a jar and not in a tube. Who knew that?
What is "wrong"? Do Americans always pronounce French or German products exactly like native speakers? I don't think so - and there is also no need to do so.
Sometimes too hard! Often they pronounce non-English names the English way, thinking that English is the only real language on earth.
This I did know. Mostly it was because of materials available. Almost all products were distributed in tins or jars, that was really all there was. But until the 1890's there was really no other option. Until the rapid cost reduction and availability of aluminum made things like the "squeeze tube" available. Heck, do not forget that "shaving cream" used to come in the form of a bar of soap that the user shaved off pieces of into a mug of hot water. But for the topic, it goes beyond even that. I know of one that drives many crazy whenever we hear it. And it is not a brand but a city, and most in the US pronounce it wrong. For some reason none of us can figure out, almost anybody not in Idaho that says the name of the capitol put a "Z" sound into it. Boi-zee. This drives us absolutely bonkers, especially as there is not even a Z inside the word "Boise".
