MAD TV skit: Learning Stickshift (TOYOTA Yaris)

[Violin]

What's funny is an Aussie lecturing us on how not to sound funny.

[hasher22]

Originally Posted by Violin

What's funny is an Aussie lecturing us on how not to sound funny.

I didnt say anything about you americans on "not to sound funny" i said its funny how u guys say yaris cuz u have the accent....duh

[St_G]

"YAR-iss" is much closer to the root words of "Ja" and "Charis" than "YAIR-iss" is.

Dictionary.com lists Charis as being pronounced "KEY-riss," but the plural is "KAR-i-teez," the first syllable of which rhymes with the first syllable of the American pronunciation of Yaris.

And Ja...is "Yah" obviousiously. "YAH-riss" isn't quite how we say it, but we're closer than anyone saying "YAIR-iss."

Originally Posted by hasher22

i said its funny how u guys say yaris cuz u have the accent....duh