"Aw what a cute dog!"
"Yeah, thanks."
"What breed is it?"
"Well, you have to be careful how you pronounce it, as most people say it wrong - it's Shid-Zoo".
"[pause]Ah - Shi t zoo?"
"NO. IF YOU HAD JUST LISTENED TO WHAT I SAID YOU WOULD REALISE THAT IS THE WRONG WAY TO PRONOUNCE IT. I TOLD YOU HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT AND YOU STILL SAID IT WRONG. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?"
I will accept that the way to pronouce is an Anglicised version of a Chinese phrase, and there is no universally accepted standard. But this doesn't apply when I have told someone how to pronounce it. Grrr! lol.
"Yeah, thanks."
"What breed is it?"
"Well, you have to be careful how you pronounce it, as most people say it wrong - it's Shid-Zoo".
"[pause]Ah - Shi t zoo?"
"NO. IF YOU HAD JUST LISTENED TO WHAT I SAID YOU WOULD REALISE THAT IS THE WRONG WAY TO PRONOUNCE IT. I TOLD YOU HOW TO PRONOUNCE IT AND YOU STILL SAID IT WRONG. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?"
I will accept that the way to pronouce is an Anglicised version of a Chinese phrase, and there is no universally accepted standard. But this doesn't apply when I have told someone how to pronounce it. Grrr! lol.