I drive a Honda Civic hybrid now, but we did consider a Toyota Prius. I didn't get it because I wasn't fond of the humped-up snail shape, but now that I think about it, it's a good thing I didn't because I can never remember how to pronounce "Prius."
The word looks like "prior" to me, so I want to say it that way. To rhyme with "pious" (heh--not that we hybrid owners are ever pious) or "pry us out of this car." But it's really pronounced "Pree-us," and I cannot get that through my head.
Anyway, today I found this funny article on the name. I'm not the only one!
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I wonder why Toyota didn't just make up a different name for the car when it went to market it outside Japan? The Trooper, the Samurai, and the Sidekick are all names that would not be recognized in Japan.
I notice the article repeats the urban legend about the Nova not selling well in Mexico because it supposedly means "doesn't go" in Spanish.
http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp
you bought a civic instead of a prius? but won't that make it harder for everyone to know that you drive a hybrid? is
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