Words And Things Americans Have Been Saying Wrong

Americans without realising it have a habit of mispronouncing words and names

Americans say uhh-dee-dus but ADIDAS is Actually pronounced AHH-DEE-DAHS

Some Americans might be surprised by this but it's actually Wally and not waldo.

Via en.wikipedia.org

Where's Wally? is a series of children's books created by English illustrator Martin Handford.

Despite some Americans insisting on calling it "ping pong" it's actually Table Tennis

What is the difference between Ping-Pong® and Table Tennis?

Ping-Pong® is a federally registered trademark first developed by Parker Brothers, Inc. and now owned by Escalade Sports. The registered trademark Ping-Pong® indicates a brand of equipment used to play the sport of table tennis.

Ping-Pong® is the brand and table tennis is the sport. Have you ever wondered why Ping-Pong® is not in the Olympics? The Olympics Committee uses the term correctly – table tennis is the sport played in the Olympics! All the industry associations relating to the sport are table tennis associations, again recognizing that the sport is table tennis.

Source: http://www.pingpong.com

Despite some who might argue that there is no incorrect way of saying things and that it has more to do with dialects but in some cases certain things are supposed to be called or referred to in the way or manner it was meant to be whether you like it or not or whether or not you accept the fact that you're wrong. So open your eyes and stop blinding yourselves with patriotism.