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You might think you know, but do you really know?

You might think you know, but do you really know?

Can You Pass This Surprisingly Tough Brand Name Test?

According to the [ASOS website](http://us.asos.com/about/), it's ace-oss!

According to [Nike chairman Philip Knight](https://twitter.com/StewartWadden/status/473480570672926720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2014%2F06%2F02%2Fits-official-we-should-all-pronounce-nike-as-nikey-4746915%2F), you're supposed to say it "ni-key."

According to the [LaCroix website](http://www.lacroixwater.com/nutritionals/how-is-lacroix-pronounced/), it's pronounced "la-croy."

According to [Moët & Chandon's Chef de Cave, Benoit Gouez](https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/67683952/french-winemaker-clears-up-moet-issue), it's pronounced "moe-wett" like "poet."

And while we're on drinks, what about Moët?

According to this [Porsche video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Im2eYuGdmfY), the brand's name isn't just pronounced like "por-sh."

According to a [Refinery29 editor](http://www.refinery29.com/pronounce-zara), Zara's communications reps pronounce it "dzah-dah."

As the [director of language programs at the Goethe Institut Christoph Veldhues told Business Insider](https://www.businessinsider.com.au/how-to-pronounce-adidas-2014-12), the name Adidas came from the nickname of the company's German founder, Adolf Dassler — aka Adi (the shortening of his first name) and Das (the shortening of his surname). So it's AH-dih-dahs or adi-das.

In a recent interview with [Vogue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkV5VpEROW0), Donatella Versace explained that Americans are constantly mispronouncing Versace as "ver-sach-ee."

And finally, how do you pronounce Versace?

And whatever, there are bigger things in this world to worry about.

Brand names just aren't your thing!

But you were still a little stumped by a few of these, weren't you?

You know a thing or two about pronunciation!

You've officially won bragging rights. You've been saying these brand names right all along.

Holy shit, you nailed this!

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