People Have Been Pronouncing Aldi And Lidl All Wrong

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People have been pronouncing Aldi and Lidl all wrong - correct way to say them

Now we finally know the right way to say Aldi and Lidl

What's OnElle May Rice Content Editor Under 35s Lifestyle and Paige Holland13:54, 04 Mar 2021Updated 14:15, 04 Mar 2021
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It turns out we’ve all been saying Aldi and Lidl wrong this whole time.

The two bargain retailers are often heralded as some of the UK’s most popular due to their discount prices and mysterious middle aisles.

But it seems that some people are still having trouble pronouncing their names and you might be surprised to find out you’ve been saying these supermarket names wrong, reports the Mirror.

When it comes to Aldi, many shoppers find themselves dragging out the ‘A’ syllable, but according to the retailer itself, we should be saying Al-di.

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The supermarket’s name actually came from the surname of the brothers who started the chain in 1946, Karl Albrecht and his brother Theo.

The 'Al' is taken from Albrecht, and the 'di' comes from discount.

However, when it comes to pronouncing Lidl, things get a bit trickier.

Many British people often say it with a short, sharp 'Li' at the start, like 'lid-uhl'.

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But in its home town, it's pronounced ‘lee-dul’.

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The bargain supermarkets aren’t the only store names we often pronounce wrong either, as it turns out we’ve all been saying ASOS wrong this whole time too.

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