I have noticed that recently the question of pronunciation of our beloved Apple company has been coming up more and more often. Some call it “Apple”, while others call it “Apple” or even “Apple”.
And it’s not even funny, really. It’s a real problem.
We tell you how to pronounce the name of an American company.
Why Steve Jobs Named the Company Apple
The name Apple Computer was invented by Steve Jobs himself. The idea was that the first word would be more rigid, the second.
There are different unofficial versions of the origin of the name. According to one of them, Jobs gave the task to choose a name by 5 o’clock in the evening and warned that if no one came up with anything, he would call the company Apple.
There is another version. Jobs wanted his company’s name to appear in the phone book as early as possible. As a result, Apple limited its then-higher competitor, Atari.
Steve’s official biography states that the name came from Steve’s observation of “one of many fruitarian diets.” Returning from an apple farm, Jobs thought the word “Apple” sounded “fun, energetic, and not scary.”
How to say Apple grammatically correctly
According to British and English standards, Apple has only one pronunciation: /ˈæp.əl/. That is, through E – “Apple“.
However, people, depending on the state and country, pronounce it as “Apple” or “Apple”. The second variant is more common.
How Apple is called in Russia
According to Yandex Wordstat, the largest number of queries is with the letter “E”: 1,176,872.
The pronunciation variant with “A” includes 620,949 requests, which also include the EPL (English Premier League) tournament, so the actual number is even smaller.
In other words, most often in Russia they say “Apple“.
As Apple itself says
Here’s how current Apple CEO Tim Cook says it (00:02:30):
Cook’s Bottom Line: “Apple”.
Similarly, cryptocurrency companies and Steve Jobs (00:00:20):
Jobs’ Bottom Line: “Apple”.
How to pronounce Apple you
Share in the comments how exactly you pronounce Apple in colloquial speech.
Source: Iphones RU
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