How do you pronounce ‘Polo’?

13 comments

1. They both sound the same

2. I say both o’s rhyming with toe

3. Depends on whether it’s preceded by Volkswagen or succeeded by “with Tarquin and Benedict”

4. Is this a wind up? There’s no difference between “pole” and “toe”.

5. Do you otherwise have similar accents? And, how might you describe your accent(s)?

   In my case, I’d say, for me (S.E./E. England), both the <o>s in <polo> are pronounced with the TOE vowel.

6. Po, as in the Teletubbie…then lo like low

7. This is obviously a wind up.
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8. The “o” sound is the same as “tomato”

   You’re welcome

9. Mostly read it as Polow but it probably should be more like Apollo.

10. The mint or the car? I’d pronounce the former like “toe”, and the latter like “pole”.

11. PO-LOW

    not

    POLL-O

12. The mint, the car or the sport?

    All three are pronounced differently.

13. If someone pronounces it o like pole, they need speech therapy.