How is IO pronounced?

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singlecell
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I have been curious about this since buying the car, as on the day of purchase some people sounded it 'eye o' and some people sounded to 'eee o'.

Would like to know which one is correct so I can stop sounding like an idiot.

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io

Io pron.: /ˈaɪ.oʊ/[6] is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Io_(moon))

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Pronounce so you'll be understood

If not you will sound like an idiot wink

I believe it's italian in origin and correctly pronounced eee-oh, but if you're not in Italy, then how is it pronounced where you are?  Here it's eye-oh

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idiot ?

Can't be an idiot...if you are driving an eyeeeo devil

+1 for Fordem post

Happy eyeeeo

My io is now SOLD Thankshttp://pajerio.com/forum/claudes-io-2002-zr-built-thread-onlyhappy-io 

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Ive been saying eye oh, the two people who called it a eee oh were working at a car inspection garage so I thought they might have had it right.  But Ill stick with what we know.

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eye oh

I should have also said - I do call it eye oh but thought it was named after the moon. Whether it is or not I think it is certainly supposed to be read as a greek word rather than an acronym for anything - remember they also made a sigma and carisma (kharisma).

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This quote is from Wikipedia

The Mitsubishi Pajero iO is a mini SUV produced by Mitsubishi Motors since June 15, 1998 in three-door form, and August 24, 1998 as a five-door. The "iO" name is derived from the Italian for "me" which, according to Mitsubishi, "generates an image of being easy to get to know, easy to drive, and of being one's very own Pajero". 

I know Wikipedia should not be considered as an authoritative source, but you can also find this information in several of the trade journal of the late 90's when the car was introduced.

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well there you go...

I was going to say this at the start of this thread... Put on an italian accent and say "Idiot!" - in my head that comes out as something like ee-dee-yacht! The 'io' part is how it should be pronounced. ;)

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All 3, Depends what mood im

All 3, Depends what mood im in,, mostly eye O, but sometimes i say "iEE-haw" like a donky. :)

Yippy i-O

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