Nick Jackson, who posts online as @niickjackson, went viral after his epic mispronunciation of the brand name Schweppes sent Brits into a frenzy on social media
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There are a few words that can be tricky to pronounce if you’ve never heard them before — but most of the time our first attempts don’t become viral memes on social media.
But an American man has recently left British social media users in hysterics after her epically failed at pronouncing the brand name “Schweppes”. Nick Jackson, who posts online on TikTok as @niickjackson, is known for making videos rounding up bizarre headlines from around the world in 60-second.
In a clip, which he titled ‘everything on the news simplified in 60 seconds’, he was reacting to the news that the popular tonic water brand, which is owned by Pepsi Co, recalling their sugar-free ginger ale after it had been found that some of the stock contained the full-sugar version.
But he admitted he had no idea how to pronounce the brand name before butchering it on camera. In the clip, which has gained more than 639,000 likes, Nick said: “I literally have no idea how to pronounce this word but Pepsi Co have officially recalled their sugar-fee shoo-wah-pee-pees ginger ale.”
The mispronunciation left fans in a frenzy as it is actually meant to be pronounced like “shweps”. TikTok users immediately took to the comments to poke fun at the clip, which has since been remixed into a viral song and been shared by thousands of viewers.
One user quipped: “I’m calling it shoe-uh-pee pee from now on,” while someone else joked: “She-we-peepees is so so good.” Another added: “How do you NOT know how to pronounce Schweppes??”
Schweppes was founded in 1783 by Johann Jacob Schweppe, who was a German-born Swiss jeweller and amateur scientist. Schweppe developed a process to manufacture carbonated mineral water based on the discoveries of Joseph Priestley, who is credited with the invention of soda water.
Schweppes originally started in Geneva, but the business later moved to London, which became the centre of the carbonated beverages trade.
