Do you pronounce pop 'POPE'? Didn't think so.

Yes! I WON!

For those of you who didn't know how big of a loser was yet... listen to this...

Me and my sister have had this ongoing debate for like a year now about the Yoplait product, "Yop". You know those little yogurt drink things?

She, like many others, insisted that the correct pronunciation for this product was "YOPE"... rhymes with pope, nope, soap, etc.

While I, on the other hand, insisted that it was pronounced "YOP"... rhymes with pop, cop, stop, shop, etc.

People always used the commercials as proof that it was pronounced "YOPE", but for whatever reason, in all those commercials, the singers usually have accents of some sort and its very easy to argue both sides.

My sister's main argument though, was that "it must be pronounced YOPE because the company that makes them is Yoplait (pronounced yo-play)"

My response to that was simply the fact that regardless of the company name, Yoplait and Yop are two completely different words, therefore changing their individual pronunciations.

As you might imagine.. it got to the point where people were saying "its however you want to say it" or whatever. But that's not good enough for me.

So, to settle the case once and for all, my sister emailed Yoplait directly and asked them how to properly pronounce it, and this is what they replied with:

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Dear Consumer:


We acknowledge receipt of your question on the way to pronounce Yop and would like to thank you for the interest you have shown in Yoplait products.

Actually, "YOP" should be pronounced as in the word "POP. We enjoy receiving your comments and encourage your feedback on our products.

Once again, thank you and please be assured that Yoplait is continuously working to be the first to offer consumers innovative products of the highest quality.


Best Regards,


Odette Gougeon

Service aux consommateurs / Consumer Service

Aliments ULTIMA inc. / ULTIMA Foods Inc.
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I stuck to my guns, and I was right!!!

What did I win? nothing. Just the pure satisfaction of being right, which is always awesome.

So for those of you who ever wanted to know how it was pronounced... now you have it.

Thanks for reading!
- Patrick