Chocolate fans furious after learning people are pronouncing Reese's completely wrong

Fans of iconic American marque Reese's are furious aft proceeding however immoderate radical are pronouncing it - but it turns retired they had nary thought they were saying it incorrect this full time

Iconic American marque Reese’s has been making waves successful the UK successful caller years, but galore radical aren’t rather getting its sanction right.

The institution is celebrated for its Peanut Butter Cups, which dwell of a chunky, decadent peanut food filling successful a saccharine cocoa case. Owned by American titan of industry, the Hershey Company, the fashionable dainty was created successful the 1920s by erstwhile dairy farmer, and shipping foreman for Milton S. Hershey; H. B. Reese.

Creator Reese wasn’t a imperishable diagnostic astatine the Hershey institution though - helium was fto spell erstwhile the barn helium managed was unopen down to prevention costs. He decided to motorboat his ain concern aft this, with the H.B. Reese Candy Company established successful 1923.

The institution operates arsenic a subsidiary of Hershey and by 1969, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups became the Hershey Company's apical seller. It remains 1 of the top-sellers successful the world, with a reported $3.1 (£2.4) cardinal successful yearly sales.

The fashionable peanut food treats are a staple during spooky season, with galore trick-or-treaters coming location with a mini cupful oregon 2 successful their collection. While everyone knows the marque by its iconic orangish packaging, 1 happening that stumps galore is however to pronounce the brand's sanction itself.

Many radical often accidental ‘Reesies’ oregon ‘Reesees’, but it’s adjuvant to deliberation of however you’d accidental ‘Reese’s pieces'—the cocoa treats are pronounced ‘Rees-iz’, according to QuillBot. On societal media level X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, radical person expressed their vexation implicit the galore pronunciation blunders the marque sanction seems to inspire.

One said: “if you pronounce reese’s arsenic 'ree-sees' I bash not spot you”, portion different agreed and penned: “Can't basal ppl who pronounce Reese's similar 'ree - sea's'....”.

A 3rd idiosyncratic joked: “I’ll pharynx punch a MF that says 'ree sees'.” And different quipped: “Serial slayer behaviour honestly”.

One idiosyncratic confessed: “My bad, it’s however everyone other pronounced it astir maine increasing up”. But others preferred to pronounce it the incorrect way. One declared: “I'm atrocious I similar whimsy”. Another said: “You’re truthful incorrect lmao”.

Another idiosyncratic complained: “The entirety of North Dakota pronounces it that mode and nary substance however overmuch I effort to amended that the possessive of Reece doesn't magically adhd other e sounds and that each the advertizing says it the different way, folks inactive importune connected being wrong”.

One idiosyncratic was particularly irritated by the incorrect pronunciation being alternatively prolific and lamented: “Reese’s Pieces. THAT SHOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE OBVIOUS; IT’S SUPPOSED TO RHYME WITH 'PIECES!!!' The last happening that makes maine spell f***ing insane is erstwhile radical volition really alteration the pronunciation of pieces to 'pee-sees' to rhyme with their incorrect pronunciation of Reese’s.” And different simply added: 'Ree-Sizz' pieces. CMON PEOPLE.”

Other societal media users were speedy to constituent retired the founder’s surname was Reese, truthful the added ‘s’ is simply to bespeak possession and not to alteration the pronunciation of the sanction entirely.