sjordan2 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) I've heard people refer to a certain German car as a MER-suh-deeez... So, when someone makes a post about a Merc (meaning Mercedes, and that's common on posts), is it pronounced Merk or Merss? I usually think they're talking about a Mercury. Edited October 4, 2011 by sjordan2
Harry P. Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 So, when someone makes a post about a Merc (meaning Mercedes, and that's common on posts), is it pronounced Merk or Merss? I usually think they're talking about a Mercury. I always assumed that when someone says "Merc," they're referring to a Mercury. I've never hears of a Mercedes being called a "Merc." Maybe I'm not up on the hip lingo you kids are using these days...
von Zipper Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I was talking to a guy from Canada on the phone, He was looking for a set of "deck-ells" (decals)
Harry P. Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Deckles, eh? Hmmm... I wonder what that was all aboot?
mikemodeler Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Or pronouncing Alfa Ro-MAY-oh like Romeo & Juliet. I've owned four Alfas. Skip, by mentioning that you have owned four Alfas, you will receive Sainthood upon entering the pearly gates! I once worked at a dealership that sold and serviced Alfas (and Mercedes, BMW and Peugeot) and those cars were great if the temperature was above 40 degrees! I always loved those folks that bought a Spider convertible and tried to drive them in Chicago winters! They got mad when their car wouldn't start and would have to be towed in. Four plugs, plug wires, cap and rotor, an oil change and a couple of hours in a warm garage usually fixed them right up!
highway Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 I've never hears of a Mercedes being called a "Merc." Maybe I'm not up on the hip lingo you kids are using these days... Actually it seems to be what the hip Brits are saying these days! :lol: I don't know if you watch the British "Top Gear" on BBC America, but Jeremy Clarkson always is referring to Mercedes as Mercs. I though when I was watching for the first time when he said Merc "Why are they talking about Mercurys??" and the next thing I seen was a Mercedes SLR!! Then the light bulb (dimly ) lit!!
Chuck Most Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Pronouncing AMT.... I sill haven't mastered spelling it. Ditto MPC. How about this- Willys is actually pronoucned "Willis" as in Bruce Willis, or 'What you talkin' bout' Willis'. Thing is so many people pronounce it 'Willies' even the experts say it that way, otherwise nobody knows what they're talking about.
Harry P. Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Speaking of accents, I've been in other parts of the country and folks can tell that I'm from Central PA. We have an accent here?? Oh yeah, BIG time! Dave Wannstedt used to be the Bears' head coach, he's from Pennsylvania. His accent was very noticeable every time he gave a press conference (I mean, cawnference!) I think Chris Matthews from CNBC is also from there. He says "A MUHR icans" instead of "A MARE icans." Yep, you Pensylvania people have a definite accent... But then again, we all have an accent to someone who's from somewhere else. (Although I'll never get used to having to "paaaahk my caaaah" when I'm in "Baaaa-stin."
sjordan2 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Skip, by mentioning that you have owned four Alfas, you will receive Sainthood upon entering the pearly gates! I once worked at a dealership that sold and serviced Alfas (and Mercedes, BMW and Peugeot) and those cars were great if the temperature was above 40 degrees! I always loved those folks that bought a Spider convertible and tried to drive them in Chicago winters! They got mad when their car wouldn't start and would have to be towed in. Four plugs, plug wires, cap and rotor, an oil change and a couple of hours in a warm garage usually fixed them right up! If a 4-time Alfa owner is a saint, it's Saint Sebastian.
Chuck Most Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Michigan has an accent. And no, we don't all sound like Dauber from Coach. Listen to a post-game interview with Tom Izzo, or catch an airing of Nights With Alice Cooper. Definite Michigan accents. In fact. those two guys pretty much sound the same.
Greg Myers Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 Personally,, I always thought it was "moby-us" as in "moebius strip" [moby as in Moby Dick, the great white whale] BTW ,, I'm pretty shure the blue oval around "Moebius" in the logo IS a moebius strip. That looks familiar
Junkman Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 Actually it seems to be what the hip Brits are saying these days! :lol: I don't know if you watch the British "Top Gear" on BBC America, but Jeremy Clarkson always is referring to Mercedes as Mercs. I though when I was watching for the first time when he said Merc "Why are they talking about Mercurys??" and the next thing I seen was a Mercedes SLR!! Then the light bulb (dimly ) lit!! To avoid any confusion with Mercury or the British Daimler brand, the Germans developed a unique way how to pronounce "Mercedes". They say "Benz".
Junkman Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) For me Moebius always was the pseudonym of noted French comic artist Jean Giraud, until a plastic kit company in America recently started to use it. Hence I pronounce it the French way out of old habit. The French 'oe' sound has - afaik - no equivalent in English and I don't know an English word that contains it (but that doesn't mean a lot). If you know how to pronounce the French word for heart - coeur - you know the sound. I'm not 100% sure, but I think Coeur d'Alene is still pronounced this French way by it's inhabitants. Edited October 5, 2011 by Junkman
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