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Originally posted by bimmerphilewhen 1/2 the board showed their blatant ignorance by pronouncing eta as "ee-tee-ay" I thought it would be a good idea.
No offence.. well wait, yes offence. You are an idiot.
I guess because British people pronounce some words differently than Americans do they are ignorant? Or maybe Americans are ignorant? Or maybe Australians are because they pronounce things differently?
People like you make me both laugh and cry on the inside. Get a life.1990 325ix
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Originally posted by SebSterNo offence.. well wait, yes offence. You are an idiot.
I guess because British people pronounce some words differently than Americans do they are ignorant? Or maybe Americans are ignorant? Or maybe Australians are because they pronounce things differently?
People like you make me both laugh and cry on the inside. Get a life.
dude, just because you pronounced it eee-tee-ay doesn't give you the right to take it on someone who pronounces it right.
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Originally posted by SebSterPeople like you make me both laugh and cry on the inside. Get a life.
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Originally posted by bimmerphilesome to start:
bimmer - bih-mur
Dinan - die-nun
Hartge - Hart-geh(guh)
Cibie - see-bee-ay
ATE - ah-tay
schwarz - shvorts
Bayerische Motoren Werke - Bay-er-ish-eh Mo-tor-en Verk
Eta - ay-tuh
Germans always pronounce the "e" at the end of a word.
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Originally posted by turnofftheradioGuibo?
gwee-bow
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Guy-bow
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rub-burr doo-dadOriginally posted by DanGillangee-bo
Giubo is a contraction of "Giunti Boschi" (Italian for "Boschi Joints")
The proper pronunciation is: 'Gee-Yu-Bow'
(probably safer to stick with "flex disc")
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ATE is an abreviation for Alfred Teves, the guy who originally started the company, its surposed to be pronounced as if it was his initials, AT.Just a little project im working on
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Originally posted by SebSter
I guess because British people pronounce some words differently than Americans do they are ignorant? Or maybe Americans are ignorant? Or maybe Australians are because they pronounce things differently?
People like you make me both laugh and cry on the inside. Get a life.
The correct way to pronounce it is "ee", like as in you were saying meet. Its not surposed to be pronounced as if it was a word like eh-tah, and its definately not surposed to be broken up into seperate letters, they arent initials that stand for anything.
e = Hn (Eta) = ee. eta is the name of the letter in the alphabet, not how it is represented (Hn) nor how it is surposed to be pronounced (ee). Pretty much all of you are wrong :)
In the end, who gives a toss? most normal people can get past the "incorrect" pronunciation of things because they still understand what you were talking about all the same. Seriously, words are meant to convey something, some people with nothing better to do take this way out of context.Last edited by Madhatter; 12-09-2005, 08:21 PM.Just a little project im working on
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Originally posted by MadhatterATE is an abreviation for Alfred Teves, the guy who originally started the company, its surposed to be pronounced as if it was his initials, AT.Adam Fogg- '88 M3
Common sense- It's the new 'gifted'
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what word? ATE? hah.. "hello, id like a brake booster" yes we had one in stock but im affraid someone ate it.
The present Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG was founded by Alfred Teves in Frankfurt in 1906 under the name Alfred Teves GmbH. In 1967 the US corporation ITT Industries Inc. took over the company and in 1998 it changed hands again to become part of Continental AG, where it is part of the Continental Automotive Systems (CAS) divisionLast edited by Madhatter; 12-09-2005, 10:53 PM.Just a little project im working on
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