How many "Beemers" do you correct?

[SpartanTiger81]

Gold jacket, green jacket, who gives a shit?

[ethirtydavid]

[madjurgen]

I wonder how this discussion would go concerning the pronunciation of Porsche.

[Aptyp]

smile and nod, asshole

or get a honda, no one will screw that up for you.

[Jand3rson]

I wonder how this discussion would go concerning the pronunciation of Porsche.

I generally go by European pronunciation of European cars, and what I've always heard is "POR-SHEH", splitting the name into 2 syllables, with the second part making the sound of the first part of the word "shephard".

But that aside, what they're talking about is the pronunciation of really nothing more than a pet name. You can't really screw up saying BMW. The only other name I know of for Porsche is P-Car.

[Aptyp]

oh man, lets also talk about Peugeot, Renault, Dacia, Audi and so forth.

[Jand3rson]

I think everyone knows Peugeot. Renault is "REN-OH", but most people say "REN-ALT", mainly because they don't know French spellings and sounds. Audi is pretty easy.

Anyone know the correct one for Lancia? I do. How about one better, and try Integrale? How about Ruf?. :D

My biggest one that drives me nuts is Jaguar. I want to behead people that say "JAG-WYRE".

[Edev]

I think everyone knows Peugeot. Renault is "REN-OH", but most people say "REN-ALT", mainly because they don't know French spellings and sounds. Audi is pretty easy.

Anyone know the correct one for Lancia? I do. How about one better, and try Integrale? How about Ruf?. :D

My biggest one that drives me nuts is Jaguar. I want to behead people that say "JAG-WYRE".

i say like.. "ow-di" thats probably not the best way to represent how i say it, but you get the idea? my friend says awhhh-di.

hah, Lancia, i just go by what jeremy says off of Top Gear.

and if how people say Jaguar concerns you so much, why doesnt the whole bimmer, beamer, beemer thing doesnt? doesnt make sense to me.

[Jand3rson]

and if how people say Jaguar concerns you so much, why doesnt the whole bimmer, beamer, beemer thing doesnt? doesnt make sense to me.

Because the name of the car company is BMW. I could give a fuck how people pronounce the nickname that god knows who came up with.

Secondly, I don't go around correcting people that say things strangely. It's a pet peeve, just like people that say nucular, supposively, for all intensive purposes, etc. I don't correct people and make them feel like idiots. It just grinds my gears.

[Edev]

Because the name of the car company is BMW. I could give a fuck how people pronounce the nickname that god knows who came up with.

Secondly, I don't go around correcting people that say things strangely. It's a pet peeve, just like people that say nucular, supposively, for all intensive purposes, etc. I don't correct people and make them feel like idiots. It just grinds my gears.

haha ok ok. just was wanting clarification on that one. a pet peeve that i have is that when a new member of a BMW forum put "BMW 1986 325es e30" or something like that. basically labeling it as a BMW, when we ALL know it is a BMW since..well..they're on a damn BMW forum. they could easily put 86 325es..ya know. or when their first post starts out like..ive got a BMW 1986 yada yada yada. just a pet peeve i have. i pointed it out on one forum, and that guy flipped the fuck out. reported me to the mod and the mod sent me a message saying i am being watched for the next month. hahaha.

EDIT: and for the record, i wasnt trying to be an asshole. just confused why the BMW one didnt bother you, but the Jaguar one did. but now i know why :D

[Aptyp]

i would love to have a Jaguire, classic v12.

What is it with mods lately? Following in footsteps of emotech? Although they do have a lot less "Off-Topic" chatter there.

Everyone may have pet-peeves, but that's no reason to be an ass about it.

[Aptyp]

posted twice? weird.

[SpecM]

Because the name of the car company is BMW. I could give a fuck how people pronounce the nickname that god knows who came up with.

Secondly, I don't go around correcting people that say things strangely. It's a pet peeve, just like people that say nucular, supposively, for all intensive purposes, etc. I don't correct people and make them feel like idiots. It just grinds my gears.

is it NEW-CLEAR or NEW-KLEE-ER? I never know...

I like to say Jaguar: "Jag-you-are"

[Maluco]

[noo-klee-er, nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]

and it's coming back!

[z31maniac]

I think everyone knows Peugeot. Renault is "REN-OH", but most people say "REN-ALT", mainly because they don't know French spellings and sounds. Audi is pretty easy.

Anyone know the correct one for Lancia? I do. How about one better, and try Integrale? How about Ruf?. :D

My biggest one that drives me nuts is Jaguar. I want to behead people that say "JAG-WYRE".

In-teh-gral-ee isn't it?

I suck at the spelling stuff out how its supposed to be pronounced.