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Mosby

(18,931 posts) Sun Dec 17, 2023, 02:33 PM Dec 2023

Car brands pronounced by native speakers

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I love languages and accents, so I probably get a kick out of this more than most.

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Car brands pronounced by native speakers (Original Post) Mosby Dec 2023 OP

I was schooled early on Porsche Old Crank Dec 2023 #1

Old Crank

(6,091 posts)

1. I was schooled early on Porsche

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Sun Dec 17, 2023, 04:29 PM

Dec 2023

BMW here is Bay M Vey, No one uses the formal full name.

Volkswagen is Folksvahgen or FauVey VW

An aside. In German car brands are masculine. Der Ford, der Chevrolet.
Motorcycle brands are femine. Die Honda, die Yamaha.

When, like BMW and Suzuki, make both, der Bmw means a car and die Bmw means the motorcycle.

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