A Snob's Guide to German Marque Pronuniation

[Paul Kuettel <kuettel@pioneerplanet.infi.net>]

Hi All!

I have always had fun pronouncing the names of *VAH g'ns" produced in
the *FAH tur lahnd*

Here they are, along with common Amuhrican alternates:  amaze your
friends (or at least inspire a quizical look :)

Merkur (my second favorite marque):  mare KOOR ....... MUR kur
Mercedes: MARE sa deez ........ mar SAY deez  or mur Say deez
Porsche: POHR shuh ...... PORSH or PORCH
VW : FOW vay .... VW
BMW : bay em VAY .... BMW, Bimmer or Beemer

And, the marque that translates the best, usually?

AUDI:  OW dee .... OW dee or (shudder) AH dee

Good thing we don't have to pronounce Auto Union Deutsches
Industriellensgesellshaft :-))

Cheers!

PK

Personal to Phil:  sorry I missed you on your brief visit to
Flyoverland, MN