Re: [OT] Liberal Weeny Spouting off....Was VSAM doubt


On 19-Aug-2005, "Chuck Stevens" <charles.stevens@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Don't get me started on "chaise lounge". Or "Porsch". Or "ad
> infinEYEtuhm". Or "the data demonstrates ...". Or the use of "Bimmer" to
> refer to any vehicle that has two wheels, or (even more offensive and
> despicable) "Beemer" to refer to any vehicle that has four.

I was unaware of either nickname until anti-yuppy jokes came out using them.
http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q1/762.9.html

> On the subject of transportation, however, I am unsure whether "Jaguar"
> correctly has two syllables or three, or whether the third consonant in
> "Bentley" is appropriately aspirated or replaced by a glottal stroke.
> Perhaps someone can enlighten me on these two remaining gaps in my
> knowledge.

I've heard advertisements for Jaguar, which introduced me to the English
pronunciation. Interesting that the English pronunciation is more phonetic than
the American this time, usually it is the other way around (most American
ancestors were literate before they learned English).

The word "Bentley" doesn't come up in conversation in the USA very often, and I
have no idea what you are referring to above. USAmericans with the money and
inclination to buy Bentleys almost always prefer Rollses. But when we go to
rich neighborhoods, German sports cars rule.
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