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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4758 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

I know there won't be many of us using these but can I ask you all to resist this stupid change to the pronunciation.
It has been done because the Americans say HunDay.
Why should we follow a nation who can't spell colour etc and think that there is a metal called aluminum?
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
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V8 V10

MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2471 Location: South Cheshire

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6318 Location: Derby

If there is one word that I wish the Yanks would adopt, it is tyre. They insist on using the spelling 'tire'...which, to me, means something completely different.

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4758 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Mike didn't it always have an S on the end as Nestles or was it as you spelt it and the S was added orally as a possessive.
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

Crashbox · Joined: 30 Apr 2021 Posts: 139

I watched a episode of Vice Grip ('merican for mole grip) Garage on YouTube the other day, and Derek, who's channel it is and is very definitely American, actually pronounced the metal as aluminium. I almost fell off my chair.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6318 Location: Derby

Most Americans will say "cotter" where we will say "cotter pin". To Americans a cotter pin is the split pin.

It can get confusing. Many a Yank will think a hood is the bonnet and what we call a "bonnet" is a "top".

My wife got confused with the American term "fender"... which is our "wing". She thought a fender was a bumper ... which is understandable.

Our exhaust manifold is their "header"...and so it goes on.

Keith D · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 3:45 am Post subject:

You Brit's have 'wings' which are not wings. The Yank's have 'fenders', which they are not supposed to be. (Fending off other cars) We have 'guards', short for mudguards - which they are!

You have 'silencers' which obviously is wrong, because you can still hear the exhaust noise. The Yanks and us have 'mufflers', which actually and accurately muffle the exhaust noise.

Despite all the different names used in different countries, we all still enjoy our hobby!

Keith
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1932 Austin Seven RN long wheelbase box sedan
1950 Austin A40 tourer
1999 BMW Z3
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bjacko · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:16 am Post subject: Pronunciation

Nestle is a Swiss company from an area where their language is French. The last e of the name used to have an acute accent on it which means Nestley is the correct pronunciation. Ask the Chinese how the pronounce Rover, they cannot because v doesn't exist in their language, hence the cars they produce which are rovers have a different name, which I forget.
We have the same anomalies as mentioned above within the aircraft industry with Undercarriage called Landing Gear, some fasteners have differnent names too. Their pounds and gallons are different quantities to Imperial measurements and have caused more than one aircraft, or airplane as they call them, to run out of fuel. They also have different names for fuel.
Parafin is Kerosene, in UK it is Avtur or higher octane is Avtag in US they are JP4 and JP7 and higher plus other names.
A lot of small parts have different names too.
Can't remember too many as it is 30 years since I retired!
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2471 Location: South Cheshire

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4758 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Mike;
Did your mate say Folksvagn?
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

petelang · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 444 Location: Nottingham

I had a long work relationship with an Indian mechanic, very skilled chap, could fix anything, except he couldn't pronounce "Valve" kept calling them Walves. We could never get our heads around why he could pronounce the second V but not the first. We used to give him so much grief over it.
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Daimler V8 250 1969

alastairq · Joined: 14 Oct 2016 Posts: 1954 Location: East Yorkshire

Alldays & Onions, anyone?

I believe, should be pronounced as ''O'nions?''

Which makes me think that ex-President Obama had in fact , got a good old Irish surname?

Renno, instead of Renolt?

I agree about the idea that there are folk out there who are, ''quite up themselves'' with pronunciation of various car names.
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Fiat 126 BIS
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Inglewood · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:31 pm Post subject:

I worked in the USA for s short time, 2 words that foxed the Americans were:

'Chassis' - they just could not say it! (It is a frame in the US).

and

'Vehicle' - they say 'vey-ick-le'

Inglewood · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:31 pm Post subject:

I worked in the USA for s short time, 2 words that foxed the Americans were:

'Chassis' - they just could not say it! (It is a frame in the US).

and

'Vehicle' - they say 'vey-ick-le'

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6318 Location: Derby