Date:         Fri, 26 May 2000 12:51:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Pronounciation of Vanagon
Comments: To: Garrett Adams <gadams@JPS.NET>
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Six choices:

Here in Canada, we pronounce it: "V-eh-na-gun".

Marshall Ruskin (It's Friday!)



>Andrew,
>
>Neither, I've always said "Van-again" but have also heard "Vana-gun. So now
you
>have four choices. :-)
>
>Garrett Adams
>83.5 Adventurewagen GL
>Stockton, California
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Andrew Grebneff
>Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:42 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Pronounciation of Vanagon
>
>
>Being away from the market in which the vehicle was marketed under this (or
>in fact any other) name, I'm not sure about the pronounciation.
>
>I've been saying "van-a-gone" but realized yesterday that if it's a
>contraction of vanwagon it might actually be "van-aggin".
>
>Zo, whichizzit?
>
>
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin
>New Zealand
>Molluscophile
>69 VW Kombi-Corvair
>75 VW Kombi (ex Toyota 3.5 V8)
>84 VW T3 Caravelle GL/SVX
>85 Mitsubishi Sigma Super Saloon 2.0
>86 Toyota Corolla DX 1.8 diesel (410000km plus 30000+ rewound, going
strong)
>89 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel (508000 km plus 30000+rewound,going
>strong)
>