All the German volk that I hang around with call it 'Dee-zel' - same as the word Syncro is really pronounced 'Zinc-ro' In fact my German friends give me a lot of flack about how I say a lot of things. After all us Canadians are a weird sort of people - we don't sound like Brits we don't sound like Americans. They die laughing when I say Volkswagen - they think it is a total riot when I say that word. I stick to 'fow-vee' when I want to say Volkswagen! Go figure eh!? David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most Volkswagen models
Due to the large volume of email we receive, PLEASE include previous emails when responding. This will allow us to read the complete dialogue in one message and will result in quicker and more accurate responses.
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Joachim Beek Sent: March 18, 2004 6:16 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: User Friendly?? Pronounciation of "diesel"
>Subject: Re: [VANAGON] User Friendly?? Pronounciation of "diesel" > From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> > >By the way, a german acquaintance of mine pronounces it "dye-zel". >Perhaps Raimund Feussner could comment? Is "dee-zel" incorrect? > Your acquaintance is having you on, or maybe he/she doesn't like diesels ;-) Rudolph Diesel's name is pronounced "dee-zel" (and not "dee-sel" like some do in the US). Joachim |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.