> >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
OK, it is quite possible that he deliberately mispronounces it. Or is this normal for Stuttgarters?
-- Regards Andrew |
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Vanagon mail messages have been archived.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.