@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected]English • 2 years agoDo people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?message-square68fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down117file-text
arrow-up1127arrow-down1message-squareDo people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square68fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoYes indeed, but I guess that’s because a model designation doesn’t feel the same as a proper noun - it’s just numbers and letters. Maybe…? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoWell yeah if I saw a BMW 3 series I wouldn’t use the German pronunciation for 3. Why use the American pronunciation of Z?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoEh? Doesn’t everyone call it a BMW Drei? 😄
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoThe difference to me is that a model number is primarily written, not spoken, information, while “Z Z Top” is meant to be spoken before written
Yes indeed, but I guess that’s because a model designation doesn’t feel the same as a proper noun - it’s just numbers and letters. Maybe…?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well yeah if I saw a BMW 3 series I wouldn’t use the German pronunciation for 3. Why use the American pronunciation of Z?
Eh? Doesn’t everyone call it a BMW Drei? 😄
A bay-em-vay drei even
Beh Emm Veh Drei
The difference to me is that a model number is primarily written, not spoken, information, while “Z Z Top” is meant to be spoken before written