I don't imagine Yamaha has anything to do with this one, right?
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Oct. 20, 2009 12:29 p.m. cwh Dork
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Oct. 20, 2009 12:32 p.m. SVreX PowerDork
poopshovel wrote:
Just a pet peeve. "Show" doesn't make my skin crawl as much as "Nawsss." "Nawsss" doesn't bother me as much as people chewing with their mouths open.
That sounds like the difference between "'y'all", and "all y'all"!
Or, maybe the difference between a "Yankee" and what everyone calls me- a "Damned Yankee"!
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Oct. 20, 2009 12:43 p.m. sachilles Reader
Well the festiva with the SHO motor was called the Shogun.
If it was the only name for the car I'd call it the sho. Seeing as how it is the Taurus SHO it make sense to sound out the initials.
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Oct. 20, 2009 12:47 p.m. poopshovel UltraDork
"all y'all"!
Um. That would be "y'uns." Stupid yankee.
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:11 p.m. Adrian_Thompson Reader
Well along with Alfa Driver and all other Ford employees I use the acronym SHO not the abbreviation S.H.O.
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:13 p.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
At the Ford dealership I once sold cars for, it was referred to as "S. H. O."
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:30 p.m. WilD Reader
For all those that pronounce it "show", do you probounce "GT", "XL" XLT" and the like?
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:31 p.m. TJ HalfDork
I don't think TIVO is an acronym....guess I should've spelled it Tivo? If I refer to it as a DVR I call that a dee vee are not a deever.
I know a little about initials, having used mine as my name my whole life....although some people have called me teej. I figure with all the other things I've been called that one's not so bad.
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:35 p.m. TJ HalfDork
John Brown wrote:
Any time you use initials as a name it should be pronounced as initials.
Is that one of them sexual inyourendoes I keep hearing about? I'm telling the Dude.
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Oct. 20, 2009 1:45 p.m. mad_machine UberDork
ReverendDexter wrote:
This is like the "beamer" vs "bimmer" argument. While I know that "bimmer" is correct according to the fanboys, no one around me would know what the heck a "bimmer" was were I to say the word (most are surprised to hear that BMW even makes motorcycles).
When did Bimmer become beemer anyway?
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Oct. 20, 2009 2:23 p.m. joey48442 SuperDork
When I here initials, my brain trys to figure them out... Sorta High Output...Slightly Huge Ocupants...
Joey
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Oct. 20, 2009 2:32 p.m. alfadriver HalfDork
TJ wrote:
S.H.O. to me means a Yamaha engined Taurus.
Does it matter that the current SHO has nothing, nada, zero relationship with Yamaha?
(and from me, that rates a large Thank God.)
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Oct. 20, 2009 2:49 p.m. John Brown MegaDork
joey48442 wrote:
When I here initials, my brain trys to figure them out... Significantly Huge Ocupants...
Joey
Dick, leave me out of this.
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Oct. 20, 2009 2:57 p.m. BoneYard_Racing New Reader
alfadriver wrote:
TJ wrote:
S.H.O. to me means a Yamaha engined Taurus.
Does it matter that the current SHO has nothing, nada, zero relationship with Yamaha?
(and from me, that rates a large Thank God.)
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So in 20 years when these things are damn near free we might still be able to get parts for them?
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Oct. 20, 2009 3:02 p.m. alfadriver HalfDork
Probably more of a chance that the parts will be available.
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Oct. 20, 2009 3:03 p.m. SVreX PowerDork
poopshovel wrote:
Um. That would be "y'uns." Stupid yankee.
That'd be Stupid Damned Yankee, er rather Mr. Stupid Damned Yankee to you.
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Oct. 20, 2009 3:15 p.m. oldsaw HalfDork
SVreX wrote:
poopshovel wrote:
Um. That would be "y'uns." Stupid yankee.
That'd be Stupid Damned Yankee, er rather Mr. Stupid Damned Yankee to you.
Stupid Damned Yankees have to earn the "Mr." part; the stupid and damned are a given.
This - from one of them.
And the use of "show" over S.H.O. rankles my wrinkles.
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Oct. 20, 2009 3:19 p.m. RexSeven Dork
mad_machine wrote:
ReverendDexter wrote:
This is like the "beamer" vs "bimmer" argument. While I know that "bimmer" is correct according to the fanboys, no one around me would know what the heck a "bimmer" was were I to say the word (most are surprised to hear that BMW even makes motorcycles).
When did Bimmer become beemer anyway?
I think Beemer came before Bimmer. I don't know when exactly, but at some point in history BMW motorcycles were racing against BSA bikes, which were called "Beezers." It sounds like a chicken-or-egg thing to me.
Anyways, here's how I tell the two apart:
Beemer: bike.
Bimmer: car.
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Oct. 20, 2009 3:49 p.m. TJ HalfDork
alfadriver wrote:
TJ wrote:
S.H.O. to me means a Yamaha engined Taurus.
Does it matter that the current SHO has nothing, nada, zero relationship with Yamaha?
(and from me, that rates a large Thank God.)
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Doesn't matter to me. I didn't even know there was a new show till I read about it on this thread. Not trying to knock it - just saying it exists in a different automotive universe than I inhabit I guess. I'm still confused that the Ford 500's are badged as Taruses. My point was to point out the fact that I am not in the loop when it comes to either new cars or teeeveeee comercials.
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Oct. 20, 2009 4:45 p.m. slantvaliant HalfDork
auf Deutch, isn't BMW "bay emm vay", making them "Baymers?"
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Oct. 20, 2009 6:51 p.m. pinchvalve UltraDork
I too was surprised when I heard the commercial because I always called them S.H.O. as opposed to show. Don't know that I ever heard it pronounced one way or the other officially. I suppose if Porsche, RUF, and Csaba Csere start doing commercials, it might clear up a few more things.
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Oct. 20, 2009 7:11 p.m. rmarkc Reader
Per Schroeder wrote:
There has never been a more correct match between an avatar and a posting in all the intarwebs.I always thought it was S. H. O. but then again, I pronounced it I rock, because clearly, I do.
Per
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Oct. 20, 2009 7:24 p.m. Apexcarver UltraDork
joey48442 wrote:
When I here initials, my brain trys to figure them out... Sorta High Output...Slightly Huge Ocupants...
Joey
Stinky Hootus Oder?
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Oct. 20, 2009 7:28 p.m. RedS13Coupe Reader
WilD wrote:
For all those that pronounce it "show", do you probounce "GT", "XL" XLT" and the like?
No, because they are awkward and don't sound like real words.
You spell out NASA, SCUBA, PETA and RADAR each time you say it right?
You guys seem to be missing an important point here... They are just words. The ENTIRE purpose of words and speech is to convey ideas, not hold yourself above others because you were more right. If you make a sound, and someone else hears it and knows what your talking about you have gotten it right.
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Oct. 20, 2009 7:31 p.m. Carson Dork
FIAT: Fee-ought or F-I-A-T or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino? SAAB: Sob or S-A-A-B or Svenska Aeroplan AB?
I think we all do it to a certain extent.
Anyway, I call it a Ferd.
Not really.
What if you had a NASCAR SHO with NOS?
