Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:43:32 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <""Malt_Hound\"nospamm-me not*yahoo.com"> Subject: Re: How do you pronounce Saab?
Johannes wrote: > > Blacksmith wrote: > >>"Manna" <manna74nospamline.de> skrev i meddelandet >>news:dhbuqs$fsf$03$1nospam.t-online.com... >> >>>"Johannes" <johsnospam-not-sizefitter.com> wrote in message >>>news:43392567.23C4DAC8nospam-not-sizefitter.com... >>> >>>> >>>>MH wrote: >>>> >>>>>troll >>>> >>>>A reasonable question. In Danish language, the 'aa' is often used as >>>>a substitute for the letter Ā (if you don't have the Ā key). This >>>>would suggest SĀb, but that is of course completely wrong. >>> >>>Well, if looked at the actual abbreviation that SAAB stands for: Svneska >>>Aeroplan AktieBolag (roughly Swedish Aeroplane Limited) the both a's >>>should be pronounciated as one long a. Phonetically written sahb. >>> >> >>That„s correct! > > > I have some vague memories that it was once pronounced SĀb in Denmark, > many years ago. Actually, it's pronounced "Throat-Warbler-Mangrove" -- -Fred W Toys for sale, Hey get your toys here: <http://users.adelphia.net/~fredwills/>
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