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  #101  
Old January 3rd 06, 03:21 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:26:52 +0000, wrote:

> jerri > wrote in message
>:
>
>>That still doesn't answer my question. How do you abbrereviate
>>Mercury? In fifty years of driving I have heard people say Merc. many
>>times and they were ALWAYS referring to Mercury. BTW I see many more
>>Mercs. on the road than I do Mercedes! Perhaps I live in a poorer part
>>of the world where there aren't as many people who can afford a MB as
>>opposed to a Merc. I'm sure you feel you are correct and aren't going
>>to change your tninking. If you answer my question, I may be willing
>>to change mine.

>
>I don't think we give much of a damn what your thinking on abbreviations
>is.


Thanks. You just made my point!
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  #102  
Old January 3rd 06, 03:33 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 13:20:05 -0500, "Tom K."
> wrote:

>To answer your question, don't abbreviate unless the meaning is very clear
>to others who may have a different geographical/cultural background.
>
>Tom K.


That's says it much better than I did. I hope the other posters get
the point. I'm sure when someone say Benz or MB just about everybody
knows what they mean. That evidently isn't the case when someone says
Merc. Thanks for your help. Maybe now we can get back on topic and
discuss BMWs.
  #103  
Old January 3rd 06, 03:43 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:00:22 -0000, "Dori A Schmetterling"
> wrote:

>I don't understand what this has to do with my "thinking". I gave you the
>facts; do reread my post.
>
>I have no idea what the abbreviation for Ford Mercury is.


That's my point.
>
>Let me also spell out the meaning of "said": outside USA and in BMW/Merc
>NGs.
>

I looked up the defination of "said" and my dictionary didn't mention
"USA." BTW this isn't a "BMW/Merc
>I am well aware of the fact that "Merc" can also mean Ford Mercury but...
>see above...
>
>Whilst literacy is not a requirement for NG contributors one does expect
>posters to at least have a good read of the post to which they are replying.
>
>DAS
>
>For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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>
>"jerri" > wrote in message
.. .
>> That still doesn't answer my question. How do you abbrereviate
>> Mercury? In fifty years of driving I have heard people say Merc. many
>> times and they were ALWAYS referring to Mercury. BTW I see many more
>> Mercs. on the road than I do Mercedes! Perhaps I live in a poorer part
>> of the world where there aren't as many people who can afford a MB as
>> opposed to a Merc. I'm sure you feel you are correct and aren't going
>> to change your tninking. If you answer my question, I may be willing
>> to change mine.
>>
>> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:43:32 -0000, "Dori A Schmetterling"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, he waa referring to Mercedes. In our part of the world (outside USA
>>>and in BMW/Merc NGs) the usual abbreviation for Mercedes-Benz in English
>>>is
>>>MB or Merc).
>>>
>>>In said world VERY few people own Mercurys, so the confusion would not
>>>arise... ;-)
>>>
>>>DAS
>>>
>>>For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
>>>---
>>>
>>>"jerri" > wrote in message
...
>>>[...]
>>>>
>>>> I didn't know. How do you abbreviate Mercury in your part of the
>>>> world. Where I am, a Mercury is called a Merc. Tell me your
>>>> abbreviation for Mercury and if it's correct I'll start using it. In
>>>> these parts a Mercedes is called a MB or a Benz. Thanks for your
>>>> interest though.
>>>

>>

>


  #104  
Old January 3rd 06, 04:01 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 20:00:22 -0000, "Dori A Schmetterling"
> wrote:

>I don't understand what this has to do with my "thinking". I gave you the
>facts; do reread my post.
>
>I have no idea what the abbreviation for Ford Mercury is.


That's my point.
>
>Let me also spell out the meaning of "said": outside USA and in BMW/Merc
>NGs.


My dictionary doesn't agree with you and this isn't a "BMW/Merc NG."
It's a BMW NG.

>>I am well aware of the fact that "Merc" can also mean Ford Mercury but...

>see above...
>

Guess what company put the Merc-O-Matic Transmission in their
vehicles?

>Whilst literacy is not a requirement for NG contributors one does expect
>posters to at least have a good read of the post to which they are replying.
>

I agree 100%. Please follow your suggestion.
This is starting to get silly and I won't read any more responses to
this off topic subject. Let's get back to BMW. Can we at least agree
on what BMW means? Maybe we can argue the meanings of Bimmer And
Beemer! IRMC!
>DAS
>
>For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
>---
>
>"jerri" > wrote in message
.. .
>> That still doesn't answer my question. How do you abbrereviate
>> Mercury? In fifty years of driving I have heard people say Merc. many
>> times and they were ALWAYS referring to Mercury. BTW I see many more
>> Mercs. on the road than I do Mercedes! Perhaps I live in a poorer part
>> of the world where there aren't as many people who can afford a MB as
>> opposed to a Merc. I'm sure you feel you are correct and aren't going
>> to change your tninking. If you answer my question, I may be willing
>> to change mine.
>>
>> On Sun, 1 Jan 2006 23:43:32 -0000, "Dori A Schmetterling"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, he waa referring to Mercedes. In our part of the world (outside USA
>>>and in BMW/Merc NGs) the usual abbreviation for Mercedes-Benz in English
>>>is
>>>MB or Merc).
>>>
>>>In said world VERY few people own Mercurys, so the confusion would not
>>>arise... ;-)
>>>
>>>DAS
>>>
>>>For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
>>>---
>>>
>>>"jerri" > wrote in message
...
>>>[...]
>>>>
>>>> I didn't know. How do you abbreviate Mercury in your part of the
>>>> world. Where I am, a Mercury is called a Merc. Tell me your
>>>> abbreviation for Mercury and if it's correct I'll start using it. In
>>>> these parts a Mercedes is called a MB or a Benz. Thanks for your
>>>> interest though.
>>>

>>

>


  #105  
Old January 3rd 06, 05:53 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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It was silly from the start and you are/were being cussed. I (and you)
don't need to know the abbreviation here for a Ford Mercury, which is not
the subject of discussion in a BMW or Mercedes or for that matter in most
other NGs. The Mercs that are mentioned are normally Mercedes-Benz vehicles
and the word might even refer to the parent DC (DaimlerChrysler)
Corporation, just so that you don't find another reason to be confused.

DAS

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> This is starting to get silly

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  #106  
Old January 4th 06, 12:53 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> It was silly from the start and you are/were being cussed. I (and you)
> don't need to know the abbreviation here for a Ford Mercury, which is not
> the subject of discussion in a BMW or Mercedes or for that matter in most
> other NGs. The Mercs that are mentioned are normally Mercedes-Benz vehicles
> and the word might even refer to the parent DC (DaimlerChrysler)
> Corporation, just so that you don't find another reason to be confused.


I agree, quite silly. But I must admit that before I started to read
usenet auto groups I had never, ever heard a Mercedes abbreviated as Merc
even though my father owned Benzes as far back as 1968 and my family has
never once owned a Mercury. You see, Merc as an abbreviation for
Mercury is quite common here in the US. So naturally I too was thrown
off until I figured out that all you Euro types were talking about the
Daimler Benz and not FoMoCo products.

I'm afraid it's just another of those (seemingly endless) US/Euro
linguistic differences. Just one more thing to hate us all for...

;-)

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  #107  
Old January 4th 06, 04:26 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Oh no, just another entry for the British English - US English Dictionary...

http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/
http://english2american.com/

Vive la difference!

BTW, it is not US/Euro... In Europe there are only two English-speaking
countries, and one of them is not very big.

It is US/CA/UK/IE/AU/NZ/ZA/IN...

DAS
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"Fred W" > wrote in message
...
[...]
> I'm afraid it's just another of those (seemingly endless) US/Euro
> linguistic differences. Just one more thing to hate us all for...
>
> ;-)
>
> --
> -Fred W
>



  #108  
Old January 4th 06, 06:31 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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In article >,
Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
> In Europe there are only two English-speaking countries, and one of
> them is not very big.


There are 4 in the UK? Of course there is Welsh and the various types of
Gaelic, but the main language in all four is English. With variations...

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  #109  
Old January 4th 06, 08:08 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:31:36 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
> waffled on about something:

>In article >,
> Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>> In Europe there are only two English-speaking countries, and one of
>> them is not very big.

>
>There are 4 in the UK? Of course there is Welsh and the various types of
>Gaelic, but the main language in all four is English. With variations...


You've obviously never tried to communicate with a Geordie after 8
bottles of Newcastle brown!

No way is that English! )

Dodgy.
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  #110  
Old January 5th 06, 11:00 PM posted to alt.autos.bmw
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Let's not confuse the foreigners with the legal position of England/Wales,
Scotland & Northern Ireland, and let's stick to the UK and Eire...

:-)
DAS
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"Dave Plowman (News)" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Dori A Schmetterling > wrote:
>> In Europe there are only two English-speaking countries, and one of
>> them is not very big.

>
> There are 4 in the UK? Of course there is Welsh and the various types of
> Gaelic, but the main language in all four is English. With variations...
>
> --
> *Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film *
>
> Dave Plowman London SW
> To e-mail, change noise into sound.



 




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