Apeman42@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDo people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?message-squaremessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareDo people in the UK call the old bearded rock band "Zed Zed Top"?Apeman42@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year 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-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year 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-squareDeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoEh? Doesn’t everyone call it a BMW Drei? 😄
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year 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