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OR-EYE-ON
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OR-EE-ON
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How do you pronounce "ORION"?

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Old 12-28-2001, 07:50 AM
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How do you pronounce "ORION"?

I say "OR-EYE-ON". My sales consultant pronounces it "OR-EE-ON". How about everyone else?
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David, wouldn't it be ORE-EYE-ON-AY?

Maybe he was doing the Canuck pronunciation?
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Originally posted by tommy
David, wouldn't it be ORE-EYE-ON-AY?

Maybe he was doing the Canuck pronunciation?
You mean "ore-eye-on-EH"? Us Canuckleheads say "EH" not "AY".:p
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Originally posted by David N.


You mean "ore-eye-on-EH"? Us Canuckleheads say "EH" not "AY".:p
That's right, sorry. It's been awhile since I've seen SCTV; my Canadian language skills are a little rusty.
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on rye?

hmmm...I just call mine "blue"
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Hmmm...not only is the color a bit odd, but it's unpronounceable too.

More reason to stay with old standbys.
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I should start another poll.

How do you spell "silver"?

1. B-O-R-I-N-G
2. B-L-A-N-D
3. U-N-I-M-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-V-E
4. P-E-O-P-L-E W-H-O A-R-E D-E-V-O-I-D O-F A-N-Y C-R-E-A-T-I-V-I-T-Y

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too blues?

I see 2 types of blue exterior colors on the MB website. Can someone post up pictures of their blue cars. I looks like one of the blue shades is a light baby-blue color......looks nice on the site, but I need some real pics.
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Orion Blue is not baby blue. It is a medium metallic blue, but the hue changes with changes in light. Capri Blue is darker. Tommy, could you post the link to your pictures, again?
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isn't it like the constalation
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Angry Lynn, wish I could

They're on my Photopoint account, and if someone knows what's happening currently with them, I'm all ears.

Since their future is in doubt, can anyone recommend a competitor of theirs who I should look into?
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After reading all the post from the Orion blue people, it must mean "little problems". Just kidding, but this site has been beat to death with Orion blue .
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This should settle it:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?orion001.wav=Orion

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You're right...

Originally posted by Vince
isn't it like the constalation
Actually, it's constellation, but you are right. And, it is pronounced "oh-rye-en", or as mbtech208 said, "oh ryan".
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This should settle it:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?orion001.wav=Orion

That geeky voice sounds like somebody that got his a$$ beat on a daily basis in high school.
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Orion rhyming game...

You're buyin'

Poor lion

more fryin'

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