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Old 06-19-2006, 11:36 PM
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is it true AMG is pronounced "ah emm gay"!? http://www.z4um.com/viewtopic.php?t=20334
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Almost. I've heard the "G" pronounced somewhere between "gee" and "gay"..Ahh, em, geeh.
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"....As for those three little letters, AMG? Well we're told the proper German pronunciation is "AH-EM-GAY." But around here we think a good American translation is, "AH-EM-GONE!"

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That sucks! It almost sounds like "I am gay". I am glad it sounds good in english!
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is it true AMG is pronounced "ah emm gay"!?
It's more like "Ah - Em - Geh"
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my italian friend pronouces "A-EM-GEH" and this russian dude i know, he says "AM-GEE" like BMW is "BE-LAM-DA-BUE"
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Originally Posted by kchristos
That sucks! It almost sounds like "I am gay". I am glad it sounds good in english!
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Originally Posted by kchristos
That sucks! It almost sounds like "I am gay".
yes, that was the joke christos

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