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Old Aug 29, 2021 | 11:23 PM
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Do you say Merc or Benz and why?
I say "Mercedes" what about you guys?

I'm in Los Angeles.
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Old Aug 29, 2021 | 11:48 PM
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My 21 year old son and his buddies call them “cedes”.
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Old Aug 31, 2021 | 06:58 AM
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"Merc" for me in Sydney
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Old Aug 31, 2021 | 07:29 AM
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I go with 'my car'. If someone asks I say Benz
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Old Aug 31, 2021 | 08:11 AM
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Mercedes. I still associate Merc with a Mercury...
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Old Aug 31, 2021 | 09:17 AM
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Merc never made sense, that Mercury. Benz for short.
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Old Aug 31, 2021 | 08:49 PM
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Neither, I just say MB but if I have to choose one, Benz will be what I will go with.
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Mercedes. I still associate Merc with a Mercury...
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Merc never made sense, I would see them do this on Top Gear. But the C in Mercedes is a soft C so for that alone it never made sense. Merc for Mercury, which has a hard C, makes sense.
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within my household I say "my car", "your car" or "the ML".
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I guess some of us like to just assign names to their cars like a "family member" if you will.
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