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Old 01-09-2007, 04:51 PM
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i was doing a little research on some old audis, and i found this on wikipedia:

Pronunciation: The correct German and Latin form rhymes with "howdy".
we had a couple threadsa LOOONG time ago about this, and i don't think we ever officially settled it
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 04:56 PM
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i dont see anything.. im lost[&:]
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:01 PM
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i dont see anything.. im lost[&:]
the old argument was whether audi was pronounced "ou-dee" or "aw-dee"
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:06 PM
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I guess listen to a german engineer talk about Audi and see how they pronounce it. What region you come from makes a difference too. Kind of like to-mato tom-ato.
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:09 PM
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ha.. ok i get it now.. I was looking for a pic.. ok Ic now..
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:36 PM
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I guess listen to a german engineer talk about Audi and see how they pronounce it. What region you come from makes a difference too. Kind of like to-mato tom-ato.
NEIN!! ze correct pronunciation eez OU-DEE!!!
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 05:41 PM
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no..you cant say region matters because it isnt a word..its a company..therefore there is an official correct way to say it.

THUS ITS OU-DEE!
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 07:04 PM
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it's actually a latin word (or base word) meaning to hear - like audible. It is also aLatvian word meaning "tissue".

If you look up the early history of Audi it tells you about how the name came about...
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 07:08 PM
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start the music:
"you say potatoe, i say potato, you say tomatoe, i say tomato"
"potatoe, patato, tomatoe, tomato"
 
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Old 01-09-2007, 08:36 PM
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I prefer the incorrect way actually, AWWW DEEEE
 


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