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by "Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
Published 01/25/2017 at 14:23

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VW people: Is it pronounced “Emm Kay (insert digit)“ or “Mark (digit here)“ when referring to the generation of vehicle, as in Mk.3 Golf? Video that raised the question:

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I’ve always said “MARK 3" in my head when reading ‘Mk.3'. And the Europeans (Top Gear) pronounce it that way too.

Who is right?

Replies (27)

"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
01/25/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 0

Mark is the pronunciation. However, internally, I use “em kay” to ensure I type it correctly.

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish)
01/25/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 14

I’ve always said Mark, since that’s what Mk stands for. That’s also why I’m extra annoyed by Lincoln’s naming.

"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/25/2017 at 14:27, STARS: 0

Mark

"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
01/25/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0

Emm Kay for Lincoln.

All others are “Mark”.

"Wudstock22" (wudstock22)
01/25/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 0

Mark

"Nibbles" (nibbles)
01/25/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0

It’s Mark Three, not Mortal Kombat Three

"facw" (facw)
01/25/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 1

I feel it should be Mark. As to VW’s intent, who knows. Lincoln’s current mess of stupid product names was clearly originally intended to pronounced Mark (as a reference to Lincoln’s older more sensible use of Mark, and as clearly indicated by the way they do the badging), but some moron clearly decided that pronouncing it as a jumble of letters would make more sense (not that Mark is super sensible).

"Nibby" (nibby68)
01/25/2017 at 14:32, STARS: 0

MARIO KART

"and 100 more" (nth256)
01/25/2017 at 14:33, STARS: 1

"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
01/25/2017 at 14:35, STARS: 1

It’s Mark.

Emm kay is how the Mk4 forum says it. Don’t be like the Mk4 forum.

"garagemonkee" (monke)
01/25/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 3

Mark. the emm kay kids can DIAF.

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/25/2017 at 14:36, STARS: 0

Mark.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/25/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 2

"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
01/25/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 4

Especially because Lincoln’s used to mean Mark through the Mk VIII, until their #marketing team got to name cars and ruined everything.

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/25/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 2

This is the correct answer

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
01/25/2017 at 14:38, STARS: 2

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
01/25/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0

Not a VW person, but I’ll weigh-in anyways. Mark.

"RPM esq." (rpm3)
01/25/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0

I would assume that anyone who says the answer is something other than “Mark” either: (a) is not a native English speaker or (b) has literally never spoken to another human in person; and in either case must have learned to read English on internet forums.

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/25/2017 at 14:44, STARS: 0

MORTAL KOMBAT

"McMike" (mcmike)
01/25/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 3

It’s “mark.”

If we were supposed to say “Em kay” they would have made it two capital letters to be read like (jaguar) XK, (Nissan) ZX, and (ford truck) XLT

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/25/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0

"Krieger (@FSKrieger22)" (Krieger22)
01/25/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 0

Mark. It just rolls off the tongue easier.

"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/25/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 1

It’s officially Mark. Haven’t you seen the Unpimp Ze Auto ads? They always say “The GTI Mark Five, Pretuned by German Engineers” at the end.

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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
01/25/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 1

OH SNAP

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
01/25/2017 at 15:07, STARS: 1

(Nissan) ZX

You mean..... ZED X?

"McMike" (mcmike)
01/25/2017 at 15:17, STARS: 1

I actually meant (Datsun) ZX but I didn’t want to confuse the children.

"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
01/25/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 0

Mark.