How do you "pronounce" car names?

"scoob" (scoobsti)
12/09/2015 at 21:45 • Filed to: Oppositelock

How would you say 718? Seven-eighteen? As a New Yorker, I have to say seven-one-eight. It’s the area code for Brooklyn. I’ve been saying it my whole life. Seven-eighteen sounds weird as fuck to me.

Moreover, how do you say 458? 488? 156? 722? 350? 124? 911? Do you read the numbers as singles, like four-five-eight? Or do you say the first number and then the next two numbers together, like four-fifty-eight? Seven-two-two? Seven-twenty-two? One-two-four? One-twenty-four?

Why do we say it a certain way for some cars (nine-eighteen), and a different way for other cars (four-five-eight)?

DISCUSSION (18)

whoarder is tellurium > scoob
12/09/2015 at 21:51

“Why do we say it a certain way for some cars (nine-eighteen), and a different way for other cars (four-five-eight)?”

I blame the British.

/shotsfired

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > scoob
12/09/2015 at 21:53

For everyone you mentioned:

Seven-One-Eight, Four-Fifty-Eight, Four-Eight-Eight, One-Five-Six, Seven-Twenty-Two, Three-Fifty, One-Two-Four, Nine-Eleven.

Depends on the car I guess.

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > scoob
12/09/2015 at 21:56

Four five eight

Three fifty-five

Nine eleven.

Nine eighteen.

Nine nine six

Nine nine three

Nine thirty

I’m all over the boards

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > whoarder is tellurium
12/09/2015 at 21:58

Syllable count sets in.

I would never say nine ninety six

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > scoob
12/09/2015 at 22:03

I call a 944 a nine four four, but I don’t think any one calls a 911 a nine one one. I call a 914 a nine fourteen, but a 924 a nine two four. I guess it depend on the car, or rather just how the numbers sound together.