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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle) 05/13/2016 at 10:07 • Filed to: None

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when you read STI in relation to Subaru Tecnica International do you say “ess tee eye”, or “sty”

Flavien Vidal > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:10

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Well, it depends what language I’m speaking... At home I speak english on a daily basis, so esse tee eye.

But I’m also french so when I speak french, it’s esse teh ee

And no, I would never say “sty” lol

And yes, it;s a mistake for sure (or not).... I think it it should be “an STI wagon”.

Ash78, voting early and often > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:10

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Depends on how dirty it is inside. Ba-dump...tssss!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:13

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Option one. Same with AMG, GTI, GTO, SLS, CTS, and pretty much every single other three-letter car designation.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:17

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Well if I read it in Dutch it would be something like: es te ie

But in English, it would be most like your first option: ess tee eye

spanfucker retire bitch > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:17

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I pronounce each letter individually, so yeah, it should “an STI” where I’m coming from.

The people that read it as “sty” are probably the same people that read GUI as “gooey.”

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > spanfucker retire bitch 05/13/2016 at 10:19

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And say .jif instead of .gif.

scoob > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:20

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Who would ever say “sty” lol. In English, I mean.

Shouldn’t it be “An STI” anyway?

spanfucker retire bitch > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 10:21

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KnowsAboutCars > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:25

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Äs tee ii or ess tee eye depending on the language.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 05/13/2016 at 10:34

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This. Who pronounces these?!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 10:36

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gif not jif. jif is peanut butter

Graphics

Interchange

Format

if you pronounce the first letter of each in the way you’d say the word it’s gif.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/13/2016 at 10:39

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I always use that fact to try and correct people. I mostly get eye rolls.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 10:43

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that’s because most people are idiots, don’t understand file formats, and don’t understand language.

it’d be better if they jammed some peanut butter in their mouths and shut up.

Leon711 > spanfucker retire bitch 05/13/2016 at 10:46

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Some guy who was training us up on some software kept calling it a Gooey.

OPPOsaurus WRX > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:46

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STi * by the way

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/13/2016 at 10:47

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Most people don’t even understand how to clean off their desktops and create folders.

MonkeePuzzle > scoob 05/13/2016 at 10:48

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this is my point.

MonkeePuzzle > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 10:49

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I say gif, as in giraffe :P

MonkeePuzzle > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/13/2016 at 10:52

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bee tee dub, BTW

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 10:58

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‘Es tee eye’, just like Ipronounce the Taurus SHO has ‘Es aach ooh’, not ‘show’.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 11:05

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asstie

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 11:09

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Folders?

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/13/2016 at 11:16

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Quote from one of my friends “I want to get these all in one group but don’t know how”

Stapleface > spanfucker retire bitch 05/13/2016 at 11:31

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Yes, letters in a car name should always be spelled out (if they don't make a word). I remember a commercial last year (I think) for the Ford Taurus SHO. The guy doing the commercial kept calling the Ford "show". And this was a real Ford commercial, not some stupid local dealership. It took everything in my power to not scream at the tv when that commercial aired.

scoob > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 11:36

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Flew over my head.

/IBlameExams

spanfucker retire bitch > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 11:39

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 11:56

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Subarually transmitted infection.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 11:59

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oh man

You need better friends lol

And I think you have a rough idea of what I do for a living so obviously keeping track of files/organizing in folders is kinda my thing.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 13:23

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but is the Levorg the shorter sibling to the Legacy?

B/Xmrrmvr > OPPOsaurus WRX 05/13/2016 at 14:18

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The “i” was capitalized in 2006.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 05/13/2016 at 14:28

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Literally the worst

CaptDale - is secretly British > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 14:30

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They are three separate letters and pronounced so.

CaptDale - is secretly British > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 05/13/2016 at 14:31

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this

B/Xmrrmvr > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 14:38

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I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone pronounce STI as if it were an acronym, but to my knowledge there isn’t a clear rule for abbreviations vs. acronyms other than “acronyms are abbreviations pronounced as if it were a word”.

You should file this post under “English Sucks”.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > MonkeePuzzle 05/13/2016 at 23:58

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It should be “an es...” but “a” is correct if you’re talking about what the acronym stands for

Mars > MonkeePuzzle 05/14/2016 at 00:55

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Apparently, when you work in the medical field and are talking about wanting an STI someday, you catch some pretty odd looks. “Why yes, I would love that chlamydia in pearl white."