Monaro - How do you pronounce it?
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Aussie name, Aussie pronunciation (MAAATE!!)
MON (sounds same as non)
ARE (just like the letter R)
ROW (as in wot u do in a boat)
"Munro" (as in actress standing over air vent) being the older Aussie term of endearment for the classic two door in both current & the original 60's & 70's incarnations.
now all you "too & froms" get practising for the Oz day meet on Sunday & maybe the Aussies among us can judge the best dinky die pronunciation!
Julian
MON (sounds same as non)
ARE (just like the letter R)
ROW (as in wot u do in a boat)
"Munro" (as in actress standing over air vent) being the older Aussie term of endearment for the classic two door in both current & the original 60's & 70's incarnations.
now all you "too & froms" get practising for the Oz day meet on Sunday & maybe the Aussies among us can judge the best dinky die pronunciation!
Julian
I can't understand how there's any confusion. The way it's spelt tells you how to pronounce it.
Mon - ah - row
Although the second syllable would probably be stressed slightly more (but pronouncing the vowels the same way):
Mo - nah - row (but "mo" still with a hard "o" as before)
Can't see what basis there would be for pronouncing it any other way...??
Mon - ah - row
Although the second syllable would probably be stressed slightly more (but pronouncing the vowels the same way):
Mo - nah - row (but "mo" still with a hard "o" as before)
Can't see what basis there would be for pronouncing it any other way...??
....and Morano
....and Novano
....and Calibra
As said previously, its generally accepted that the car name is pronounced "Mon-R-O" however in the high country area of southern NSW near the Snowy Mountains after which the car is named, the locals pronounce their locale as "Mon-AIR-o" and has been variously spelt over the years, Maneroo, Manaro, Menaro, Monaroo, Moniero and Monera, before Monaro became the accepted spelling in about the 1860s.
The area gets its name from the original inhabitants of this area, the aboriginal "Maneroo" tribe, and means "high plains".
From AutoWeb.
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The Origin of the Monaro Name
Late in 1967, a mere nine months before its introduction, Holden's sensational new sports coupe was still without a name of its own. Its strongly US-influenced design suggested something along the lines of Chevrolet's Camaro, or the Oldsmobile Toranado from which it took several styling cues - but although Holden had sifted through hundreds of suggestions, none seemed to have that special ring.
Then Noel Bedford, a technical stylist and member of Holden's design team, was driving through Cooma, NSW, on holiday when a sign on the council offices took his eye: "It said 'Monaro County Council' in western-type lettering that reminded me of 'Marlboro Country' and Camaro. It seemed to me so simple and logical. Why didn't somebody think of it before? I was quite excited and couldn't wait to get back to work."
On his return, the name was checked for copyright and dialect meaning, then instantly approved during an impromptu meeting held next to Noel Bedford's drafting table, by the Holden board of directors.
As the original HK Monaro press release stated, the name 'Monaro' is of aboriginal origin, meaning a high plateau or high plain. The coupe shares its name with the Monaro range, which is part of NSW's Snowy Mountains as well as the Monaro Shire, just south of Canberra, ACT.
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www.hotkey.net.au/%7Ekrool/photos/nsw/monaro.htm
>> Edited by V-Car on Friday 20th January 13:54
The area gets its name from the original inhabitants of this area, the aboriginal "Maneroo" tribe, and means "high plains".
From AutoWeb.
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The Origin of the Monaro Name
Late in 1967, a mere nine months before its introduction, Holden's sensational new sports coupe was still without a name of its own. Its strongly US-influenced design suggested something along the lines of Chevrolet's Camaro, or the Oldsmobile Toranado from which it took several styling cues - but although Holden had sifted through hundreds of suggestions, none seemed to have that special ring.
Then Noel Bedford, a technical stylist and member of Holden's design team, was driving through Cooma, NSW, on holiday when a sign on the council offices took his eye: "It said 'Monaro County Council' in western-type lettering that reminded me of 'Marlboro Country' and Camaro. It seemed to me so simple and logical. Why didn't somebody think of it before? I was quite excited and couldn't wait to get back to work."
On his return, the name was checked for copyright and dialect meaning, then instantly approved during an impromptu meeting held next to Noel Bedford's drafting table, by the Holden board of directors.
As the original HK Monaro press release stated, the name 'Monaro' is of aboriginal origin, meaning a high plateau or high plain. The coupe shares its name with the Monaro range, which is part of NSW's Snowy Mountains as well as the Monaro Shire, just south of Canberra, ACT.
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www.hotkey.net.au/%7Ekrool/photos/nsw/monaro.htm
>> Edited by V-Car on Friday 20th January 13:54
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