Pronunciation!
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It's pronounced kymeera I thought. Shouldnt be embarressed if you pronounce it wrong though... even TVR sales people pronounce it wrong.
The worst pronounciation i've heard is by "professional" car insurance telesales people. given that all the do is look at lists of cars, you'd think they'd know every car and model specification. well, they bloody well should do! ... "sorry, we don't appear to have VTR Primera on our list."
wits.
Oh and that french 24 hour race is held at "le mon" ok?
The worst pronounciation i've heard is by "professional" car insurance telesales people. given that all the do is look at lists of cars, you'd think they'd know every car and model specification. well, they bloody well should do! ... "sorry, we don't appear to have VTR Primera on our list."
wits. Oh and that french 24 hour race is held at "le mon" ok?
shadowninja said:
"sorry, we don't appear to have VTR Primera on our list."
I've just renewed my kye-MEERa's insurance, and (I kid you not) got asked the following by some insurers:
"Is that a 2-door or 4-door?"
"How many seats?"
"Is that petrol or diesel?"
>> Edited by JonRB on Sunday 7th September 20:51
The numpties at the insurance co's just read it off a list. They really don't know any better. When I had a wedge 350SE (4.0L) I couldn't find any insurers to recognise it so had to insure it as a 400SE. Which was wrong.
Ky-meer-a. Short Ky rather than Kye or Kie, but not Ki (as in kick) or any Ch.. and deffo no Sh...
Ky-meer-a. Short Ky rather than Kye or Kie, but not Ki (as in kick) or any Ch.. and deffo no Sh...
According to Webster:
Chimaera
Pronunciation: kI-'mir-&
kI as in kite,
mir as in mere (with stress),
& as in abut, or the end of banana
Or: k&-'mir-&
k& as in capacious.
>> Edited by V8 Archie on Monday 8th September 10:24
Chimaera
Pronunciation: kI-'mir-&
kI as in kite,
mir as in mere (with stress),
& as in abut, or the end of banana
Or: k&-'mir-&
k& as in capacious.
>> Edited by V8 Archie on Monday 8th September 10:24
- DON'T START THAT AGAIN!Websters is American!!
According to Chambers Dictionary (English!!) Chimaera is pronounced:
ki-me ra
i - pronounced as it is in side, shy, dye height etc
e - pronounced as it is in lean, keel, dene, gear
a - a vowel in unaccented syllabel and is pronounced as it is in infant
the end result phonetically is
K-eye-mee-ra
Hammy
>> Edited by Hammy Hamster on Monday 8th September 20:22
According to Chambers Dictionary (English!!) Chimaera is pronounced:
ki-me ra
i - pronounced as it is in side, shy, dye height etc
e - pronounced as it is in lean, keel, dene, gear
a - a vowel in unaccented syllabel and is pronounced as it is in infant
the end result phonetically is
K-eye-mee-ra
Hammy
>> Edited by Hammy Hamster on Monday 8th September 20:22
.......Swilly 
I remember the old Performance Car mag article about the Chim and I distinctly recall them saying that 'Peter Wheeler pronounces it 'shim-air-a''......
The greek mythology thang is definitely 'kie-meer-a', probably, maybe
So what's going on then?? Either PC got given bogus info from Wheeler, or the name's got re-pronounced during production, like the Ford Ka....
And in looking for my Griff, the various dealers have a nice range of random versions as well.
The greek mythology thang is definitely 'kie-meer-a', probably, maybe
So what's going on then?? Either PC got given bogus info from Wheeler, or the name's got re-pronounced during production, like the Ford Ka....
And in looking for my Griff, the various dealers have a nice range of random versions as well.
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