Nine Twenty Eight or Nine Two Eight?
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Well, the 917 is a nine seventeen. So, mine's a nine twenty-eight. But whatever, it's your car call it what you want. I think 'money pit' is probably the most common nickname.
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in zee fazerland all models would be pronounced as the 9-17:
9-28 (nine twenty-eight) , 9-11, 3-56, 9-44 or 9-14 etc.
shorthand would be 28'er or 11'er
longhand would be neunhundertachtundzwanzig (ninehundred twenty eight)
The 90X models would all be pronounced ninehundred X, e.g. ninehundred eight for the 908
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9-28 (nine twenty-eight) , 9-11, 3-56, 9-44 or 9-14 etc.
shorthand would be 28'er or 11'er
longhand would be neunhundertachtundzwanzig (ninehundred twenty eight)
The 90X models would all be pronounced ninehundred X, e.g. ninehundred eight for the 908
FWIW
Kurt
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Nine Eleven is called such because it's neun elf easy on the other hand nine twenty eight is a mouth full in German so it's easier to say Nine two eight, neun zwei acht. Rolls off the tongue nicer. So for me it will always be nine two eight because that's what the Fatherland demands lol
Nine Eleven is called such because it's neun elf easy on the other hand nine twenty eight is a mouth full in German so it's easier to say Nine two eight, neun zwei acht. Rolls off the tongue nicer. So for me it will always be nine two eight because that's what the Fatherland demands lol
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Nine Eleven is called such because it's neun elf easy on the other hand nine twenty eight is a mouth full in German so it's easier to say Nine two eight, neun zwei acht. Rolls off the tongue nicer. So for me it will always be nine two eight because that's what the Fatherland demands lol
Nine Eleven is called such because it's neun elf easy on the other hand nine twenty eight is a mouth full in German so it's easier to say Nine two eight, neun zwei acht. Rolls off the tongue nicer. So for me it will always be nine two eight because that's what the Fatherland demands lol
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My newest car was dubbed "The Zombie" by my youngest as it should be dead but isn't. Luckily all those spares are coming off the shelves so lots of time but not much money going into it.
"Nine twenty-eight" which goes with "nine eleven," "nine fourteen," "three fifty-six" and the rest.
"Type nine two eight" for the true purist.
"Nine twenty-eight" which goes with "nine eleven," "nine fourteen," "three fifty-six" and the rest.
"Type nine two eight" for the true purist.
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I've had the same experience when speaking with native German speakers. Nine twenty eight just left blank stare but they all knew what a nine two eight was though. Very funny. Deutsch is crazy, I already speak Spanish so formal/informal no problem it's that dang case system that kills me.