plural of Mercedes-Benz
alan auerbach F
Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
Al.
Dave Moorman
wrote:
> Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
> but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Can't miss with this!
Dave
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Clifton T. Sharp
>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
Benzene?
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Michael B. Quinion
The possible plurals all sound awkward. I'd go for the form you used in
your question: "two Mercedes-Benz cars".
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Albert Evans
>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
>
--
I like Oscar Hammerstein's solution:
No rides for us
On the top of a bus
In the face of the freezing breezes.
You reach your goals
In your comfy old Rolls
Or in one of your Mercedeses.
AE
Baty
>
>Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
>
>Al.
Benzes. Or Mercedeses. Although I recently came across Mercedes as the
plural in a novel. Plurals of proper nouns are usually formed in the
standard manner, by adding "s" or "es." In the case of Benz, you need an
"es." Thank you for not suggesting Benz's.
Linda Baty
Mark Baker
Baty <ba...@teleport.com> writes:
>>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>
>Benzes. Or Mercedeses. Although I recently came across Mercedes as the
>plural in a novel.
"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
which is what most people would actually say.
ukarumpa
how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars. Benzs? Benzes?
>Al.
How about - "two Mercedes-Benz cars"? Works for me
Roy Lakin
[...]
>"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
>which is what most people would actually say.
Unless they are power-boat freaks. "Merc" is short for "Mercury" then.
Roy
Stephen T MacGregor
>"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
>which is what most people would actually say.
But to many Americans, "Mercs" is the plural of "Merc", short for
"Mercury", a model of Ford.
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>In article <4g96m2$b...@maureen.teleport.com>,
> Baty <ba...@teleport.com> writes:
>>>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>>
>>Benzes. Or Mercedeses. Although I recently came across Mercedes as the
>>plural in a novel.
>"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
>which is what most people would actually say.
"Mercs" in the US refers to products of the Lincoln-Mercury Division of the
Ford Motor Company, a far cry from the Mercedes. (Benz rarely gets a mention
any more.)
Truly Donovan
Bob Cunningham
[...]
>"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
>which is what most people would actually say.
>
I wouldn't. To me, a merc is a Mercury.
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LA | when short are best of all."
| -- Winston Churchill
Dave Moorman
(Bob Cunningham) wrote:
> mn...@cam.ac.uk (Mark Baker) wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> >"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
> >which is what most people would actually say.
> >
> I wouldn't. To me, a merc is a Mercury.
Absolutely! In the U.S. a "Merc" is a Mercury. I wonder if Mr. Baker is
actually saying "Mers", with the "s" sound for the "c" instead of the "k"
sound.
Mary S. Spaeth
> It has only been a minute or two since I posted the above, but I know
> it's already too late and I'm going to hear from half the residents of
> two different states. It was a *typo*, honest. I know where the other
> Portland is, and I know which one is MA and which one is ME. I just
> typed it wrong, that's all, it was just a careless mistake, and I didn't
> proofread and I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll never do it again,
> I promise, please forgive me.
>
> Linda
>
> Also, I think it's "Oh, lord, won't you *buy* me a Mercedes-Benz." Or is
> it? Oh, dear, I'm so confused.
Oh Shame on you!!!!
But it's clear that you know the temperament, or is that temperment, or
tempertantrument, of some of the readers in this group. But how do you
actually pronounce "mercedeses?"
Cheers!
--
Mary S. Spaeth
Northwestern University
msp...@nwu.edu
Baty
>In article <4g96m2$b...@maureen.teleport.com>,
> Baty <ba...@teleport.com> writes:
>
>>>but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>>
>>Benzes. Or Mercedeses. Although I recently came across Mercedes as the
>>plural in a novel.
>
>which is what most people would actually say.
>
I stand corrected. I called the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Portland (OR,
not MA) and the woman who answered the phone assured me that it's one
Mercedes, two Mercedes. When I asked about Mercedes-Benz, she decided it
was one Mercedez-Benz, two Mercedes-Benz, but she didn't sound too sure
of that. I know I've heard Mercedeses, but it was probably from someone
like me who has never even been in a Mercedes, let alone owned one. Merc
confuses me, though. If someone told me he owned a Merc, I'd assume he
meant a Mercury. No doubt he'd be upset when I wasn't suitably
impressed.
"Oh, lord, won't you give me a Mercedes-Benz!" (Janis Joplin, right?)
Linda Thrasher
Baty
>
>I stand corrected. I called the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Portland (OR,
>not MA) and the woman who answered the phone assured me that it's one
>Mercedes, two Mercedes. When I asked about Mercedes-Benz, she decided it
>was one Mercedez-Benz, two Mercedes-Benz, but she didn't sound too sure
>of that. I know I've heard Mercedeses, but it was probably from someone
>like me who has never even been in a Mercedes, let alone owned one. Merc
>confuses me, though. If someone told me he owned a Merc, I'd assume he
>meant a Mercury. No doubt he'd be upset when I wasn't suitably
>impressed.
>
>"Oh, lord, won't you give me a Mercedes-Benz!" (Janis Joplin, right?)
>
>Linda Thrasher
>
ukarumpa
>
>mn...@cam.ac.uk (Mark Baker) wrote:
>
> [...]
>
>>which is what most people would actually say.
>>
In Australia, and probably therefore in Britain (I'm assuming cam.ac.uk to
be from Britain) also, a Mercedes-Benz is colloquially known as a Merc [m_k].
In fact, I don't even know what a Mercury is - although some guy told me
the other day that he drove an Eagle Talon, which COMPLETELY threw me
until he explained that it is evidently a Chrysler jeep. I was envisioning
something from the tales of Sinbad and the roc, perhaps...?
Tobias Benjamin Koehler
> Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
> but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
> Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
What about: two Daimlers?
In Schwaben they are called Daimler.. and that's where they are
made!
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>alan auerbach F (aaue...@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
>
>> Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
>> but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
>> Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
>
>What about: two Daimlers?
>In Schwaben they are called Daimler.. and that's where they
>are made!
descendent? (Yeah, I've heard the tale that the Mercedes is
named after Mercedes Daimler, Daimler's daughter).
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Mark Odegard mlo...@nyc.pipeline.com
Malte Borcherding
|> alan auerbach F (aaue...@mach1.wlu.ca) wrote:
|>
|> > Don't ask me why (it's a long but legitimate story)
|> > but I need to know how to refer to two Mercedes-Benz cars.
|> > Benzs? Benzes? Thanks if you know.
|>
|> What about: two Daimlers?
|> In Schwaben they are called Daimler.. and that's where they are
|> made!
Funny, they are called Benz in Baden, for that's where Carl Benz lived.
BTW, "Daimler" could be confused with the Jaguar Daimler (not in Swabia,
of course).
Malte
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Rex Knepp
: Baty <ba...@teleport.com> wrote:
: >
: >"Oh, lord, won't you give me a Mercedes-Benz!" (Janis Joplin, right?)
: Also, I think it's "Oh, lord, won't you *buy* me a Mercedes-Benz." Or is
: it? Oh, dear, I'm so confused.
Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
I've worked all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz.
Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
Yes, it was JJ (1947?-1970?); also recorded by the somewhat less flamboyant
but probably more talented Buffy Sainte Marie. Now being used in television
commercials for the latests baby Benzes, my wife's copy of _Pearl_ is too
scratched up to verify whether it's the original or just a sound-alike.
JJ was a student (non-graduate, I think) of a high school in Galveston,
TX. One of her classmates was former Dallas Cowboy head coach, now Miami
Dolphin head coach, Jimmy Johnson. He's had some interesting things to
say about Janis on occasion...
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: Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz
: My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
: I've worked all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
: Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz.
:
: Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
: Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
: I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
: Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
There's one more verse, that starts off:
Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town?
I'm counting on you, Lord, so please don't let me down.
There may be something about a "frown", but otherwise I don't
remember the last two lines. On the album, after this verse, she
laughs and says, "That's it!"
: Yes, it was JJ (1947?-1970?); also recorded by the somewhat less flamboyant
: but probably more talented Buffy Sainte Marie. Now being used in television
: commercials for the latests baby Benzes, my wife's copy of _Pearl_ is too
: scratched up to verify whether it's the original or just a sound-alike.
P. S. For non-USAns: the Mercedes TV commercial here has (I
believe) no spoken words or even printed ones, only scenes of a big
Mercedes being driven around, and the first verse of Janis' song,
plus the laugh and the "That's it!" It is Janis, BTW. Time
Magazine mentioned it a few weeks ago.
: JJ was a student (non-graduate, I think) of a high school in Galveston,
: TX. One of her classmates was former Dallas Cowboy head coach, now Miami
: Dolphin head coach, Jimmy Johnson. He's had some interesting things to
: say about Janis on occasion...
I think they were both from Beaumont. Of course, Beaumont,
Galveston and some other place (Port Arthur?) make up the "Golden
Triangle" area of Texas. (That expression must have come from a
Chamber of Commerce somewhere ...)
--
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"All the money that Colombia invests in fighting drugs should be
invested in the United States to research synthetic cocaine."
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Peter Adams
<mlo...@nyc.pipeline.com> writes
>A Daimler is an opulent classic car. The Mercedes is it's
>descendent? (Yeah, I've heard the tale that the Mercedes is
>named after Mercedes Daimler, Daimler's daughter).
It's a bit more complicated than that. Gottlieb Daimler was originally a
gunsmith who developed an interest in petrol engines and eventually
started the Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft in 1890. In 1897, Emil
Jellinek, who was the Austrian consul general in Nice, undertook to sell
Daimler cars provided they were named after his ten year old daughter,
Mercedes. In 1926, Daimler merged with Benz to form the Daimler-Benz AG.
The Daimler Motor Syndicate was formed in England in 1893 to exploit
Gottlieb Daimler's motor patents. Though Daimler himself was a director
until 1898, the English and German concerns went their separate ways. In
1904 the name was changed to the Daimler Motor Company and this was the
firm that became famous for stately motorcars. The British Royal Family
used Daimlers until the present Queen changed to Rolls-Royce.
--
Peter Adams
Lincolnshire, England
Beeswing
>In article <4ght5r$3...@uuneo.neosoft.com> kn...@starbase.neosoft.com (Rex Knepp) writes:
>
> : Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz
> : My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
> : I've worked all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
> : Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz.
> :
> : Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
> : Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
> : I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
> : Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
>
>There's one more verse, that starts off:
>
> Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town?
> I'm counting on you, Lord, so please don't let me down.
>
>There may be something about a "frown", but otherwise I don't
>remember the last two lines.
If I recall right, the next couple lines are actually:
Prove that you love me, and buy the next round.
Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town.
Mark Baker
dmoo...@interaccess.com (Dave Moorman) writes:
>> >"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
>> >which is what most people would actually say.
>> >
>> I wouldn't. To me, a merc is a Mercury.
>
>Absolutely! In the U.S. a "Merc" is a Mercury. I wonder if Mr. Baker is
>actually saying "Mers", with the "s" sound for the "c" instead of the "k"
>sound.
No, I'm saying "Mercs", presumably as you do when you mean "Mercury".
I'll have to remember not to say it in the US :)
Tobias Benjamin Koehler
> Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz
> My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
> I've worked all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
> Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz.
> Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
> Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
> I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
> Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
When I first heard this, I wasn't aware that this was the
American pronunciation of Mercedes-Benz, so I thought it was
`Mercy dispense' or something. :)
I also heard a German version of the song.
Lieber Gott, bitte kauf mir 'nen Mercedes-Benz.
Meine Freunde fahr'n Porsche und machen sich 'nen schönen Lenz
....
Must have been Klaus Lage or so, from the voice.
unci
KKKKatie
kn...@starbase.neosoft.com "Rex Knepp" writes:
<snip>
> Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
> Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
> I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
> Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
Please, tell me someone, what is Dialling for Dollars?
Kate
--
They told me the thing just couldn't be done
With a smile I went right to it
I tackled the thing that couldn't be done
And found that I couldn't do it.
Peter Hoogenboom
: > >"Mercedes" is all I've ever heard used. Apart from "Mercs" of course,
[Bob Cunningham points out that a "Merc" is a Mercury in the USA]
: Absolutely! In the U.S. a "Merc" is a Mercury. I wonder if Mr. Baker is
: actually saying "Mers", with the "s" sound for the "c" instead of the "k"
: sound.
I doubt it, or he would have written "Merces."
Mercedes-Benzes, Benzes, Mercedeses, or Mercedeses-Benz?
Peter
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XXdant
<Ka...@carterce.demon.co.uk> writes:
>Please, tell me someone, what is Dialling for Dollars?
I knew someone was going to ask this.
In the 60s, this was a contest on many tv stations, produced locally.
Generally it worked like this: the station would be showing a movie and
have an intermission for Dialing-for-Dallars. An announcer would come on
and show that week's prize money. He would then dial a phone number chosen
randomly from the phone book. If the person answering the call could
correctly tell what the prize was, they would win it. If the prize was
awarded, the next week the amount would be set back to whatever value they
started from (usually $100), otherwise it would be incremented by $5. The
idea was to encourage people to watch the movie so they would know what
the prize was worth.
If the prizes seem low, remember that this was the 60s and that $100 would
be worth about $500 in today's money.
--
Dan Tilque
David Casseres
marz...@great-horned.owlnet.rice.edu (Steven Joseph Marzuola) wrote:
> In article <4ght5r$3...@uuneo.neosoft.com> kn...@starbase.neosoft.com
(Rex Knepp) writes:
>
> : Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz
> : My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
> : I've worked all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
> : Oh, Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz.
> :
> : Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
> : Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
> : I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
> : Oh, Lord won't you buy me a color teevee.
>
> There's one more verse, that starts off:
>
> Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town?
> I'm counting on you, Lord, so please don't let me down.
>
> There may be something about a "frown", but otherwise I don't
> remember the last two lines. On the album, after this verse, she
> laughs and says, "That's it!"
Prove that you love me, and buy the next round;
Oh, Lord won't you buy me a night on the town.
--
David Casseres
Exclaimer: Hey!
Brian J. Livingston
My friends all have H-bombs, I must be supreme.
...
That's all I remember.
Christopher C Stead
> <snip>
> > Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a color teevee,
> > Dial(l)ing for Dollars is trying to reach me.
> > I'll wait for delivery each day until three.
> Please, tell me someone, what is Dialling for Dollars?
Dialing for Dollars was a TV show which aired sometime in the sixties
when I was a kid. I never watched it. Mommy said it was tacky.
>
> Kate
> --
> They told me the thing just couldn't be done
> With a smile I went right to it
> I tackled the thing that couldn't be done
> And found that I couldn't do it.
>
>
Chris Stead, Noted Authority
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And reel across the sun
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"Well, that's the way the Mercedes Benz."
Phil
Polar
wrote:
>marz...@great-horned.owlnet.rice.edu (Steven Joseph Marzuola) wrote:
>
>[...]
>The Golden Triangle is comprised of
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ay-e-e-e-ee-e-e-e-e-e-h!!!!!
(scream of anguish)
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