04-07-2002, 12:39 AM
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Bimmer or Beamer and why?
ok peeps this is a stupid person with a stupid question.........but i need to solve an argument
is it:
1.) Beamer
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2.) Bimmer
and why?
and im sorry for the stupidity, trying to win an argument (thats why i need the reasoning)
aight THANKS!
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04-08-2002, 07:40 PM
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both. just because
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04-15-2002, 11:03 AM
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I have always referred to my car as a BMW, exactly because I am not sure which is the right pronunciation. However, many people around where I live (central Maryland) say Beamer, but not one has pronounced it Bimmer.
I have, however seen it spelled 'Bimmer' in car magazines. No idea. I, too, would be grateful for some definitive advice.
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04-15-2002, 01:24 PM
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seriously, i doubt you'll find a proper answer to that question as there just isnt one... theyre just alternative ways of saying BMW... people call it what they want to call it... theres no wrong or right... bimmer, beamer, bee em.. etc... just because some journo says it, it doesnt make it the "right" word...
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04-15-2002, 03:02 PM
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OK, thanks. Yeah, I forgot--Notorious B.I.G., as well as a Nigerian friend I have, refer to them as Bee Em's. I think I'll stick with BMW, though.
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04-15-2002, 06:12 PM
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dont forget - "Sim Simma, who got the keys to my Bimmer, who am i? the girls dem suga! etc etc..." 
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04-15-2002, 09:15 PM
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BMW cars are bimmers, BMW motorcycles are beamers....why i dont know, thats just the way it is
....does it really matter that much?
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04-16-2002, 03:32 PM
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No it isnt, it just came up between a friend and i. And ive always used "bimmer" but pronounced it as beamer coz i remember reading something from some people on a forum i used to belong to, and they said it was spelled bimmer for a reason (founding members or something) and i wanted to know if anyone else heard something similar
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04-17-2002, 01:45 PM
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never heard that motorcycle theory. we just call any BMW beemer or bimmer 'round here
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04-19-2002, 11:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by 3.5litermoose
BMW cars are bimmers, BMW motorcycles are beamers....why i dont know, thats just the way it is
....does it really matter that much?
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That's what I heard. I spell it bimmer and beamer, but pronounce it "bee-mer" either way.
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05-09-2002, 01:45 PM
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Thats what I heard too. Thats before I created my user name.:flash:
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05-11-2002, 08:27 PM
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it's spelt bimmer but pronounced bee-mer
beamer is just the dumb way of writing it 
that's why there's a magazine called bimmer and not beamer
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05-13-2002, 07:36 PM
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so effectively theyre both pronounced the same way?
whats the point?
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05-14-2002, 12:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by crayzayjay
so effectively theyre both pronounced the same way?
whats the point?
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Again...
Beamer = motorcycles
Bimmer = automobiles
Btw, Beamer came first, for obvious reasons.
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05-14-2002, 03:29 PM
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yyyyyyyyyyes........
But again, with no difference in pronounciation, whats the point?
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