Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 08:40:35 -0800

From: Allen Maberry maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: Merc?



In my experience, /mIrk/ = Mercury. Only slang for Mercedes Benz I have

heard is simply "Benz".

Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Kathleen M. O'Neill wrote:



Aren't the two pronounced differently, even though spelled alike?



The name ends in /s/



The car ends in /k/



No, the two usages in question are

pronounced alike - /mIrk/.



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