>However, these are not words. They are English approximations of a German >>slang
>>term for the name BMW, the first two letters of which are pronounced in >>German
>>approximately as "bay-emm."
>
> That is a common misconception.
> Sure, it SOUNDS logical - but it has absolutely no basis in fact.
> The basis in fact has been WELL documented (as has been explained
> already at the BMW car club web site and many other places).
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> Perhaps the English origin explains the apparently (according to you)
> lack of widespread usage in Germany?
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> Remember, the real initial BMWs were Beemers (aka Beamers).
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> And those who use the name wrong don't know anything about BMW owners.
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> Put it this way, if you walk into a room of black bikers and you start
> using the "N" word, how do you think you will be received? Same with
> the Beemer word in a crowd of drivers or the Bimmer word in a team of
> bikers (although you're far less likely to see bikers using the word
> incorrectly as their English language skills are far better than the
> average driver in America) as aptly shown by some of the responses to
> our lady contributors here (who actually have something to say).
You all have to get out more. ALL OF YOU! Seriously!