Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 08:40:35 -0800 From: Allen Maberry 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/. > > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > ;Kathleen M. O'Neill ... Language Laboratory Technician I ; > ;koneil1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uic.edu ... u55354[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uicvm.cc.uic.edu ; > ;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; > ;University of Illinois at Chicago ... Language Laboratory ; > ;703 South Morgan Street (M/C 042) ... Grant Hall, Room 311 ; > ;Chicago, IL 60607-7025 ; > ;312.996.8838 or 8836 ... 312.996.5501 FAX ; > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; >