December 6, 200520 yr How do you pronounce it: Dubbleyou are eks?I had an Aussie telling me about the new "Wahrex" a few years back. Is this an Aussie/Euro pronunciation thing? Juan
December 6, 200520 yr Judging from all the ones that rich local kids have totalled around here, it's pronounced (and means) 'wrecks'.
December 6, 200520 yr Judging from all the ones that rich local kids have totalled around here, it's pronounced (and means) 'wrecks'. have to agree with that one
December 6, 200520 yr It clearly is not meant to be an acronym - it is an initialism. both are forms of abreviation. By definition, acronyms are pronounceable and often words (not always) which already have a meaning. NASA is an acronym NAACP is an initialism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym Carl
December 7, 200520 yr I've been finding that sometimes I get really lazy with pronouncing WRX and it comes out more like "dubbleyareks". Weird that I was just thinking about that before I saw this thread. Maybe even weirder that I was thinking about it at all... :-\
December 7, 200520 yr Are you sure about Cross? I always thought it was World Rally Xperimental. I could be wrong though...
December 7, 200520 yr Are you sure about Cross? I always thought it was World Rally Xperimental. I could be wrong though... That is what I gathered from the huge thread on nasioc awhile back.
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