ok peeps this is a stupid person with a stupid question.........but i need to solve an argument

is it:
1.) Beamer
or
2.) Bimmer

and why?

and im sorry for the stupidity, trying to win an argument (thats why i need the reasoning)

aight THANKS!

both. just because

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.

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...

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.

dont forget - "Sim Simma, who got the keys to my Bimmer, who am i? the girls dem suga! etc etc..." :D

BMW cars are bimmers, BMW motorcycles are beamers....why i dont know, thats just the way it is
....does it really matter that much?

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

never heard that motorcycle theory. we just call any BMW beemer or bimmer 'round here

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? That's what I heard. I spell it bimmer and beamer, but pronounce it "bee-mer" either way.

Thats what I heard too. Thats before I created my user name.:flash:

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

so effectively theyre both pronounced the same way?
whats the point?

Originally posted by crayzayjay
so effectively theyre both pronounced the same way?
whats the point? Again...

Beamer = motorcycles
Bimmer = automobiles

Btw, Beamer came first, for obvious reasons.

yyyyyyyyyyes........

But again, with no difference in pronounciation, whats the point?

Originally posted by crayzayjay
yyyyyyyyyyes........

But again, with no difference in pronounciation, whats the point? I think they sound the same to show that they're both BMWs, but spelt differently to show that they're not exactly alike. I dunno.

I've always understood that it was spelled 'Bimmer' but pronounced 'Beamer'. Never understood the reasoning behind this, but really, who cares?

Actually "bimmer" has been in usage for a long time starting with the motorcycle boys.Beamer did not come into use until the 80's when the whole yuppie surge of people buying the label rather than the car.As a result many of us "older" folk have a bit of resentment towards this yuppiespeak label.

:flash:
PEOPLE!!!!!!!
EVERYTHING SAID IS WRONG: LISTEN!
IT'S BIMMER FOR CARS THAT'S PRONOUNCED BIM - MER AND ONLY THAT WAY DONT MAKE THAT MISTAKE IT DOES MATTER
IT'S BEEMER/BEAMER FOR MOTORCYCLE - BEEM - ER
THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE

ok stupid people
what a nice way to make your first post, a-hole!