three five five
Here are my idiosyncrasies: Dino 2-0-6-G-T Dino 2-4-6-G-T-B 2-88-G-T-O 3-0-8 3-2-8 3-4-8 (said gleefully, face brightening up with joy) 3-5-5 3-60 F-40 4-30 4-5-8 F-50 5-12-T-R 5-5-0 Maranello 5-7-5 5-9-9 6-12 Scaglietti All the best, Andrew.
is it three "o" eight.....or three zero eight?!!!! should be zero i reckon since it's a number but pronouncing it the letter O sounds better!
Definitely "o". People in Europe don't tend to say "zero", that's more of an American thing. All the best, Andrew.
I don't think there is any "one" way to say some of these. What is most common to me and my madness is: Three-Fifty-Five although I also say Three-Five-Five about the same amount because of the British influence of evo/ top gear, etc, The rest are based on what I have heard on TV, the movies, at dealerships and 5 trips to the factory in Maranello. 206: Two-Oh-Six 246: Two-forty-six 308: Three-Oh-Eight 328: Three-Twenty Eight 348: Three-Forty Eight 355: Three-Fifty-Five 360: Three-Sixty 430: Four-Thirty 458: Four-Five-Eight 512BBI: 5-Twelve 512TR: 5-Twelve 456: Four-Fifty-Six 550: Five-Fifty 575: Five-Seventy-Five 612: Six-Twelve 599: Five-Nine-Nine Robb
The OP did ask what the CORRECT way to say it is This is it: The tendency to say "fifty", "sixty" etc in the middle (ie. "three fifty five") is a US thing, and is perfectly fine if that's what everyone else around you says. But it's not technically correct. After all, these are European cars. For what it's worth, 308 should be "three oh eight", not "three zero eight" for the same reason. In the end, who cares, but he did ask about "correct" not, "what do all your friends say"
....lord I haven't seen this much dribble since I read (partly) the now famous English PhD done on the word F..K !
No, I'm making it up as I go along. But it is kind of amusing. Having said that, when I hear "three fifty five" it's a little like fingernails down a blackboard...
Andrew- No such thing as a 246 GTB. 246 GT and 246 GTS, but no 246 GTB. Incidentally, the last four Ferraris had no displacement in the name. California, FF, F12, and La Ferrari. Six if you want to count the California 30 and California T.
Aha, thanks Taz - my veil of ignorance is slowly being lifted one little bit at a time! All the best, Andrew.
Three-Fifty-Five is how I've always said it and heard it said..... Life's little problems.....got to love 'em
If I'm not mistaken (maybe italian members can lend a hand), in italian it's called trecento cinquanta cinque, or three hundred fifty five. In Portugal we call it three-five-five. Best regards, Nuno.
