Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the U.S., the general usage is that a Beemer/Beamer is a BMW motorcycle and a Bimmer is a BMW car. However, everybody from General Motor ad agencies to BMW owning professionals to Jan Leno call the cars Beemers. This group also botch the name of Porsche and that IS sacrilege:-) Bud Alan Ball wrote: > been meaning to ask before: what is Beemer or Beemers or a beemer ? Is > it something one eats ? Is it something one carries ? is it something > one uses ? Never heard of those in my low lands... > > Alan, > Brussels-Belgium