Z oh 6 ?
Aug 25, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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Z oh 6 ?
My wife and I are anticipating buying a C5 this fall, which would be our first corvette. I've learned a lot from this forum except for one thing. How do you pronounce ZO6? Is it Z oh 6, Z zero 6, Z ought 6, something else? I don't want to sound like a bigger fool than necessary!
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:04 AM
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Zee oh six is how I pronounce it. Gotta admit that this is a new question that I've never seen before!
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by fastbsq
My wife and I are anticipating buying a C5 this fall, which would be our first corvette. I've learned a lot from this forum except for one thing. How do you pronounce ZO6? Is it Z oh 6, Z zero 6, Z ought 6, something else? I don't want to sound like a bigger fool than necessary!
Z ought 6 actually sounds cool too!
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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Z ought 6 actually sounds cool too!
Someone will take this to mean a caliber of gun
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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How about Zed ought six? hehe
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Or......"Damn Fast" works as well.
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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I say Z oh six. Right or wrong, doesn't matter to me.
Aug 25, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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How about Zed ought six? hehe
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Aug 25, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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How about 30 ought six so we can put our selves out of our own misery?
Aug 25, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Zee oh six is how I pronounce it.
Wrong its
ZED OH SIX
Aug 25, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Wrong its
ZED OH SIX
I know - 'cause Grumpy says so!
Aug 25, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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I know - 'cause Grumpy says so!
No because
Aug 26, 2006 | 12:01 AM
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Aug 26, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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Aug 26, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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Me too....
Aug 26, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by BanditSRT
How about Zed ought six? hehe
beat me to it...