Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."

On Apr 26, 11:10*am, Smitty Two wrote:
Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."

I googled "how do you pronounce Stihl" and found a few thoughts:

"1. The company named "Stihl" says "Steel".

2. The name "Stihl" isn't a conventional German word.

3. If the name was German, it would be spelt "Steihl".

4. If you were German, you'd pronouce it "schteel".

5. Again, if you were German, you wouldn't pronouce anything as
"still".

So, in the end nothing is correct. I say "steel" because that's the
most logical. The fact that company says that is a plus, too. The
dealer seems to use "steel". The use of "still" is mass North American
confusion."

And another variation:

"another common one i have heard is "stall" i guess that came from the
familys expierence wiht stihls"

Which was answered by:


"There's perfect logic behind that. German for steel, the metal, is
"stahl". Pronounced "schtall" if you you want to get fancy. "


I refer to mine as a "steel".

Paul

On Apr 26, 11:10*am, Smitty Two wrote:
Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."

I say Steel. As in, hey, don't steal that steel. Or if a Stihl has a
good price I'd say that Steel is a Steal.

"Pavel314" wrote in message
...

I googled "how do you pronounce Stihl" and found a few thoughts:

"1. The company named "Stihl" says "Steel".

2. The name "Stihl" isn't a conventional German word.

3. If the name was German, it would be spelt "Steihl".

4. If you were German, you'd pronouce it "schteel".

5. Again, if you were German, you wouldn't pronouce anything as
"still".

So, in the end nothing is correct.

Corrections:
1. The German word for steel is Stahl (pronounced as it looks.)
2. Stihl is indeed not a "conventional German word:" it is a
German family name (thus non-conventional, i.e. not obliged
to follow all the conventions of how German is spoken.)
3. German pronounces IE as ee and pronounces EI as eye.
Thus German Stiehl would be pronounced shteel.
4. Correct: German pronunciation of Stihl is also "shteel."
5. German as an adjective STILL pronounced shtill:
German for "Stop!" is "Stillstanden" pron. shtillshtanden.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Smitty Two" wrote in message
news
Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."

You are a stickler for detail, it seems.

Did you ever iron out those details on conventional vs. climb cutting, that
you claimed couldn't exist with a circular saw blade?
--
EA

On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:35:08 -0700 (PDT), hibb
wrote:

On Apr 26, 11:10*am, Smitty Two wrote:
Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."

I say Steel. As in, hey, don't steal that steel. Or if a Stihl has a
good price I'd say that Steel is a Steal.

Of course, if you're in Pittsburgh, Steel is pronounced "Still" (and
they root for the Stillers). And to my wife (from Pittsburgh) "pull",
"pool", and "pole" are all pronounced the same.

Josh

Pavel314 wrote the following:
On Apr 26, 11:10 am, Smitty Two wrote:

Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."


I googled "how do you pronounce Stihl" and found a few thoughts:

"1. The company named "Stihl" says "Steel".

2. The name "Stihl" isn't a conventional German word.

3. If the name was German, it would be spelt "Steihl".

4. If you were German, you'd pronouce it "schteel".

5. Again, if you were German, you wouldn't pronouce anything as
"still".

So, in the end nothing is correct. I say "steel" because that's the
most logical. The fact that company says that is a plus, too. The
dealer seems to use "steel". The use of "still" is mass North American
confusion."

And another variation:

"another common one i have heard is "stall" i guess that came from the
familys expierence wiht stihls"

Which was answered by:


"There's perfect logic behind that. German for steel, the metal, is
"stahl". Pronounced "schtall" if you you want to get fancy. "


I refer to mine as a "steel".

Paul


But it is mostly "eisen".

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

Smitty Two wrote the following:
Speaking of Stihl, I wonder how y'all pronounce it? I was thinking
"stile" or "steel," but when I went to buy one of their products, the
guys at the dealer said it was "still." But yesterday I watched an
online video produced by the company and the fellow was saying "steel."


The company was founded by Andreas Stihl of Zurich, Switzerland
He set up the company, Stihl Maschinenfabrik, in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1926
The company pronounces it as 'steel'.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

"Don Phillipson" wrote in news:hr4k0g$eg9$1
@theodyn.ncf.ca:


German for "Stop!" is "Stillstanden" pron. shtillshtanden.



I think you may have the wrong word. "Still" in German means more like
"quiet", or "calm". "Stillstanden" would mean "standing quietly", or
standing calmly".

The German word for "Stop!", as in a command to cease all motion, would
be..."Stop". German stop signs meant for drivers of motor vehicles
say "Stop" on them.


--
Tegger