Proper pro-nunciation of 'STIHL'

[rollr]

Hi Guys.... is it pro-nounced "still" or "steel" got a little wager with the wife thanks for your help!!

Rollr

 

[django]

The proper German pronuciation is SHTEEL.

 

[sedanman]

Right from the horses mouth.



http://www.stihlusa.com/faq_general.html

 

[Toneman]

So, what is the wager with your wife? Who was right?
I am sure I 'm not the only one who is wondering about this.

 

[rollr]

THANKS!..............for someone who's always right......well she's wrong on this one! I mean I even told her I had heard how they pronounced it on the company's commercial.

Thanks again!
Rollr

 

[rollr]

the wager.........

Oh the wager..........I get to fix her leaking Pro Mac 650...HA HA HA !!!

 

[Toneman]

Sounds like she got the best end of the deal!

 

[NevadaWalrus]

Hmm. Whadayathink. That ad/marketing guy a few years back who decided to use a play on words by using the song "Still the One", bet he doesn't work for Stihl no more.

 

[django]

Every now and then I get to work with German Technicians Actual Germans, from Germany, And some from Austria, Now I didn't ask them all, but the ones I talked to about chainsaws etc... ALL pronounced it SHTEEL. Now I realize this goes against the pronounciation given on the website, Of course I never thought to ask them how they would pronounce "steel"!! You ought to hear them pronounce "Shindaiwa!"

 

[Tony Snyder]

The ones I like are: Huskah-Varna for Husqvarna, Jonsereaa for Yonsered, and Skil for Stihl.

 

[John in MA]

What's up with the Stihl name, anyway? Shouldn't it be "Steihl"? Where exactly does old Andy hail from?

 

[Gypo Logger]

"Still", zee best dung chainsaw in zee whole dung verrrld.
Actually, the only word I know in German is bra: stopsemfromflopsin.
John

 

[xander9727]

I feel it would be helpful if all of the "experts" would attach a wav file with "their" proper pronunciation.

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hey Xander, how goes the battle? If you email DB he can send you the Mother of all Mothers wav file. It starts with a Molson Export and a Molson Canadian.
Hmmm
John

 

[xander9727]

I'll drop him a line. Thanks.