Robert O. Urfer Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 It is Kate- Trum. I have been to the factory and to the dealership in England and that is how they pronounce it. I said cat er ham the first time I met the guy and he laughed at me but then corrected me. I was glad to be corrected by the guy who runs the factory.:cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert O. Urfer Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 sorry i meant for this to be in the specialty plate topic. I hit new topic by accident.:jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 the english are an assault to their own language. the welsh are even worse.:_deadhorse: i'll give them the hard A, but there's 3 sylables in that word!:jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevet Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Depends where you're from in England (or Wales, Scotland etc.). I'm a Northern boy, so it's more like Kate er um. Still, anything is better than Cat er Ham :ack: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1 Seven Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 Who is Kate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 The bad thing about pronouncing it correctly is now even Lotus fans give me a blank look when I say I bought a used kate-trum. I have to mispronounce it as cat-ter-ham before they know what I am talking about. I have started just calling it a Lotus 7. I guess I shudda got a Birkin:)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solder_guy Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 I don't even mention Rotus .. which noone has heard of .. It's a Lotus 7 clone. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roll a 7 Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 So, I guess that it is now official, the name has two "T"s. I will admit to having heard many a Brit pronounce it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaLoco Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 It's really quite simple, isn't it?. It's: Kate (as in Kiss me Kate) Awe (as in awesome) Rum (as in Rum...a potable beverage/spirit indigenous to the West Indies. KATE-AWE-RUM. :ack: :ack: :jester: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted July 4, 2007 Share Posted July 4, 2007 i use Steve pronounciation. long A, short e, the last sylable almost has no vowel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted July 5, 2007 Share Posted July 5, 2007 Busa: You are 2/3's of the way there: 1] Kate 2] 3]Trum No "awe", so its 2 syllables, not three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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