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Old 12-31-2010, 10:14 PM
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I was looking at cars on autotrader because i have nothing better to do on new years eve thanks to my parents, when i came across this... I wonder if anyone has ever asked the owner if he knows its "bimmer", I know most people don't know that and I'm not one to correct someone when they say beemer but IMO, if you're selling BMWs you should at least know the difference
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Actually, there's beemer and bimmer. One refers to the BMW bikes.
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What constitutes the correct usage of Bimmer and Beemer is, in fact, country specific... Beemer is not just limited to motorcycles. Over in the UK and other places, Beemer is a perfectly legitimate slang description for the cars.
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Originally Posted by swajames
What constitutes the correct usage of Bimmer and Beemer is, in fact, country specific... Beemer is not just limited to motorcycles. Over in the UK and other places, Beemer is a perfectly legitimate slang description for the cars.
Yes, Beemer is used in the UK, but it's more common to say "B.M." by a factor of easily 50x the usage of Beemer. Apparently it makes Americans laugh when we say things like "I've got a Merc now but before that I had a B.M." (So, I was having a fag in my B.M....)
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In Germany people wont know what you're talking about.

BTW, there's also bummer, that's the SUV's.
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haha thats good to know and i know beemer is generally for bikes thats thats why i made sure to not crop out the "luxury motorcars" sign and i have also heard B.M. on top gear
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