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I know that this is a nitpick, but it annoys me that the Taurus S-H-O is now the Taurus "show".

Seems a juvenile change to me.

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I've always heard it referred to both ways...

The "show" BS was never what Ford called it until now.

I know that this is a nitpick, but it annoys me that the Taurus S-H-O is now the Taurus "show".

Seems a juvenile change to me.

20 years ago I remember people calling it 'show'...

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The fact remains that it is an acronym for "Super High Output".

Saying "show" just comes across as dumbed-down and tacky to me.

But then, that's popular culture for you.

Mickey D's

BK

KFC

J-Lo

A-Rod

Bennifer

Brangelina

Americans just don't have time to say whole words or properly enunciate things.

Who the hell says "Hey let's all go to Kentucky Fried Crap Chicken for dinner"?

I Ford using "show" was rather dumb sounding as well.

Then again Hyundai has embraced the mis-pronunciation of there whole brand.

Then again Hyundai has embraced the mis-pronunciation of there whole brand.

Now that does annoy me.

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Mickey D's

BK

KFC

J-Lo

A-Rod

Bennifer

Brangelina

Americans just don't have time to say whole words or properly enunciate things.

Yeah.

That's where some of my disgust with my fellow countrymen comes from.

I wonder if Honda owners refer it to it as Super Handling All Wheel Drive?

'show' works well as a way to pronounce SHO...on the other hand, it's hard to pronounce 'SVO' or 'SVT' as a word...

How about the Toyota trucks with the "TRD" decals? I pronounce that 'turd'...

Edited by Cubical-aka-Moltar

How about the Toyota trucks with the "TRD" decals? I pronounce that 'turd'...

Truth in advertising.

Funny, I call it the Taurus Ess Aytch Oh... and I say Kentucky Fried Chicken, not KFC.

Of course, I also say Empowah and Control Specimen as well.:)

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