'Three, Three, Five' or 'Three Thirty-Five'?

hatrack · July 3rd, 2009, 01:58 AM

Hi everyone, this is my first post.
I have been a fan of the 335 family for about forty years. Those three digits - 3,3,5 - have an almost magical quality!
However, I am curious as to how you 335 owners and fans actually refer to your guitars verbally. In the UK we have a tendency to call them 'three three fives' whereas in the US it seems to be 'three thirty-five'. I know this is a pretty pointless exercise, but I would love to read your thoughts. I prefer the 'three three five' option because it sounds to me to be more like a model number, whereas 'three thirty-five' makes me think of the next Greyhound bus leaving Kalamazoo!

Luap · July 3rd, 2009, 09:21 AM

In the Netherlands most of the people say "Three Thirty-Five", "Drie Vijfendertig" in Dutch.

johnreardon · July 3rd, 2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by hatrack

Hi everyone, this is my first post.
I have been a fan of the 335 family for about forty years. Those three digits - 3,3,5 - have an almost magical quality!
However, I am curious as to how you 335 owners and fans actually refer to your guitars verbally. In the UK we have a tendency to call them 'three three fives' whereas in the US it seems to be 'three thirty-five'. I know this is a pretty pointless exercise, but I would love to read your thoughts. I prefer the 'three three five' option because it sounds to me to be more like a model number, whereas 'three thirty-five' makes me think of the next Greyhound bus leaving Kalamazoo!

Not sure why, but always thought them as 'three three fives'.

Surely in UK, it would be the next National Express bus leaving Victoria for Birmingham

Boris Bubbanov · July 8th, 2009, 09:47 AM

Three Thirty-Five is all I've ever heard; same deal through the whole product range.

johnreardon · July 8th, 2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Boris Bubbanov

Three Thirty-Five is all I've ever heard; same deal through the whole product range.

Must be a UK v US thing. It will always be a three three five to me

Wally · July 8th, 2009, 12:44 PM

Three thiry-five, three forty-five, three fifty-five....
was, is and always.....
OF course, some folks over here call those beautiful English XKE's 'Jagwires'....so I guess we're even! LOL

Joe-Bob · July 8th, 2009, 05:40 PM

No,no,no.....it's Jag-you-are!

Wally · July 8th, 2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe-Bob

No,no,no.....it's Jag-you-are!

Actually, Joe-Bob, that is the 'correct' English pronunciation. Seriously, that is the way they say it on the 'other side of the pond'.

johnreardon · July 9th, 2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wally

Actually, Joe-Bob, that is the 'correct' English pronunciation. Seriously, that is the way they say it on the 'other side of the pond'.

Correct and I should know, I work for them

You lot in the US seem to find a different pronunciation for almost every ENGLISH word.

Wally · July 9th, 2009, 11:46 AM

Okay, John, I'll bite. You Brits seem to want to rename venerable Gibson thinline guitars. (:^)
The beauty of a language....and it is a beauty that can be frustrating...is that human communication forms are fluid.
So, I'm gonna get in my XKE JAGWIRE and go buy a new ES-three-thirty-five. LOL
I just hope I don't run into a Corvette that wants to race.....sad day for the Jag, eh? lol