M.A.N or Man?

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Hi All,

Just a quick question. I’m not in the industry “as you can tell” but I really need to know:

Is MAN referred to M.A.N or “Man” in the industry?

I just can’t imagine drivers and operators referring to their trucks as “My M.A.N truck …”

Thanks

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Nearly always pronounced as three separate letters as in E.R.F and not as in Daf. :wink:

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Yep, always heard it as M.A.N.

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I call them man diesels cos I’m old school. :smiley:

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As has been said, nearly always said as three seperate letters.

Think it stems from a reluctance by drivers to say “had a good night out in my man the other night” or perhaps " “I need to climb three steps to get inside my man”, you get the picture I’m sure. :smiley:

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deffo m.a.n .

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I don’t care if it’s MAN or M.A.N ducky. :laughing:

Ken.

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M.A.N.
Maschinenfabrik Ausburg-Nurnberg

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caledoniandream:
M.A.N.
Maschinenfabrik Ausburg-Nurnberg

Or Murks Aus Nürnberg if you prefer. :wink:

To answer the OP, I’d also say M.A.N. is usually pronounced as a set of initials.

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TGX :laughing:

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i think the younger breed of drivers refer to them as man, man, innit.

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Mean And Nasty.

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When I first started driving I walked into our garage at the start of my shift and said to the fitters, “could you help, I’m having a bit of trouble with my man?” As quick as a flash one stood up and in his best camp impression said “not you too sweetie, mines been a complete ■■■■■ all week” oh how they all laughed :imp:

So, in summary it’s M.A.N. :grimacing:

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAN_SE

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Harry Monk:
Mean And Nasty.

Ah the old CB terminology Harry, along with South African (Seddon Atkinson) etc:wink: . Back on topic, I know them as M.a.n.

Pete.

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M.A.N