Stihl chainsaws, pronounced still or steel?

[avalancher]

In the coarse of a discussion about fine built chainsaws yesterday at our local shop, the disagreement came up about how Stihl is supposed to be pronounced. I heard a factory rep guy years ago at a show pronounce as "steel" and I assumed because he worked for the company he should know how it is pronounced. The owner of our local shop however is a Stihl dealer, and he pronounced it as still. The handful of local guys were pretty evenly divided on the correct way.
I guess thats why I run Husky, at least there isnt any argument over how to pronounce it!
What do you think?

 

[Billy_Bob]

Steel. But I would rather call it "still". The word looks like "still" to me!

 

[aandabooks]

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=55892

 

[mga]

Frequently Asked Questions
General Information About STIHL

Q. How do you pronounce the name STIHL?
A. Our name is pronounced exactly like the metal "steel."

http://www.stihlusa.com/faq_general.html

 

[johnha]

Hus-ka-var-na

 

[avalancher]

Thanks for the info. Glad that I havent been butchering their name, I know I get highly annoyed with folks that cant pronounce mine.

 

[mga]

Hus-ka-var-na

no man...it's Husker Varney

see here:

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=74598&highlight=husker+varney

 

[KsWoodsMan]

And all along I been saying st-hil . If it wasn;t for a spell clerker I'm telling you, my posts would be unreadable. When you are dislexic you rely on hearing it said, cause splling isnt a strong suite.

Ever been to a deslexics spelling bee ? As long as we get the first and last letter right and all the ones in the middle we get it right.

 

[mga]

And all along I been saying st-hil . If it wasn;t for a spell clerker I'm telling you, my posts would be unreadable.

lol..hows that again?

 

[KsWoodsMan]

lol..hows that again?

Which part ?

LOL ! checkers are part time clerks are fulltime.

 

[TJ-Bill]

I thought for the longest time it was "still" but then the dealer corrected me one day. I figured if anyone should know it would be him.. So now I say "Steel" but every now and then "Still" slips out

 

[Billy_Bob]

...And then there is "Shindaiwa"!

 

[KsWoodsMan]

...And then there is "Shindaiwa"!

Oh ! I can spell that one ! it's going to be a good day after all. Just can't say it.

 

[dolmen]

In my neck of the woods they're Stills and a top saw

Cheers

 

[avalancher]

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=55892

Looks like I asked a rather redundant question, yet again! I guess I am paying the price for not finding this site years ago.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

Mt. Falls-style enunciations: (or W.Va.)

1. Ste-uhl
2. Hus-key-varney
3. Rotee-tiller
4. Chim-lee (chimney)
5. Zink (sink)
6. Scold (scald)
7. Char-co (charcoal)
8. Sar cream (sour cream)
9. So-ore (sore)
10. Poplar (popular)
11. Poollin (Poulan)

 

[mga]

Mt. Falls-style enunciations: (or W.Va.)

1. Ste-uhl
2. Hus-key-varney
3. Rotee-tiller
4. Chim-lee (chimney)
5. Zink (sink)
6. Scold (scald)
7. Char-co (charcoal)
8. Sar cream (sour cream)
9. So-ore (sore)
10. Poplar (popular)
11. Poollin (Poulan)

bought my ebay cargo van from a guy in w.va several years ago.

still running like a bear without any problems!

 

[mtfallsmikey]

I'm only 2 miles from da border...

:jawdrop:

 

[woodbooga]

Mt. Falls-style enunciations: (or W.Va.)

1. Ste-uhl
2. Hus-key-varney
3. Rotee-tiller
4. Chim-lee (chimney)
5. Zink (sink)
6. Scold (scald)
7. Char-co (charcoal)
8. Sar cream (sour cream)
9. So-ore (sore)
10. Poplar (popular)
11. Poollin (Poulan)

Up this way (NH), when we think of something, we have an idear.

Laws-a-mercy, I got some soh-wah aftah workin' that roat-tah-tillah in the gah-den. Ah-yuh, the one o-vah by the stand o' poplah trees.

 

[Dibbs]

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