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Ford's KA
How is it pronounced? I hear all sorts...kay-ay, car [as in car], ca [as in cat], etc. Little wonder that people have problems with "Lamborghini Murcielago" when a simple two letter word has so many interpretations!
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Most car names are stupid. Good to see Citroen embarking on a simple C1 C2 C3 C4 etc. The most ridiculous names are found in the 4x4 arena, but the users of these gas guzzlers are so low on self-esteem they need to drive a "Warrior" "Land Cruiser" "Shogun" "Outlander" "Power Wagon" and so on, often with the additional appendages such as "super-turbo" etc., thus boosting their tiny little egos.
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Ford Ka
One of the UK’s best-selling city cars, the Ford Ka blends everyday practicality and heaps of driving fun – all wrapped up in a bargain price for brilliant budget motoring.
Despite the offbeat name, the humble little Ka is ranked among the UK’s best handling city cars – which, however you pronounce it – is excellent value.
But how do you say Ka? Is it pronounced “Car”, is it pronounced “Ca” – as in “Cat”, or is it spelled out as in “K A”?
We got official confirmation from the top brass at Ford – it’s pronounced “Ca” – as in “Cat.”
One of the UK’s best-selling city cars, the Ford Ka blends everyday practicality and heaps of driving fun – all wrapped up in a bargain price for brilliant budget motoring.
Despite the offbeat name, the humble little Ka is ranked among the UK’s best handling city cars – which, however you pronounce it – is excellent value.
But how do you say Ka? Is it pronounced “Car”, is it pronounced “Ca” – as in “Cat”, or is it spelled out as in “K A”?
We got official confirmation from the top brass at Ford – it’s pronounced “Ca” – as in “Cat.”
Ka means 'soul' or 'spirit'
Egyptians believed that a person's soul had many parts, and that all people and the parts of their souls were sculpted from clay by the ram-headed god named Khnum. One of these parts was called the ka. The ka was
a person's double, sort of an invisible twin, which supposedly lived in the body until death. It was necessary to prevent the dead body from decaying because the ka still needed it!
When the person died, the ka left the body. But if the body was preserved, the ka would return so they could live again. Some tombs included model houses as the ka needed a place to live. Offerings of food and drink would be left at the tomb entrance so the ka could eat and drink.
The picture, in the top right hand corner, with two arms reaching for the sky is the sign for the word "ka" in the Egyptian language.
Denis Wheatly had a novel "The Ka of Gifford Hillary" out around 1960. Fords mobile was not out then!
Egyptians believed that a person's soul had many parts, and that all people and the parts of their souls were sculpted from clay by the ram-headed god named Khnum. One of these parts was called the ka. The ka was
a person's double, sort of an invisible twin, which supposedly lived in the body until death. It was necessary to prevent the dead body from decaying because the ka still needed it!
When the person died, the ka left the body. But if the body was preserved, the ka would return so they could live again. Some tombs included model houses as the ka needed a place to live. Offerings of food and drink would be left at the tomb entrance so the ka could eat and drink.
The picture, in the top right hand corner, with two arms reaching for the sky is the sign for the word "ka" in the Egyptian language.
Denis Wheatly had a novel "The Ka of Gifford Hillary" out around 1960. Fords mobile was not out then!
