Hi Dirk~ I'm in the beautiful Pacific Northwest of the USA and I pronounce it as #1. Other parts of the country may pronounce it differently. Laurie Carter '59 Crown aka The Pink Lady ------<snip>------ > But how do you Americans pronounce the word > Imperial?? > 1 is it IMPIRIAL > 2 or is it IMPEHRIAL > I think the word is also maybe to foreign sounding for most > Americans....Anyway I think it's a good name, as if the word can contain > to have more luxury than Cadillac and Lincoln combined.... Thanks, Dirk