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| Thread ID: 30167 | 2003-02-12 04:56:00 | OT - Computer related word Pronunciation | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 120516 | 2003-02-12 04:56:00 | Hi, I've been meaning to do this for a while now - just never got round to it. Anyway, I've got a list of words that i'm not to sure how they're s'posed to be Pronunced, anyway, here we go: Linux = is it Lie - Nix or Lin - ix ? Data = is it Day - Ta or Dar - Tar Asus = I wouldn't have a clue for this.... Logitech = ????? Radeon = angain, no ideas... i ddi have more, i just can't remeber them - but they'll come to me soon, i'll add them in when i remeber Cheers |
fergie (424) | ||
| 120517 | 2003-02-12 05:13:00 | Fergie, I think it really depends where you are from (whether you speak english or american). I'm no expert, but i'll risk a flaming and have a go: Data: Dar tar if you're english, Dayta if you're a yank.(my dictionary gives both as correct) Linux: I think it is Lie Nux Asus : Ay sus (like day) Logitech: Lodge ee tek (like logic) Radeon: ray dee on bet this causes a stir! Cheers, andy |
andy (473) | ||
| 120518 | 2003-02-12 10:55:00 | Couldn't argue with you there Andy. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 120519 | 2003-02-12 18:52:00 | Or even Andy, whether one speaks NZ English or English English :) :) What a topic, could on for ever about this, especially the 'Great Vowel Change', no, not that in the 14th Century, that in NZ in 20th century, spelling too! :D |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 120520 | 2003-02-12 19:03:00 | oh and please, please don't call asus 'i suz' it really annoys me, it is pronounced a sus... (all my taiwanese friends call it this so they should be right) logitech is lodge - e - tech linux lin - ux ;) - David |
DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 120521 | 2003-02-12 19:42:00 | I'll argue on the Linux pronunciation Dave. Linux is named after its inventor (developer) , Linus Torvalds - it is Linus' version of Unix, hence Linux. Now Linus is definitely pronounced as Line-us, not Lin - us, so I'm picking that Linux will be Line - ux rather than Lin - ux. - andy |
andy (473) | ||
| 120522 | 2003-02-12 21:35:00 | SCSI is pronounced "Skuzzy". You don't have to spell out the letters. This seems to get a lot of people, even those who profess to have many computer hours under their belt. In contrast, a UPS is a Ewe-Pee-Ess, not an "ups". Now, is it "noe-kee-a" or "noh-kee-a"? |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 120523 | 2003-02-12 23:55:00 | Because Linus sez so (www.paul.sladen.org). | bmason (508) | ||
| 120524 | 2003-02-13 00:23:00 | The one which seems to have a "cultural" difference is the essential network device the router. Many Americans seem to pronounce it "rowter" and get embarassed :O if they hear the proper pronunciation. All routers do is "route" packets between networks. Routers don't do anything else to them. :| | Graham L (2) | ||
| 120525 | 2003-02-13 00:32:00 | > The one which seems to have a "cultural" difference > is the essential network device the router. Many > Americans seem to pronounce it "rowter" and get > embarassed :O if they hear the proper pronunciation. > All routers do is "route" packets between networks. > Routers don't do anything else to them. :| Took me ages to figure that one out! It always throws me when people say "row-t" instead of "roo-t". But I never thought about that side of it - I don't know anyone (American or not) who says "roo-ter". |
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