OT - Computer related word Pronunciation

fergie · 12-02-2003, 05:56 PM

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

andy · 12-02-2003, 06:13 PM

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

mikebartnz · 12-02-2003, 11:55 PM

Couldn't argue with you there Andy.

Terry Porritt · 13-02-2003, 07:52 AM

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!

DangerousDave · 13-02-2003, 08:03 AM

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

andy · 13-02-2003, 08:42 AM

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

honeylaser · 13-02-2003, 10:35 AM

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"?

bmason · 13-02-2003, 12:55 PM

Because Linus sez so.

Graham L · 13-02-2003, 01:23 PM

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. :|

honeylaser · 13-02-2003, 01:32 PM

> 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".