HBP Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 does it really matter how you say it? X>10? eather way people know what your saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Takuro Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 ............................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Something like "Oh Ess tenn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesown Posted September 24, 2005 Share Posted September 24, 2005 I say it as "OS X". If jobs wanted people to say OS 10, he would have named it that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stelriah Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 if you say osx nerds will smirk enough to let those shiny braces shine through. arent you little old for braces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guile Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 i've always said "ecks" I say "ecks" to for "Jason X" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niteice Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Reading on the web and such I read "oh ess ecks" in my head, but speaking I pronounce it like Apple wants us to. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatoncat Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 The naming problem stems from Apple using "X Everyhere" to put a spin on the recent IBM/AMD marketing campaigns. Xserve is not called "10serve", which drew people to question if Mac OS X should continue to be called "10". Bottom Line: Mac OS X is still version 10, it simply has continue to evolve from the core foundations of 10 to new renditions of 10's foundings. Hence, Tiger is Mac OS X (Ten), 10.4. Xserve is pronounced as X-Serve. Enjoy Apple profit center time-out to follow brought to you by Google Ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealRemnant Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I say X. I'm well aware of the fact that its meant to be 10 and the fact that X is the roman numeral for ten. But X sounds much better than Mac OS 10. Mac OS X differentiates from the norm of naming things by a numbering system and makes the OS seem that much more "different" which totally fits the slogan of "think different". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 I always say OS-EX LIN - IKS (i have heard Linus say it) K - AE - SH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glufx Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 I say 10, because that's what it is. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSuRgEx Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 its said as OS 10 or ten. it sounds noobish and dumb when you here some kid saying "hey i have os X installed" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerMac Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Actually, as a real mac person myself, you would say Mac O S Ten point 4 or just Tiger. Everyone in Macworld assumes that you have the latest updates. Apple updates aren't like Microsoft updates, Apple updates actually do positive things (unlike SP2!!). [PM] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macgirl Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Mac O S Ten dot Four dot three, build eight F one one one one, or it is eleven eleven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winston10 Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Oh es iks, i would say, because in german it doesn't really matter, and it sounds more professional, oh es zehn sounds a bit lame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflatline Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 I'd like to know precisely how many, because I was a thin {censored} until I moved in with my girlfriend and got engaged :? Bet she cooks foir you huh? Without her,you just sit in front of your computer all day,without food,or hygine,just typing away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflatline Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 ok then... how do u pronounce linux? and cache? never know how to use those two words in real speech lol Linux is pronounced like little or lynda. There is only one correct way to say it because its based on Linus torvalds name. (Not Linus from charlie brown =) ) Cache. This is pronounced like cash rash, and bash. Again there is ONLY one way to correctly pronounce it. Its not CAY-SH or CASH-AYE. This one is actually worse to misprounounce becuase its not a word someone in the tech industry made up. Its the same word such as "arms cashe" or "supplies cashe". It refers to a place for hiding or storing things. We dont see a general on CNN telling us how the marines in Iraq found and destroyed a munitions cach-ay. If you mispronounce Linux, it was something someone made up, so you really cant be faulted for not knowing. If you mispronounce cache,its something you didnt know about your native language (unless its not your native language,in which case I applaud you for even speaking a second language and I dont think anyone can fault you on any of your errors) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFran Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Linux is pronounced like little or lynda. There is only one correct way to say it because its based on Linus torvalds name. (Not Linus from charlie brown =) ) Cache. This is pronounced like cash rash, and bash. Again there is ONLY one way to correctly pronounce it. Its not CAY-SH or CASH-AYE. This one is actually worse to misprounounce becuase its not a word someone in the tech industry made up. Its the same word such as "arms cashe" or "supplies cashe". It refers to a place for hiding or storing things. We dont see a general on CNN telling us how the marines in Iraq found and destroyed a munitions cach-ay. If you mispronounce Linux, it was something someone made up, so you really cant be faulted for not knowing. If you mispronounce cache,its something you didnt know about your native language (unless its not your native language,in which case I applaud you for even speaking a second language and I dont think anyone can fault you on any of your errors) aha, reminds me that i didnt know how to pronounce linux either, but hey, i'm french, so bow down to me cuz i can speak a second language . but thanks cuz now i know how to pronounce it. btw, how do you pronounce "dude"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflatline Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Microsuck Windows (offtopic) ??!! Are you just ignorant or brain damage. Everyone knows how to pronounce that correctly. Its pronounced..... Winslowz. ;-) aha, reminds me that i didnt know how to pronounce linux either, but hey, i'm french, so bow down to me cuz i can speak a second language . but thanks cuz now i know how to pronounce it. btw, how do you pronounce "dude"? the u in dood is pronounced like rude or the oo in tool. Rude,dude,lewd,crude. All the same sound. " Like Duuuuuuuude! ,check it out!!" (you imagine this guy with long blond hair,in shorts with a surf board.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnniecarcinogen Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 i like the way 'onomatopoeia' is pronounced. i digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 i say X as letter, i know its for the roman number 10, but X just sounds way cooler. i heard some apple dude saying X as letter as well in the intro video of Panther. That was an awsome video. -fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regularg0nz0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 How the hell did this poll get so.... wrong? Jobs himself has stated more times than I care to remember that the correct pronunciation is "Mac OS Ten" yes... and the day Mr. Jobs is the majority customer and user of OS-X, I'll be happy to call it by whatever he deems the "proper" name to be. Until then, as you can see, the majority like "X", and if I'm going to communicate with the majority, I'm going to use their lingo, regardless of what's considered correct in some official capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Until then, as you can see, the majority like "X", The majority of people posting in this thread, yes, but not necessarily out there in "real life". It was in this thread that I heard people pronouning it like "ex" for the very first time. Anyway, call it like you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 OS ten dot four (never say "point") Lye-nux (my friend called Linus pronounces his name lye-nus) Cash. How about Router - Rooter or Rowter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMaurice Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 ex because noobs say ex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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