iGary said:"o" "s" "ten" people.
I know that's what it should be, but I call it O S X anyway. Suck it iGary.
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How do you pronouce "OS X" correctly?
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I know that's what it should be, but I call it O S X anyway. Suck it iGary.
Actually wait, we'll save that kind of chat for the Private Forums...
I agree that the correct way to say it is "Oh Ess Ten", however I always say either "Oh Ess Ex" or the cat name.
It's just a matter of personal preference IMO.
It's just a matter of personal preference IMO.
CoMpX said:
Yeah, I agree, I say "O S X" even though it's "OS Ten". OS 8, OS 9, logically, this next version is OS 10, plain and simple.
What has Jobs referred to it as in his keynotes and such? Can't recall, now that I think about it...
~Shard~ said:Yeah, I agree, I say "O S X" even though it's "OS Ten". OS 8, OS 9, logically, this next version is OS 10, plain and simple.
What has Jobs referred to it as in his keynotes and such? Can't recall, now that I think about it...
He always says Ten....as do the demo videos for using software on Apple website.
I always call it "Oh Es Ex". Why? Because I think it was stupid to choose a Roman numeral for what is touted as an easy-to-use OS and thus stick it with a hard-to-decide-upon-the-pronunciation name. That, and the whole "OS X Version 10.4.7" thing is redundant. If they really mean it to be "ten", why not "OS X.4.7"? I'll tell you: because it's dumb.
That, and when OS XI comes out, I'll call it "Oh Es Ex Eee" which I'll abbreviate to "Oh sexy".
That, and when OS XI comes out, I'll call it "Oh Es Ex Eee" which I'll abbreviate to "Oh sexy".
jsw said:
When did they change the pronounciation of the letter I to "eee"?
"Eee am going to the store"?
"OS Es Ex Eye" -> "Oh Es Exeye" -> "Oh Sexeye" -> "Oh Sexy". Yes, it mutates, but it's easier to say and, undoubtedly, accurate.Macaddicttt said:When did they change the pronounciation of the letter I to "eee"?
Or think of it like the final 'i' in "mini".
jsw said:
I'm looking forward to a marketing scheme when OS XI comes out involving Spinal Tap.
Nigel Tufnel: This OS goes to eleven.
Marty DiBergi: Does that mean it's better? Is it any better?
Nigel Tufnel: Well, it's one better, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing on ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your computer. Where can you go from there? Where?
Marty DiBergi: I don't know.
Nigel Tufnel: Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
Marty DiBergi: Put it up to eleven.
Nigel Tufnel: Eleven. Exactly. One better.
Marty DiBergi: Why don't you just make ten better and make ten be the top number and make that a little better?
Nigel Tufnel: [pause] This goes to eleven.
I want to take a bat to people who say "ex" instead of "ten." It's like when people say "supposebly." It makes my head spin and breath fire.
"The character X is a Roman numeral and is officially pronounced "ten", continuing the numbering of previous Macintosh operating systems such as Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9. However, it is common to read it as the letter X and pronounce it "ex". One possible reason for this interpretation is the tradition of giving Unix-like operating systems names that contain the letter "X". (AIX, A/UX, HP-UX, IRIX, Linux, Minix, Ultrix, Xenix, NeXT). Another possible reason is Apple's tendency to refer to specific versions in print (for example, "Mac OS X version 10.4")."
per Wikipedia
per Wikipedia
~Shard~ said:I know that's what it should be, but I call it O S X anyway. Suck it iGary.
Actually wait, we'll save that kind of chat for the Private Forums...
Damned Canadians.
Does anyone else remember around the time it was first announced that Apple made a point of saying: Mac OS X (pronounced "ten")?
Well, for some of us, we heard about Mac OS X before we ever saw it in print....
And what did we hear way back in 1998?
And what did we hear way back in 1998?