How do you pronounce the X in OS X?

[badman89]

Do you pronounce it like the number 10 or like the letter x? I'm not asking for the "correct" pronunciation, I just want to know how you actually pronounce it when you say it out loud or in your head.

 

[MacDawg]

Ten/10

 

[iDuel]

Os 10

 

[Gregg2]

Ok, I'm in the majority (for now) so I'll be brave: "ex".

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Like the roman number "X". equal to Arabian writing: 10

So pronounce: ten

 

[badman89]

It's interesting that most of the responses to the anonymous poll say the letter x while most of the public responses on the thread say the number 10 (except the one brave poster).

 

[thejadedmonkey]

I seem to remember Jobs up on stage announcing "Oh Es Ten".

 

[sjinsjca]

It came after OS 9. Ergo: Ten.

 

[ChristianVirtual]

Just watch the latest keynote: around min 21 ...

 

[Manic Harmonic]

It's technically ten but people get confused when I say "O S Ten" so I usually just say "O S Ex."

 

[ChristianVirtual]

It's technically ten but people get confused when I say "O S Ten" so I usually just say "O S Ex."

We used to call OS/2: "OS Halbe" in German , "OS half" free translated; sure IBM wouldn't like it

 

[AlliFlowers]

I understand that it's ten, but I never ever pronounce it anything other than ex.

 

[sonicrobby]

Just watch the latest keynote: around min 21 ...

Hes not asking what its actually called, we all know its OS 10, he's asking when you say it out loud, to other people, what do you say?

I personally say OS 'ex' it flows better imo

 

[Drew017]

I've always said "OS Ten."

 

[Mr. McMac]

OS 10 here

 

[aziatiklover]

10

 

[NewbieCanada]

I understand that it's ten, but I never ever pronounce it anything other than ex.

Me too. In fairness, my exposure to it comes from the written word, not from hearing it. Although I know it's ten, I like the sound of Oh Ess Ex better.

But I DO pronounce GIF properly. Jif.

 

[djtech42]

I would like to say OS "ex," but knowing that isn't correct, I'm forced to say OS "ten." OS "ex" flows better but it is just plain wrong.

 

[ElectronGuru]

I use them interchangeably, like PM and military time, but Ex is my preference.

 

[sim667]

o'sox

 

[Sodner]

OS ex.

 

[DollaTwentyFive]

So for the people who say OS Ex -

Does that mean the upcoming superbowl is going to be:

Suoer Bowl Ex El Vee Eye Eye Eye???!!??

 

[S.B.G]

At 2:05 Tim Cook calls it O S Ten. So that would be the guideline of how Apple pronounces it.

 

[Gregg2]

So for the people who say OS Ex -

Does that mean the upcoming superbowl is going to be:

Suoer Bowl Ex El Vee Eye Eye Eye???!!??

Well OS 9 was not OS IX, it was OS 9. OS 8 was not OS VIII, it was OS 8. So when Apple decided it would not be cool to release something called OS 10, the name OS X was not part of any previous sequence now was it?

I can't wait for Boeing to design a 7107. Maybe they should call it a 7X7.

 

[meme1255]

I think that we (or at least I) prefer to pronounce OS X as OS eX because "OS eX 10.something" sound much better that OS Ten Ten Number...; It doesn't sound that weird using " OS Ten Mavericks", but I prefer eX .. And X is reference for UNIX basement of OS X and that's my reason why I prefer OS eX to OS Ten.