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How will you pronounce iPhone X?

How will you pronounce "iPhone X"?

  • Ten

    Votes: 93 47.0%

  • Ex

    Votes: 105 53.0%
  • Total voters
    198
Same issue as with OS X. Not even geeks know how to pronounce it. Only Apple fanboys know.

Most people I’ve met think I’m a wise ass when I correct how they pronounce OS X. And I assume it’s the same with iPhone X. So I’ll just go with the flow and call it Ex.
 
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just X, Easy :) That's assuming I ever get one this year or the first half of next.

This forum is going to be fun, no? :D
 
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eX, baby. Sounds cooler and kinda mysterious. X marks the spot. I'm also guilty of saying it as eX in my mind before saying out loud Ten. And for grammar Nazis, I will continue to put "an" before X instead of "a."

I wished Apple just called it that not to diss people who love the #9 like what Microsoft did. I hope next year's iPhone will be called iPhone XI but I would still call it eX-One. The s models ruined the order. Only iPhone 4 was named properly for its time of release. We should be on iPhone 11 right now. Who cares if it looks the same as the previous? Automobiles look similar to their predecessors too.

So if you ever break up with it for a newer one, you know what to call it. The eX. I used to mistakenly say OS eX, so I will call it iPhone eX. Although about 40-50% of the time I also do say Ten. It's like eX is its alias/nickname we can give it similar to Barbara or Babs. It's not like we call our friends and relatives exactly what's written on their birth certificate.
 
I'm going to do a little spin move, draw an X in the air with a finger, and say "Exxxxxx.... Ohhhh yeaaaah!".

I might incorporate a "neener neener" along with a little flourish, depending on how hard they are to get. It's REALLY important for me that other people know I have one, especially if they're still waiting for theirs (or even worse, if they have an "8"!).
 
KingslayerG5 said:
eX, baby. Sounds cooler and kinda mysterious. X marks the spot. I'm also guilty of saying it as eX in my mind before saying out loud Ten. And for grammar Nazis, I will continue to put "an" before X instead of "a."

I wished Apple just called it that not to diss people who love the #9 like what Microsoft did. I hope next year's iPhone will be called iPhone XI but I would still call it eX-One. The s models ruined the order. Only iPhone 4 was named properly for its time of release. We should be on iPhone 11 right now. Who cares if it looks the same as the previous? Automobiles look similar to their predecessors too.

So if you ever break up with it for a newer one, you know what to call it. The eX. I used to mistakenly say OS eX, so I will call it iPhone eX. Although about 40-50% of the time I also do say Ten. It's like eX is its alias/nickname we can give it similar to Barbara or Babs. It's not like we call our friends and relatives exactly what's written on their birth certificate.
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eX vs 10, a new low bar in iPhone issues debate. Can anyone top this for most useless issue regarding iPhone? Come on I dare you. Double dare you with pinkies crossed.
 
Again, the 8 should be the 7S and the X should be the X but pronounced EX (since it is not really time for the 10 but they want to express the 10th anniversary, so X). That's how I think it should have been.
 
I'll still say ten after years of OS X. I think it sunk in hearing them talk about it at keynotes and such. That and after first installing the OS if you don't click anything for a while the darn Mac starts talking to you about how "OS TEN includes a built in screen reader..." and that always gets my attention!
 
Since X is roman numeral ten, then it would be most appropriate to use the Roman empire official languages Greek δέκα or Latin decem.
 
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