How do you pronounce "SLI"?

[Josh7289]

So, how do you pronouncd "SLI"?

For me, it's "sly", like the word meaning cunning.

It drives me crazy whenever I hear someone say "S-L-I", with each letter said individually.

EDIT: Added the third answer.

 

[compgeek89]

I always say them indivdually, never heard "sly"

 

[xtknight]

sly

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: xtknight
sly

Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me.

U-S-B

A-T-I

Serial A-T-A

I-D-E

S-L-I

Even SCSI I'd prefer to call S-C-S-I, except that everyone would look at me funny if I did that.

 

[fishbits]

Why did you pick "sly" over "slee?" Out of curiousity, how do you pronounce ATI and AMD?

Ess Ell Eye. Won't be losing any sleep over it though.

 

[compgeek89]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: xtknight
sly

Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me.

U-S-B

A-T-I

Serial A-T-A

I-D-E

S-L-I

Even SCSI I'd prefer to call S-C-S-I, except that everyone would look at me funny if I did that.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: fishbits
Why did you pick "sly" over "slee?" Out of curiousity, how do you pronounce ATI and AMD?

Ess Ell Eye. Won't be losing any sleep over it though.

Uhhm... ATI = 80 HAHHA

 

[xtknight]

SCSI=scuzzy
ATI=A-T-I
NVIDIA=enn vidd e uh
IDE=I-D-E
SATA=satta (as in satellite)
USB=U-S-B

If there's a vowel sound inbetween I pronounce them as if they were a word.

 

[Topweasel]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: xtknight
sly

Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me.

U-S-B

A-T-I

Serial A-T-A or Sah-Tah

I-D-E

S-L-I

Even SCSI I'd prefer to call S-C-S-I, except that everyone would look at me funny if I did that.

Fixed.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: fishbits
Why did you pick "sly" over "slee?" Out of curiousity, how do you pronounce ATI and AMD?

Ess Ell Eye. Won't be losing any sleep over it though.

Because I is EYE, not EE.

ATI=A-T-I
AMD=A-M-D

A to the T to the I (why do I sound like snoop d o double jizzle now)

S to L just slips off my tongue easily, but not A to T. A-Tie, 80? Nah....A-T-I.

 

[fishbits]

Because I is EYE, not EE.

SCSI=scuzzy

Errr....

 

[VIAN]

It's pretty clear that it's S-L-I.

 

[govtcheez75]

this reminds me of the recent issue of BusinessWeek that has a feature story on Jonathan Wendel, a.k.a. "Fatal1ty". They have a disclaimer in the article that his name is "pronounced simply Fatality" and that it came from the popular Mortal Kombat game. I thought to my self....huh? How else would people have pronounced it? Fatal-One-Tee?

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: fishbits

Because I is EYE, not EE.

SCSI=scuzzy

Errr....

don't ask...I like the sound of scuzzy.

 

[chinkgai]

hahahaha fob

 

[xtknight]

I say to 'sly' two cards together. It's so long and drawn-out to say you 'Ess Ell Eye' them together. I might say S-L-I as a noun to someone who's never heard of video cards before.

 

[ArchAngel777]

Originally posted by: Topweasel

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: xtknight
sly

Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me.

U-S-B

A-T-I

Serial A-T-A or Sah-Tah

I-D-E

S-L-I

Even SCSI I'd prefer to call S-C-S-I, except that everyone would look at me funny if I did that.

Fixed.

Hmmm, how is it that you can speak for me? I am pretty sure I said the following "Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me."

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
So, how do you pronouncd "SLI"?

For me, it's "sly", like the word meaning cunning.

It drives me crazy whenever I hear someone say "S-L-I", with each letter said individually.

:roll:

 

[DRavisher]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
So, how do you pronouncd "SLI"?

For me, it's "sly", like the word meaning cunning.

It drives me crazy whenever I hear someone say "S-L-I", with each letter said individually.

I think you're lucky anandtech is not a voice-chat forum or some such

 

[mezrah]

Originally posted by: Josh7289
So, how do you pronouncd "SLI"?

For me, it's "sly", like the word meaning cunning.

It drives me crazy whenever I hear someone say "S-L-I", with each letter said individually.

everybody has their own preference. Some people pronounce acronyms as a word (like your sly) or each letter (U-S-B) and soem words need to be a combination (N-double A-C-P). No rule can apply to every one out there.

 

[monster64]

Sly????????????? WTF??? And it annoys you when someone calls it S-L-I like it's supposed to be called?

 

[T9D]

S-L-I

I say IDE though. I dont pronounce each letter.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: ArchAngel777

Originally posted by: xtknight
sly

Pretty much any acronym with the exception of SCSI is done by each letter for me.

U-S-B

A-T-I

Serial A-T-A

I-D-E

S-L-I

Even SCSI I'd prefer to call S-C-S-I, except that everyone would look at me funny if I did that.

 

[lifeguard1999]

Another vote for S-L-I

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

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