How do you pronounce ?Torrent?

[Trevelyan]

I've always just called it "U-Torrent"... but my friend just called it "Micro-Torrent"...

Which is correct?

 

[gorcorps]

I call it U-torrent, usually because that's how I see it and spell it. I have no idea how to type the micro symbol (greek letter mu) on anything outside of Word.

Micro-torrent would make sense though, because their biggest feature is how small it is filesize and memory allocation wise.

 

[fierydemise]

I say "U-Torrent" but technically "Micro-Torrent" is correct

 

[Albatross]

it is pronounced "the best client for torrents"

 

[Nothinman]

It's written as µTorrent everywhere on their site so it seems pretty obvious it should be micro-torrent.

 

[imported_Rogie]

Author's words.

 

[alpha88]

mew-Torrent

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
It's written as µTorrent everywhere on their site so it seems pretty obvious it should be micro-torrent.

obvious to who? what % of people off the street would think that meant micro? 5%?

i say its "you-torrent"

 

[Nothinman]

obvious to who? what % of people off the street would think that meant micro? 5%?

Anyone can tell it's not a normal 'u' and the first hit when googling for µ i the wikipedia page explaining it. Although you might get the idea that it should be 'mew-torrent' since that's really the greek symbol Mu.

 

[TurboFool]

It's MicroTorrent, and that's how I pronounce it when I want to be accurate. That said, if I'm telling someone else about it and how to find it, I explain that while it's called MicroTorrent, the symbol for Micro looks similar to a "u," so that's what the website address is that they can download it from.

But your friend is, indeed, correct. It is pronounced "micro," not "you."

 

[potato28]

I say u torrent just for ease of use

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: alpha88
mew-Torrent

same

 

[GundamSonicZeroX]

uTorrent. Technically, it's MicroTorrent.

 

[jjones]

I call it u torrent because u is only one syllable while micro has two. I'm lazy like that.

 

[dealmaster00]

u torrent. even the author says it that way.

 

[TheStu]

mu-torrent

 

[clickynext]

mu-torrent. It bothers me to pronounce mu as "U", even if that's the way the program was meant.

 

[pontifex]

i always called it you torrent. i never noticed it was a greek letter, just thought it was a regular letter U

 

[hdeck]

utorrent, just because it's easier/faster

 

[Trevelyan]

Alright, well I'm glad I'm not alone in pronouncing it this way. It wasn't like that time I found out the makers of Doom called themselves "id" software and not "I.D." software... my whole 10 year old world got flipped upside-down.

 

[alpha88]

id as in id, ego, super ego!

 

[YetioDoom]

Originally posted by: alpha88
mew-Torrent

That's how I say it, but I've also heard micro torrent.