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If Nikon is pronounced NYE-CON

These debates can sometimes be solved by calling their tech support line.

ASUS' tech support line has an automated message that pronounces it "Ah-Suess".
 
nikon is a combination of nippon kogaku (the company's original name) and ikon (old very respected camera brand)

the nikkor brand is actually older than nikon


their advertising says nye-con
 
Originally posted by: edro
ASUS' tech support line has an automated message that pronounces it "Ah-Suess".
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Yep, it is pronounced the same as 'Pegasus' minus the Peg, from which ASUS is derived. I refuse to conform to this. It sounds like a blunted sneeze.
 
Originally posted by: tcsenter
Originally posted by: edro
ASUS' tech support line has an automated message that pronounces it "Ah-Suess".
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Yep, it is pronounced the same as 'Pegasus' minus the Peg, from which ASUS is derived. I refuse to conform to this. It sounds like a blunted sneeze.
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No, it's pronounced ah-soos. Unless you're pronouncing Pegasus in a very strange way then your story doesn't hold water.
 
aye-suess but I hear aye-suss (even asses by a disgruntled user nonetheless!) for Asus.

<-Canon user here as well. Nikon F4 and Mamiya-Sekor film but those bodies collect dust now.

Waiting for F1.2L85mm prime for my 1DmkII. 😀
 
Its odd to me that Nikon makes such quality cameras and lenses when their microscopes suck relative to the other major three manufacturers.
 
Originally posted by: Rubycon
aye-suess but I hear aye-suss (even asses by a disgruntled user nonetheless!) for Asus.

<-Canon user here as well. Nikon F4 and Mamiya-Sekor film but those bodies collect dust now.

Waiting for F1.2L85mm prime for my 1DmkII. 😀
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Wow, nice! That 85 1.2 is such a beautiful lens, I wish I had that sort of cash to throw around! Probably my number 1 most desired lens (well, apart from the 1200mm f/5.6).
 
Originally posted by: ebaycj
Nikon. One k = long "i".
Nikkor. Two k's = short "i".
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In English, yes. However, they're not originally English words and weren't "translated" properly 😛
 
I just say Aaaaaa-Sues when I am talking to typical people. I say A-zeus when I am talking to true tech nerds 😉

"Hey, you getting one of them A-zeus E-E-E PCs? They uber small... Yeap."
 
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer


Wow, nice! That 85 1.2 is such a beautiful lens, I wish I had that sort of cash to throw around! Probably my number 1 most desired lens (well, apart from the 1200mm f/5.6).
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Yeah the bokeh on that one is killer. 400iso outdoor nightime pics! 😀
 
Originally posted by: Rubycon
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer


Wow, nice! That 85 1.2 is such a beautiful lens, I wish I had that sort of cash to throw around! Probably my number 1 most desired lens (well, apart from the 1200mm f/5.6).
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Yeah the bokeh on that one is killer. 400iso outdoor nightime pics! 😀
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You're giving me a half-chub.
 
Originally posted by: tcsenter
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
No, it's pronounced ah-soos.
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Even worse and more like a blunted sneeze than I had it.

The name ASUS originated from Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology.
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ASUS did indeed originate from Pegasus, but the pronunciation is different and people have been close but yet to get it correct here:
look at pegasus: peg-a-sis
a is short. ASUS keeps the short a.
It sounds most like: uhSeuss - so ah-soos is correct, if you are imagining 'ah' is more like 'uh' since it's a short 'a'.
peg-uh-sis
uh-seuss
a-soos/a-seuss
ASUS

see? 😛 :laugh:
 
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