How to pronounce Oolite?

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How to pronounce Oolite?

Post by marcusrg »

What's the correct pronunciation for Oolite? Does the "i" sounds like in the word "like", or does it sound like "ee", like in "sheep"?
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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marcusrg wrote:
What's the correct pronunciation for Oolite? Does the "i" sounds like in the word "like", or does it sound like "ee", like in "sheep"?
"oh-aw-lih-tee" as in "quality" :P
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Ok, thanks.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Same as Elite, I reckon, but with an oo instead of an e.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I think the double oo in Oolite stands for 'object oriented' programming, so I pronounce it U-leet, with a long U.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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El Viejo wrote:
Same as Elite, I reckon, but with an oo instead of an e.
I'm with EV on this one :D
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Yep, 'oo-leet' here as well :)
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I reckon oo-leet is probably the best pronunciation, but to be completely honest with everyone, I've pretty much always said oo-light when I've said it out loud (something to do with having a fairly deep-seated interest in geology)

there are probaly as many right ways of pronouncing Oolite as there are of pronouncing Linux. But that's a different qan of wirms.

FWIW I'll try to remember to say oo-leet.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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aegidian wrote:
but to be completely honest with everyone, I've pretty much always said oo-light
Me too. But what do we washed-up has-beens know, eh?
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Well, just for adding some information, here in Brazil we pronounce Ooleetch, with the "oo" pronounced like the "o" in "gold".
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I recall this coming up in a previous thread:
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Image He pronounced it "Oh-a-leet". I have been pronouncing it "Oo-light".

Oo-er. (Or do I mean, Oh-a-er?)

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I go for "oo-leet", myself ...
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On the topic of how to pronounce "Oolite" I can refer you to the signature of forum member Mad Dan Eccles. 8)
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I'm with oo-leet
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I, for one, refrain from saying it aloud, and the inside of my head is one place where I’m still reasonably sure of privacy. ;-)
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I like how Corny pronounces it in his vids: U-leet with the accent on leet.
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On Dutch: ooo-liete :D
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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SandJ wrote:
Ahruman wrote:
I, for one, refrain from saying it aloud, and the inside of my head is one place where I’m still reasonably sure of privacy. ;-)
Ahruman wrote:
aegidian wrote:
but to be completely honest with everyone, I've pretty much always said oo-light
Me too. But what do we washed-up has-beens know, eh?
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Smivs wrote:
I'm with oo-leet
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Yep, 'oo-leet' here as well :)
Well, at least I'm consistent :D
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

Post by m4r35n357 »

[Sort of OT] Or, since the OO bit is effectively invisible to the end user, you could pronounce it Ai-leet, for the AI, and it would sound like a pronunciation of Elite ;)
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I've always called it 'oo-leet', but its funny this is being discussed as my fiancé has asked me before how to pronounce Oolite!
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