Oolite Bulletins

Pleb wrote:

...my fiancé has asked me before how to pronounce Oolite!

No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet

Fatleaf wrote:

No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet

You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them!

Then there's having two and Ool33t... Yes, I went there.

Fatleaf wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

Same as Elite, I reckon, but with an oo instead of an e.

I'm with EV on this one

Likewise.

Pleb wrote:

Fatleaf wrote:

No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet

You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them!

For me, it's led to the trader lifestyle.

On the couch, able to take part in conversations while the miles roll by and the credits rack up.

On Thursdays, MrsTalisker has art classes. Then it's time for BOUNTY HUNTING!

ObOnTopic: Ooh-leet. Like Chinese tea made with leet.

Talisker wrote:

For me, it's led to the trader lifestyle.

On the couch, able to take part in conversations while the miles roll by and the credits rack up.

On Thursdays, MrsTalisker has art classes. Then it's time for BOUNTY HUNTING!

Haha this is very similar to what I do, although soon-to-be Mrs Pleb is currently pregnant and VERY demanding!

But as for how to pronounce Oolite - it's like the whole American English vs British English in terms of how to pronounce tomato, no one will ever agree! At least we all spell it the same...

Talisker wrote:

tea made with leet.

Ty-phoolite ?

Griff wrote:

Talisker wrote:

tea made with leet.

Ty-phoolite ?

Ha! There must be a YAH in that!

El Viejo wrote:

Griff wrote:

Talisker wrote:

tea made with leet.

Ty-phoolite ?

Ha! There must be a YAH in that!

Rese249er wrote:

Then there's having two and Ool33t... Yes, I went there.

It's spelt Oo1337 - as in the start of the  Hundred Years' War

I'm with the retired gentlemen on this one.

But then again, I'm German, and never have pronounced any planet name with an English pronounciation (it's La-vé for me; with the stress on the second syllable).

Commander McLane wrote:

I'm German, and never have pronounced any planet name with an English pronounciation (it's La-vé for me; with the stress on the second syllable).

Odd. I'm American and I pronounce it like that.

I pronounce it as "Elite".

Pleb wrote:

Fatleaf wrote:

No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet

You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them!

You must have strong arms to do that, Mr Pleb !

Anyhow....I thought the fiance would want to know how to pronounce it before they get married so she can shout the name properly like my missus does at the moment..... "YOU LOVE THAT OOLITE MORE THAN ME !!!!"

Because it is derived from the word Elite I pronounce it Oo-leet and that is [ulit] in International Phonetic Alphabet.

And I pronounce Lave as Lay-v (rhymes with gave) [lev] in IPA.