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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"?

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"

Ok, thanks.

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

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

El Viejo wrote:

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

I'm with EV on this one

Yep, 'oo-leet' here as well

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.

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?

Well, just for adding some information, here in Brazil we pronounce Ooleetch, with the "oo" pronounced like the "o" in "gold".

I recall this coming up in a previous thread:

SandJ wrote:

He pronounced it "Oh-a-leet". I have been pronouncing it "Oo-light".

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

How do YOU pronounce "Oolite"?

maik wrote:

Same like you

Disembodied wrote:

I go for "oo-leet", myself ...

Commander McLane wrote:

On the topic of how to pronounce "Oolite" I can refer you to the signature of forum member Mad Dan Eccles.

Mad Dan Eccles' sig wrote:

"The name's derived from Object Oriented eLite so you could say "Oh! Oh! Leet!", but that might sound too much like g33k sex."

Smivs wrote:

I'm with oo-leet

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.

CaptSolo wrote:

I like how Corny pronounces it in his vids: U-leet with the accent on leet.

pagroove wrote:

On Dutch: ooo-liete

fronclynne wrote:

Owl eat?

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?

See what retirement does to you

And it has only been five days

Smivs wrote:

I'm with oo-leet

Smivs wrote:

Yep, 'oo-leet' here as well

Well, at least I'm consistent

[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

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!