How to pronounce Oolite?
Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:43 pm
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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"oh-aw-lih-tee" as in "quality"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"?
I'm with EV on this oneEl Viejo wrote:Same as Elite, I reckon, but with an oo instead of an e.
Me too. But what do we washed-up has-beens know, eh?aegidian wrote:but to be completely honest with everyone, I've pretty much always said oo-light
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.
See what retirement does to youAhruman wrote:Me too. But what do we washed-up has-beens know, eh?aegidian wrote:but to be completely honest with everyone, I've pretty much always said oo-light
Smivs wrote:I'm with oo-leet
Well, at least I'm consistentSmivs wrote:Yep, 'oo-leet' here as well