How do you say....

[Charla]

cache?
FAQ?
Nikon?


I say cash, F.A.Q., and alternate between Ny-kon and Nee-kon :giggle:

[chloe]

I say everything "the french way": cash, fack (with the same "a" as in hAppy) and neekon.

[snaggletooth75]

I say cashay LMAO! and i say fac instead of FAQ LOL people are like huh whats a fac, im like frequently asked questions duh LOL

[SunshineTK]

I'm with Chloe! But I'm not French. :giggle:

[Deena]

I say ca-shay as well, and Ni-kon... FAQ i always say frequently asked questions :)

[sinead]

I am the same as Chloe (though not French) on the first two but say NIGH-con for Nikon. :) (And though I'm in Alabama, I don't draw out that first syllable: NIGHHHHHHHH-con LOL )

[SylviaB]

I'm with Charla :wave:


I say cash, F.A.Q., and ..... Nee-kon :giggle:

[lizzyfizzy]

i am cracking up! i had to say them out loud. :giggle:

cache? cash-ay
FAQ? F.A.Q.
Nikon? ny-con

[tamra]

I'm with Deena.... ca shay, nI kon, and frequently asked questions :)

[gonewiththewind]

Cash, Fak, and Nigh-kon.

:giggle:

[jacinda]

Kay-sh, F.A.Q (I never said it as a word LOL) and Nigh-kon.

[emarina]

I'm with Deena on all of them. :)

[Laura M]

Cash, Frequently Asked Questions, and NI - Kon...

Did I tell you girls I got a NI Kon D-90?

[judet]

This made me laugh - I always used to say 'caysh', until dh started picking on me about it! In his little IT world, they all say 'cash'. I think it comes from a french word though so I guess that would be right.

I mostly say F.A.Q. although I refer to a common online haunt of dh's (when he's stuck on the ps3) as 'gamefak' (gamefaq). And Nigh-kon.

The other one that gets me is niche, I'd say 'neesh' but I have heard 'nitch', which just sounds funny to my ear!

[ShabbyShaz]

Cashe' - Cashay
FAQ - nah don't use it.

I think the poeple who made the camera say nIckon as in nick on. But who knows. At least that is how I say it at the moment.

I have a fried who says kneekon and I keep askin him where an "I" sounds like "EE" ?

ROFLOL

[SylviaB]

I have a fried who says kneekon and I keep askin him where an "I" sounds like "EE" ?
ROFLOL
You ask 'where an "I" sounds like "EE"'? I can tell you that in Germany an 'I' sounds like 'EE' *ROFLMBO* That's the reason why I say 'Neekon' *lol*
But I think if I were an english speaking woman I would say it in another way ;)
(it's the same with my family name: Blum is spoken like Bloom! *grin*)

[ShabbyShaz]

Cashe' - Cashay
FAQ - nah don't use it.

I think the poeple who made the camera say nIckon as in nick on. But who knows. At least that is how I say it at the moment.

I have a fried who says kneekon and I keep askin him where an "I" sounds like "EE" ?

ROFLOL

Who cares how I say it - I can't even spell friend. :giggle:

Oh, and cache as in Pc talk is cash...LOL

[Charla]

Sharyn, I think the latin I is pronounced EE. That's how it is in Turkish, where they based their vowels on the latin :) (I love languages :giggle:)

[ShabbyShaz]

Sharyn, I think the latin I is pronounced EE. That's how it is in Turkish, where they based their vowels on the latin :) (I love languages :giggle:)

I so confused!! :giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

[Charla]

Latin pronunciation for vowels (I think) is:
a:ah (car)
e: eh (way)
i: ee (queen)
o: oh (comb)
u: uh (true)

At least that's the way the vowels work in Turkish. Now, if I see a word that's new to me, my default is to pronounce it as if it were Turkish, because their language is written completely phonetically, not like English, that has more exceptions to the rule than words that follow the rules!

Does that make more sense?

[snaggletooth75]

Im from up north we add an extra A at the end of words LOL wata, caaaaaaa ( car lmao)

[nicoleseitler]

Cash, Fak, and Nigh-kon.

:giggle:

Me, too. :smile:

[Paula]

cache = cash
FAQ = fack
Nikon = ny-con