GEE (G)- YOU (U) - EYE (I) or GOOEY

[GZ]

Aw hell... Good thing I'm not a traditionalist! :lol:

This is like the difference between a "Bimmer" and a "Beemer"! :hysterical:

 

[jcgriff2]

No, no, no, Bruce............

The correct pronunciation = "The Ultimate Driving Machine" :grin1:

 

[AceInfinity]

Aw hell... Good thing I'm not a traditionalist! :lol:

This is like the difference between a "Bimmer" and a "Beemer"! :hysterical:

Tom-ay-toh, Tom-at-oh, some people say it differently as well :)

 

[Trouble]

It could be a product of geography but more likely a matter of time (when you learned what you learned) and the vernacular of group from whom you learned it.
I will generally always use the phrase rather than the spelling whenever possible but as others have pointed out such use is contextually sensitive.
Sequel = SQL
Gooey = GUI
Eye-So= ISO
But again, I'm pretty old and sort of stuck in my ways.

 

[jcgriff2]

Aw hell... Good thing I'm not a traditionalist! :lol:

This is like the difference between a "Bimmer" and a "Beemer"! :hysterical:

Tom-ay-toh, Tom-at-oh, some people say it differently as well :)

You guys are too young to remember when few had BMW's and no one really knew what they were.

My dad had a ~1985 BMW 635 CSI similar to -

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I had it at college one weekend and a friend was with me. He kept looking around, pressing buttons, then finally asked "dude... what kind of Toyota is this?"

I hit the gas, he fell back in his seat, buckled up as the speedometer rapidly climbed to over 100 mph. :lol:

 

[GZ]

It could be a product of geography but more likely a matter of time (when you learned what you learned) and the vernacular of group from whom you learned it.
I will generally always use the phrase rather than the spelling whenever possible but as others have pointed out such use is contextually sensitive.
Sequel = SQL
Gooey = GUI
Eye-So= ISO
But again, I'm pretty old and sort of stuck in my ways.

According to my wife, it is "Sequel" only when referring to Microsoft SQL!

I have picked up the habbit of calling SQL Sequel as well...

Aw hell... Good thing I'm not a traditionalist! :lol:

This is like the difference between a "Bimmer" and a "Beemer"! :hysterical:

Tom-ay-toh, Tom-at-oh, some people say it differently as well :)

You guys are too young to remember when few had BMW's and no one really knew what they were.

My dad had a ~1985 BMW 635 CSI similar to -

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I had it at college one weekend and a friend was with me. He kept looking around, pressing buttons, then finally asked "dude... what kind of Toyota is this?"

I hit the gas, he fell back in his seat, buckled up as the speedometer rapidly climbed to over 100 mph. :lol:

Hey John... I drove an '86 BMW 325e for a while. I have always been a fan of German cars, but prefer my overpriced Volkswagen!