How do you pronounce Radeon?

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How do you pronounce Radeon

  1. "Raid-on"

    23 vote(s)
    12.2%

  2. "Rad-e-on"

    127 vote(s)
    67.6%

  3. Other

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    20.2%
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  1. RotoSequence

    RotoSequence Lazy Lurker

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    The PROPER Pronunciation is...

    The correct way to pronounce Radeon is Rade-eon (Rade like in a RAID array, eon as how long it takes to get anything done in this world)
     
    RotoSequence, 6 Jan 2004
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  2. jezmck

    jezmck Minimodder

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    how do you 'know' that?
     
    jezmck, 6 Jan 2004
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  3. Hwulex

    Hwulex What's a Dremel?

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    Rad-e-on

    The other one makes it sound like some lightning bitch out of Mortal Kombat. :p




    There's a GD thread which contains all of these arguments in one here.
     
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    Hwulex, 6 Jan 2004
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  4. Lithium

    Lithium super spunk

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    ra-dee-on :D
     
    Lithium, 7 Jan 2004
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  5. JuMpErFLY

    JuMpErFLY Minimodder

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    rade-eon makes use of the e twice which seems a little daft
    I go with rad-eon
     
    JuMpErFLY, 8 Jan 2004
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  6. slater

    slater Mummy Says Im Special

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    Ra-de-on !!!!!!!!!!!! dam it :) ive never ever heard it said any differantly.

    Maybe its just my suffolk accent. I can understand a american pronouncing it that way cous they cant speak real english but us english guys should pronounce it Ra-de-on
     
    slater, 8 Jan 2004
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  7. zhenboy

    zhenboy What's a Dremel?

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    funny Q... :D
     
    zhenboy, 11 Jan 2004
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  8. MrDT

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    rad-ee-on :D

    oh whilst i'm at it, en-vid-ee-a :p

    edit: curse the new reply button *shake-fist*
     
    MrDT, 12 Jan 2004
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  9. Andersen

    Andersen Brain for hire

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    either "rei-di-on" or "radeon".

    depends on if im speaking english or my native language. :D
     
    Andersen, 14 Jan 2004
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  10. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Rai-De-on :D
     
    Krikkit, 22 Jan 2004
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  11. severedhead

    severedhead What's a Dremel?

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    As its spelt, rad-e-on.
     
    severedhead, 22 Jan 2004
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  12. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    Ray-de-on myself ;)
     
    Dad, 22 Jan 2004
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  13. Colonel Sanders

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    I pronounce it "raid-un"

    Some others: ASUS

    ace-us, ass-us, or A-suse?

    nvidia: nuh-vee-duh or N-vid-e-uh?

    L J
     
    Colonel Sanders, 30 Jan 2004
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  14. Trickle

    Trickle What's a Dremel?

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    eN-vid-e-a
     
    Trickle, 30 Jan 2004
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  15. mclean007

    mclean007 Officious Bystander

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    Radeon = RAY-dee-on (like "radiator", though I seem to remember an Ati guy being interviewed once and he said ra-dee-on. Personally I think ray-dee-on sounds least dumb)

    NVidia = en-VID-ee-a (definitely. Never heard it any other way. Does anyone say nuh-vee-duh???? :hehe:)

    ASUS = AY-suss

    Lian-Li = LEE-an-lee

    (Caps show emphasis)
     
    mclean007, 30 Jan 2004
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  16. ouija

    ouija Trust me, I am doctor!

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    I voted raid-on, but I actually say raid-e-on
     
    ouija, 30 Jan 2004
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  17. M_D_K

    M_D_K Minimodder

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    mind my bluntness here
    but Who Gives A Flying **** How i pronounce the fing thing. Rad-e-on, load-of-crap, huf

    and im spent.
     
    M_D_K, 30 Jan 2004
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  18. Munterofamodder

    Munterofamodder What's a Dremel?

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    In British English I can't see how I can be anything but Rad-eon (or Ra-De-On).
    'Raid-on' would only be spelt Radon or Raidon or Raydon.
    'Ray-de-on' would be spelt Raideon or Raydeon etc.
    In American English (read also all non-native english speakers) I could understand pronouncing Ray-de-on and as its a Canadian company this
    could possibly be the 'proper' pronunciacion, but I'm sticking with Rad-eon!
     
    Munterofamodder, 30 Jan 2004
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  19. mclean007

    mclean007 Officious Bystander

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    Not so. You don't say "ra-dee-ay-tor" (or maybe you do :worried:) you say "ray-dee-ay-tor", yet it isn't spelt raidiator or raydiator is it? No - it's radiator. The word trader isn't pronounced "tradder". It's "tray-der" So why is it unfathomable to pronounce radeon as "ray-dee-on"?

    "Raid-on", I agree, sounds dumb and there is no phonetic reason why radeon should be pronounced that way.
     
    mclean007, 30 Jan 2004
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  20. Colonel Sanders

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    I pronounce it nuh-vee-duh. :)
     
    Colonel Sanders, 30 Jan 2004
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