How have you people been pronouncing my name?

[a completely inoffensive name]

Honestly, when you say or type "acin" what is your phonetically preferred way of saying it?

[a completely inoffensive name]

A (like hey) -sin (rhymea with bin)

That's funny because that is exactly how I pronounce it myself. But I was wondering whether some people where treating it as a proper acronym (A.C.I.N) or even pronouncing the c as a k, (a-kin).

[Fragony]

Aikin probaly.

My nickname is a joke I sticked with, a Frag is a kill, agony is dispear. Cool outcome. Use it only here. It's Uberheertje(uber gentleman) or Bokito ergo Sum (you won't get that one) somewhere else.

[Ibrahim]

either roughly hey-sin or ah-sin. mostly because I was never sure how to say it.

[drone]

A (like hey) -sin (rhymes with bin)

This way.

[Husar]

Just like the Cube does.

[Beskar]

I actually use A.C.I.N in real life conversation but in response to your question, I said it like Cube did. I guess that is down to wording of your specific question.

[a completely inoffensive name]

I actually use A.C.I.N in real life conversation but in response to your question, I said it like Cube did. I guess that is down to wording of your specific question.
When have you needed to say ACIN in real life conversation?

[Beskar]

When have you needed to say ACIN in real life conversation?

In exchanges with forum members in that environment! Though Secura first addressed you like that, and I think we simply said it like such because of that.

[Montmorency]

A (like hey) -sin (rhymes with bin)

Stress on the first syllable though.

[Gregoshi]

It never occurred to me to pronounce it like a name. I either say the letters or the full blown name. "Asin" does have an attractive shortness to it though...

[Husar]

Well, you also say DARPA net, not D.A.R.P.A. net.
And Patriot act, not P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act because that is how Americans roll.
And sometimes I roll with them even though I'm a known anti-American (no really, I'm evil!).
The entire purpose of some abbreviations is to make them easier to say and Acin is really easy to say.
Except that I never say it to anyone except myself in my own thoughts when I talk to myself all alone in my evil anti-American lair.

For ATPG I don't say "Aytypig" though, I say A.T.P.G. and what I always wanted to ask, is it coincidence that it abbreviates both Alexander the Pretty Good and Askthepizzaguy? Are they the same? Brothers? Son and daughter? Father and daughter? Mother and son? Cloned twins?

[Beskar]

For ATPG I don't say "Aytypig" though, I say A.T.P.G. and what I always wanted to ask, is it coincidence that it abbreviates both Alexander the Pretty Good and Askthepizzaguy? Are they the same? Brothers? Son and daughter? Father and daughter? Mother and son? Cloned twins?

I always just call him 'Pizza' or 'Pizzaguy'.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Acin - like "acid"

I am apparently more English then Tiaexz

[A Nerd]

I pronounce every letter on it's own. A-C-I-N. It is just what I have become used to.

[HopAlongBunny]

While I generally follow the Cube, there are alternatives:


http://youtu.be/rf3Ay1Y2Kks

[Beskar]

Due to the way your brain's inner monologue works and how fast you read, most of you will (probably) have lots of interesting cases where you pronounce a shortened acronym in your head rather than actually read and pronounce the whole written pseudonym in your head. For example: "PVC" (Pronounced just like that), "monty" (instead of Montmorency), "Frags" (amazing how much imaginary time you can save yourself by dropping a syllable or two, even in your head!) and so forth.

Same here.
PVC, Frags, Monty, Rhy, Lemur, Pizzaguy, Tosa, TC, theother, Major Robert Dump, HoreTore, Kadagar, Bunny, Prole, Husar, drone, cube, Rick, Greyblades. Kage, Strike, Hooah, Pape, Dawg, Seamus.

Weird mix of full-names, partial and acronyms...

[Moros]

Akin. (sorry)

Also:


theRother
Corrected.

[Beskar]

Akin. (sorry)

Also:

Corrected.

Well, I thought it was spelt the otherway for a couple of years, so my answer wasn't wrong...

[Andres]

a-kin.

'Kin' is the dutch word for "chin".

So, translated to English, you are "a chin", which sounds a bit like "itching".

And now you'll all start scratching.

I blame itching.

:creep:

[Seamus Fermanagh]

a-kin.

'Kin' is the dutch word for "chin".

So, translated to English, you are "a chin", which sounds a bit like "itching".

And now you'll all start scratching.

I blame itching.

:creep:

somebody get this man a Heineken....or a beer

[Beskar]

somebody get this man a Heineken....or a beer

I think Andres might be a Westvleteren type.