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how to pronounce 'ISO'
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Larry H. Smith
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...who provided the background on the word, didn't bother to also give the proper pronunciation (at the linked-site).
Larry H. Smith
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...all-over-the-face. (Most of us have been there. 
Where did THAT saying come from, anyway? (Is it a vaudeville pie-throwing thing?)
Larry
Where did THAT saying come from, anyway? (Is it a vaudeville pie-throwing thing?)
Larry
mike rinnan83911
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Charles McRobert
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good question ...
The reason I say that is because reading the question ,in my mind, I answered " I SO " then i realised something wasn't right , so I tried in a sentence and turns out that I pronounce it I S O as I did with A S A.
Thinking about it I am pretty sure that most people here , when I was in photo retail, also pronounced it letter by letter (capitalisation) and not as an acronym.
Anyway..
it is meant to be pronounced as one word :
Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek isos, meaning equal. Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.
The reason I say that is because reading the question ,in my mind, I answered " I SO " then i realised something wasn't right , so I tried in a sentence and turns out that I pronounce it I S O as I did with A S A.
Thinking about it I am pretty sure that most people here , when I was in photo retail, also pronounced it letter by letter (capitalisation) and not as an acronym.
Anyway..
it is meant to be pronounced as one word :
Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek isos, meaning equal. Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.
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barrym1966
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I say "eye so"
barrym1966
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No, I'm going to revive it ten years from now, just to annoy you.
Thanks for that, don't know if we've seen a 20-year necro. But why not. I don't know that I'll be around in 10-years time, but go for it
Franco, you could be in a great position to continue essentially worthless & useless internet stuff, potentially establishing a new record.
No doubt the interweb has some accolades & honors to be bestowed ;-)
Cheers,
Doug
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Mark B.
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I'm not sure why this 11 year old thread was resurrected, but this is directly from the ISThey call themselves ISO. Even their website is ISrg
rg site:"Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek isos, meaning equal. Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO."
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Mark B.
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Yeah, looks like DimitrovD resurrected it further up in the thread.
Could always revive this one and see how it goes.Thanks for that, don't know if we've seen a 20-year necro. But why not. I don't know that I'll be around in 10-years time, but go for it
Franco, you could be in a great position to continue essentially worthless & useless internet stuff, potentially establishing a new record.
No doubt the interweb has some accolades & honors to be bestowed ;-)
Cheers,
Doug
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Thanks for that, don't know if we've seen a 20-year necro. But why not. I don't know that I'll be around in 10-years time, but go for it
Franco, you could be in a great position to continue essentially worthless & useless internet stuff, potentially establishing a new record.
No doubt the interweb has some accolades & honors to be bestowed ;-)
Cheers,
Doug
Yeah, I got that. But even with the emoticons I used, my comments seemed to go over your head.I don't use emoticons, if one can't work out when something is meant to be funny it isn't my problem.Thanks for that, don't know if we've seen a 20-year necro. But why not. I don't know that I'll be around in 10-years time, but go for it
Franco, you could be in a great position to continue essentially worthless & useless internet stuff, potentially establishing a new record.
No doubt the interweb has some accolades & honors to be bestowed ;-)
Cheers,
Doug
Cheers,
Doug
Hurray! I'm not alone!
Some people call it the evolution of language... but when we have two terms, "initials" and "acronyms", why reduce our vocabulary? It's like calling all dogs, "cats". Then we no longer have the vocabulary to succintly distinguish between a dog and a cat.
Some people call it the evolution of language... but when we have two terms, "initials" and "acronyms", why reduce our vocabulary? It's like calling all dogs, "cats". Then we no longer have the vocabulary to succintly distinguish between a dog and a cat.
As I said in response to Typeaux (but I forgot to reply with quote):
Hurray! I'm not alone!
Some people call it the evolution of language... but when we have two terms, "initials" and "acronyms", why reduce our vocabulary? It's like calling all dogs, "cats". Then we no longer have the vocabulary to succintly distinguish between a dog and a cat.
Hi Charlie, I think "initialism" in unnecessary . "Radar" IS an acronym. "IMF" ARE initials.
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