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    ASUS name pronounciation

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by jlo mein, Dec 30, 2005.

  1. jlo mein

    jlo mein Notebook Enthusiast

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    Am I the only one who has constantly been pronouncing it Ae - Suhs?

    When phoning them I noticed the voice guy pronounces it Ae - Seus.

    weird...when I go to computer stores I hear salesman pronounce it like I do as well.
     
    jlo mein, Dec 30, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    A-soos is the way I go.
     
    Brian, Dec 30, 2005
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  3. GregM

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    Yup, I'm with Brian. "Ae - Suhs" sounds too east coast - which just can't be good. ;)
     
    GregM, Dec 30, 2005
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Or the good ole Ah-Seuss, Dr Seuss!
     
    coriolis, Dec 30, 2005
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  5. PROPortable

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    ..... it sorta sounds like a sneeze to be honest with you.
     
    PROPortable, Dec 30, 2005
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  6. dragonesse

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    I've heard from a few people the "proper" pronunciation is "Ah-soos", but I tend to prefer "Ae-sus" myself.
     
    dragonesse, Dec 30, 2005
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  7. Dec1mal

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    It's definitly Ay-sus
     
    Dec1mal, Dec 30, 2005
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  8. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Someone mind calling ASUS and when they answer, be like, "I just wanted to know how you really pronounce the name!"
     
    coriolis, Dec 30, 2005
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  9. Skyshade

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    They will be like "We don't care as long as you buy from us"... :D

    By the way, Brian's way is the right way pronounced in Taiwan, even though I always pronounce A-sus. The thing is pronouncing A-sus is very similar to pronounce Acer, once you add in the Taiwanese accent, so they go with A-soos. Of course, people in Taiwan all call Asus and Acer their respective Chinese name, so this is kind of pointless.
     
    Skyshade, Dec 30, 2005
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  10. PROPortable

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    .... well considering they are all Twainese and have an accent - it's unfair to ask them how they pronounce it because it sounds differently depending on who you even ask over there......
     
    PROPortable, Dec 30, 2005
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    Skyshade Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    No, I mean the TV commercial in Taiwan and my friends that work for Asus pronounce them A-soos. The regular Joes, like I said, won't bother with the English name.
     
    Skyshade, Dec 30, 2005
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  12. Dec1mal

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    Is Asus japanese? Cool I've got a jap laptop :)

    Me happy
     
    Dec1mal, Dec 30, 2005
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  13. PROPortable

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    Asus is Taiwanese
     
    PROPortable, Dec 30, 2005
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  14. scowalters

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    In taiwan, some people call ASUS "ah-soo-soo", with an asian accent.
     
    scowalters, Dec 30, 2005
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  15. InsultComicDog

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    Ay-suss...
     
    InsultComicDog, Dec 31, 2005
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