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    Pronunciation

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ozymandias, Aug 23, 2008.

  1. ozymandias

    ozymandias Notebook Consultant

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    I just suddenly felt like asking this.

    Is it pronounced....
    Say-GER
    or
    Sage-ar?
     
    ozymandias, Aug 23, 2008
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  2. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    I say the first one.

    Then again, I say Gigabyte wrong. HAAHAH.



    Oh man.
     
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  3. NAS Ghost

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    Say-grr is the way i say it.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 23, 2008
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  4. plasma.

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    wait, how do u pronounce gigabyte wrong? is taht possible?

    i think its SAY-JER
     
    plasma., Aug 23, 2008
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  5. NAS Ghost

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    He could say 'guygabite' ( I know a kid who would pronounce it like that.
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 23, 2008
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  6. bmwrob

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    I talked to a gent at Xoticpc a few days ago, and he pronounced the name two different ways during our very short conversation. Please don't take this as a criticism, though. He was very well informed, and pleasant. He may have mispronounced it intentionally the first time in order not to embarrass me because I'm certain I butchered the name myself. LOL

    Anyway, it sounded to me as if he pronounced the name as Sai-grr, Sai sounding like the first part of Saigon. My hearing is not the best though, so I may be completely off base here.


    I suppose people not familiar with English might pronounce it geegabite, or even jijabite, though I've never heard it mispronounced.

    Until yesterday, I also thought Sager was pronounced Say-jer. I think the company should change its name to Joe's notebooks, or Fred's laptops! :D
     
    bmwrob, Aug 23, 2008
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  7. ScifiMike12

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    For some reason, I say it: 'Gig-a-bit' like the Ethernet connection.

    'Byte' just doesn't click when I see the word. :eek:
     
    ScifiMike12, Aug 23, 2008
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    i was kind of wondering the same thing since people have been asking what kind it is. i realize id only ever read the name and wasnt actually sure. i always pronounced it saw-grr in my head because i had a friend in high school named "sager" that pronounced it that way, but i realize thats not a very good reason to pronounce it that way. SAY-grr sounds the most eloquent of those mentioned so far...
     
    vestibule1443, Aug 23, 2008
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  9. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    We have had this topic come up every often... I do like the hard 'GER' sound better than the soft 'JER'. :)

    In any case, I just call them Clevo's now. :D


    PS. Now try to pronounce my name... or alias actually. :p
     
    Gophn, Aug 23, 2008
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  10. NAS Ghost

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    ^^ Go-Fin :confused:

    Is that pronounced cleevo or clevo?
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 23, 2008
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  11. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    LOL. nope, nice try. :)

    you can try to find the answer, its in this Sager/Clevo sub-forum somewhere. ;)
     
    Gophn, Aug 23, 2008
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  12. NAS Ghost

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    Ok fine, im making it a statement! I now dub thee Go-Fin and will pm Chaz to change your name :p :D
     
    NAS Ghost, Aug 23, 2008
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  13. Batr

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  14. plasma.

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    i got it, GO-FINE

    or

    GO-FEENE
     
    plasma., Aug 23, 2008
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  15. Batr

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    it's Gofen :)
     
    Batr, Aug 23, 2008
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  16. zfactor

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    according to the company themselves when ive asked this in the past it is in fact say-jer no g. at least thats what a number of people from sager all told me when they were asked.
     
    zfactor, Aug 23, 2008
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    Interesting.
    S-AH-GER feel natural to me. Though my friend calls it SAY-GER.
     
    Curunen, Aug 24, 2008
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  18. Shane@DARK.

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    I've heard people at Sager pronounce it SAY-JER as well, so that's what I say :)
     
    Shane@DARK., Aug 24, 2008
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