W Morgan
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Too lazy to start a poll, but have always wondered:
who says "RETina"( the opthomological pronunciation) and who says "reTEENa"?
Eh?
who says "RETina"( the opthomological pronunciation) and who says "reTEENa"?
Eh?
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
It's Retina.
ruby.monkey
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Normals and weirdos, respectively.W Morgan said:
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Jon Claremont
In Greece is is 'Retsina', and comes from a bottle.
W Morgan
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ClaremontPhoto said:
auch in Deutschland, where they were made? Purist came in one day & ranted about 'Retina', and I regrettably pumped it up by saying that Nikon should then be pronounced "Nee-kon."
W Morgan
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ruby.monkey said:
"When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."
- HS Thompson
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
Paul Simon pronounced Nikon correctly.
W Morgan
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ClaremontPhoto said:
Oh, and Lord, give me Ouzo anytime...
W Morgan
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ClaremontPhoto said:
Shoot, hadda stop and put on the CD; by jingo, you're right! Always cite a higher authority!
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Jon Claremont
One man's ceiling is another man's floor.
Spider67
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Well I say Nee'kon and pronounce it "Rettina" Retina and I live in Austria but Reteena is also common.....Let's pronounce it in different ways at the grave of Dr. Nagel and see how often he turned around....
rxmd
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Or one man's floor is another man's wall when it comes up to greet him.ClaremontPhoto said:
That said, I don't drink the Greek stuff and I say REH-tee-nah. Coincidence? I think not!
Philipp
W Morgan
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Spider67 said:
I wonder if Dr Nagel has click-stops...
W Morgan
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rxmd said:Or one man's floor is another man's wall when it comes up to greet him.
That said, I don't drink the Greek stuff and I say REH-tee-nah. Coincidence? I think not!
Philipp
LOL!
and is that a retina I see in your avatar?
Solinar
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W Morgan said:
I use the German pronunciation "reTEENa."
rxmd
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YES! Or rather it is my humble self mirrored in one. The poor man's fisheye, but don't tell the model or she'll tear my head right off.W Morgan said:
Philipp
rxmd
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Wait, that's the German pronunciation? I thought my German was fairly good, but on these matters obviously the experts disagree every now and then.Solinar said:
Philipp
Gumby
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We've been down this street once before, if I recall correctly... but this thread is much more fun than the last one!
I say "Koe- dack ret-een-ah" and everyone (here in US, at least) knows what I'm talking about... except those who say "what's that?"
I say "Koe- dack ret-een-ah" and everyone (here in US, at least) knows what I'm talking about... except those who say "what's that?"