Pronunciation?

[W Morgan]

Too lazy to start a poll, but have always wondered:

who says "RETina"( the opthomological pronunciation) and who says "reTEENa"?

Eh?

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

It's Retina.

 

[ruby.monkey]

Too lazy to start a poll, but have always wondered:

who says "RETina"( the opthomological pronunciation) and who says "reTEENa"?

Eh?

Normals and weirdos, respectively.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

In Greece is is 'Retsina', and comes from a bottle.

 

[W Morgan]

It's Retina.

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]

Normals and weirdos, respectively.

"When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."
- HS Thompson

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Paul Simon pronounced Nikon correctly.

 

[W Morgan]

In Greece is is 'Retsina', and comes from a bottle.

Oh, and Lord, give me Ouzo anytime...

 

[W Morgan]

Paul Simon pronounced Nikon correctly.

Shoot, hadda stop and put on the CD; by jingo, you're right! Always cite a higher authority!😀

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

 

[Spider67]

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]

One man's ceiling is another man's floor.

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

 

[W Morgan]

Let's pronounce it in different ways at the grave of Dr. Nagel and see how often he turned around....

I wonder if Dr Nagel has click-stops...

 

[W Morgan]

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]

Too lazy to start a poll, but have always wondered:

who says "RETina"( the opthomological pronunciation) and who says "reTEENa"?

Eh?

I use the German pronunciation "reTEENa."

 

[rxmd]

and is that a retina I see in your avatar?

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.

Philipp

 

[rxmd]

I use the German pronunciation "reTEENa."

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.

Philipp

 

[Gumby]

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?"

 

[rxmd]

What's a Coe duck?

 

[W Morgan]

What's a Coe duck?

Walllll, that there's an anthracite- or bituminous-fired duck...