Snider-man Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Hey gang! Nice to see the brand name "XYPE" coming into its own as an Atari-brand label. Glad to see Manuel, Thomas and Andrew joining forces to create a new company. However, uh, how do you pronounce the company name? I've been saying it "Zipe" (it rhymes with "stripe," with a long I sound). Am I close? Is it "Zy-pee" with two syllables? Has it been decided? Thanks gang, Snider-man P.S. Look for an update at www.geocities.com/gameagain_2000/risen.html soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videotwit Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Tim- I've been pronouncing it "zipe" as well. Dunno if its correct or not, but I'll stick with it until told otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Not that I've had too many chances to incorporate it into a sentence in regular conversation ...but... the few instances I have (the grocery store, tanning salon), I have pronounced it "zipe". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Well, I don't know how Manuel pronounces it, but it's Epyx reversed, so it's not a Z but a X. And the rest for me is like "Hype". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 yeah, but the only way to pronounce Xype, in English at any rate, is Zype - the same way you'd pronounce Xylophone or Xevious (and anyone whos ever called that 'Ex-evee-us' - you're wrong ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Funny, four letters and so many variations. Would be impossible in German... For me it's only one syllable (no E) and definitely a X at the start (like in "Xy-Bot", good example Manuel). But that doesn't matter as long as I'm not talking directly to anybody of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Huh... I've been pronouncing it "eks-ipe", with two syllables (Like excite, but with a P). Oh well, I guess I'll be able to pronounce it proplerly now (I wasn't even sure how to pronounce Xybots before either... perhaps they meant it to sound like "exhibits"?) --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 Aaaarghhh! how can you pronounce it with one sylable AND pronounce the X. In ANY language, X (pron. EX) is a sylable on its own. Anyway, how DO you pronounce Xybots, I assume its (fairly) similar to Zybots (with a little more 'cks' sound on the opening sylable. this isz gettingue psilleigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 It could be "KZIPE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Rhindle The Red: It could be "KZIPE" Yes, that's exactly what I meant! Thanks! The sound is some kind of click-sound coming from the back of your mouth (like in wax). X is not always an extra syllable in German and I don't think it's in English (wax!). But yes, it's getting very silly In the end, it's all Manuel's fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Thomas Jentzsch: Originally posted by Rhindle The Red:[qb]It could be "KZIPE" [/QB] For what it's worth, I agree with this pronunciation, though I do like the "hype" one, too. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 How about "shype" as in Xianghua's chinese pronunciation of "shawn-fahh" ? Or XuXa (South American, perhaps Brazilian or Chilean?) which is a lady performer pronounced "Shu Sha" ? To quote to Tootsie Pop narrator, "The world may never know". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Hi there! Well, I tend to speak it [Xy-pee], with two syllables and 'X' at the beginning. To me it sounds best this way. Like in [Xy-Bot] and... uhm... Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 I also pronounce it "Zype". ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Zypee? really? oh, like Nike I suppose (although I always pronounce that Nai-k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckhard Stolberg Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 But it's spelled with only capital Greek letters. I'm sure these guys just started an Atari programming fraternity. So XYPE should probably be read as "chi upsilon rho epsilon". Hmm, XP in Greek would be "chi rho". Wouldn't Americans pronounce that similar to "Cairo"? Now where have I heard that name before? Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Bats?? Owls?? I always thought it was dolphins and Beluga whales. Am I in err? How DOES THIS INFORMATION GET SO CONVOLUTED!!??? It that damn internet I tell ya...Spreading all sorts of.... Oh wait... This is an Atari forum... Ummmm Well the Activision game dolphin is cool. I don't think they made and Atari games with Beluga Whales...Or Owls. Lots of damn bats tho: Haunted House Adventure Mountain King Ok I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Eckhard: I'm sure the XP -> chi rho = "Cairo" thing is intentional... But even more "fun" is that XP are the first letters of Christ's name in Greek. Is MS trying to tell us something? "Where do you want to go today? Heaven? Better buy MS!". Bah! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 quote: Originally posted by liveinabin: Aaaarghhh! how can you pronounce it with one sylable AND pronounce the X. In ANY language, X (pron. EX) is a sylable on its own. Well, I was able to do it without damaging my vocal cords, so apparently it's possible --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 i think you need to pronounce the 'Xy' with a guttural deep whistling sound, shouting the 'Pe' section in a kind of backwards voiced Welsh accent. Of course, in polite company you'd have to make it sound as much like a burst of Fax noise as possible. The true pronounciation of Xype can only be spoken by bats. And heard by owls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbrit2 Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 Here's how to find out the pronunciation: Run sndrec32 on your local Windows PC, hit record, and clearly speak "Epyx" into the microphone. Pull down the "Effects" menu, and select "Reverse." Hit play. Problem solved! He he. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 quoteKang & Kodos: To pronounce it correctly... I would have to pull out your tongue. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 I'm sure the XP in Windows xp stands for eXPerience, and not chi rho. Or anything to do with Christ. And as for Xype... i'm pretty sure it's pronounced Zype. But at the end of the day... who cares? Now get on with playing some Atari games or doing something useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 quote: Originally posted by GazP: And as for Xype... i'm pretty sure it's pronounced Zype. The only one who really knows, is Manuel, because XYPE is his very own creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 GazP wrote: quote: I'm sure the XP in Windows xp stands for eXPerience, and not chi rho. Or anything to do with Christ. You're kidding, right? "eXPerience" is PR BS. The Cairo -> chi rho -> XP thing is almost certainly what the boys in the lab were thinking, before or after. The Christ thing is just a fun little conspiracy suggestion (not original to me mind), but this is MS we're talking about, so who knows. Oh, and as to the whole "Xype" thing, "x" can be pronounced a variety of ways -- Ze_ro, you're thinking English even though you say "in any language". Someone's already brought up the Chinese example where it is used to phoneticize a "sh" sound; in Greek it's "chi" -- though I'm not sure if it's properly pronounced like "k" or like the "ch" in Jewish (as in "l'chaim", the toast) or German (like in "Bach"). In some African languages (possibly Swahili, and I'm pretty sure Bantu) the "X" phonetically stands for a click of some type; more commonly though you'd see a "!" to represent a click if there's only one (or one major one). Trivia: the word "gnu" comes from Africa; the "g" is actually a click made with the tongue against the upper palate of the mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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