jaimes Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 [æks] Whether you deem it an 'X' or '10', the roman numeral is still the letter X, pronounced [æks]. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1470001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOS 1.04 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I tend to say "O-S-X" just because that's how i first started pronouncing it. Although i know that it aught to be "O-S-TEN", i never remember to say it that way. It really doesn't matter that much, if people judge you by how you pronounce the name of an OS then they aren't really worth speaking to. It's like people who will decide that you are technically ignorant if you say "Linux" instead of "GNU Linux". Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1603341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass0r Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 OK so if it is OS-10 would anyone ever get it confused with an updated version of OS2? Secondly, if linux is grand nephew of UNIX wouldn't it be LOONICKS? 8-) lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1607888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-tanner- Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Open Textedit, type Mac OS X and turn on voiceover and have it read it. It says "Mac OS 10". That's where I get my reasoning for OS 10 being the correct pronunciation =) lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1666813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krishna21 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Politically it's "Mac OS Ten", but when I was very young I was all "MAC OS EX! MAC OS EX!" If I really am reading something that mentions "Mac OS X" I'll probably say "Mac OS Ten" in my mind, but if I'm just hackintoshing a computer and reading onscreen instructions, I'll say "Mac OS Ex". I basically just randomly switch back and fourth. Lol. When my dad attended WWDC 2003, he told me then it was actually OS Ten. (Yeah. I remember it from age 6. Lol.) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1667528 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackintosh2000 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 OS "Ex" doesn't make any sense. Its the roman numeral X as in "10." 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1714806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneBlueSky Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The number 10. For me as well, saying it as the letter "X" makes no sense. OS 8,9,X? No. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1835869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabirbin Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Even though I know What the X means in OS X,I used to call it mainly OSX..Until one day a friend pointed out it kinda sounded like all i am saying is O-a-sex whilst talking.Though Still I call it whatever that comes to mind at the time OS X,OS 10 or just Mac OS. Try to avoid saying O-a-sex.lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1892493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringo Vermelho Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 The Final answer! Fire up Textedit, type 'os x' and choose 'Start Speaking' from the menu Edit|Speech. When you mac talks, it says OS TEN, even though there is a space between OS and X. Creepy as hell. If you write OS MMXIII it says "OS two thousand and thirteen"! It looks like they went through the trouble of hardcoding it to speak the number when any roman numerals are preceeded by "OS". If you write MMXIII by itself it speaks the letters one by one. btw I still say "Mac OS". 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1892563 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.D. Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 interesting about the hard code to recognize roman numerals after OS... I say OS 'ex'... mostly because I am a lazy speaker and ex is easier to say than TEN. Yeah, I know... I'm that lazy. 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1893111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Virtually no Italian would ever read a X as a ten. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1894234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.D. Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Alessandro17, on V March MMXIII - V:XLVII AM, saidVirtually no Italian would ever read a X as a ten. now THAT is ironic! ... and yes I converted your timestamp into Roman Numerals 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1894318 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Yes X means 10 but if it's written as " Mac OS X" instead of " Mac OS 10" I will pronounce it as "eks". I don't pronounce Windows XP as Windows 410. :wink2: 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1894335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cili0 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I tend to pronounce the X as the alphabet letter. The only case in which I restrict myself is during official lectures/presentations/meetings. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1901248 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buoo Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I say X. I've another question for a poll: When you read "XXX" you say "XXX" or "PORN"? 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1901252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
3.14r2 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I've another question for a poll: When you read "{censored}" you say "{censored}" or "PORN"? Are you sure that this forum is the right place to discuss the subject? I'd say Ooooohhhhhh Sssss EeeeX if you put it this way 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1901264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ameris_cyning Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ten Although you say the X in something like OSx86 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1903922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantomas Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 if the next OS X evolution is OS XI, so yes, logically we must pronounce X as 10 unless the next OS X evolution will be iOS X? btw I still say "Mac OS". same here 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-1910054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemorosus Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Is this even a question? Officials (Apple) call it, actually pronounce it as "ten" not "X", so yeah. It's accurate and right. This is not a sex product Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2158956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky1979 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 X Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2161669 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caiquecastro Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Mac OS Shsss. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2164546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Mac OS Shsss. Hahahahaha totally truth! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2164558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendietinha Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 for some time i called os ex. but from 2011 and on i call it os ten. yosemite initial release: os ten ten ten. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2179913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmos Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 OSX reminds me of my ex. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2180021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codinger Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Oh Ess Zehn. Oder os ix -- I would say OS 'ex' 10.11.2 - OS ex ten point eleven point two Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/77-how-do-you-say-the-x-in-os-x/page/12/#findComment-2200572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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