How do you pronounce DAW?

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How do you pronounce DAW?

  • Dee-Eh-Double-You

    Votes: 7 16.3%

  • Daww

    Votes: 24 55.8%

  • Digital Audio Workstation

    Votes: 3 7.0%

  • You're a fool for asking, OP

    Votes: 9 20.9%
  • Total voters
    43
What's to take?

I'm not following here... if there's a joke in that, I think I just killed it.
 
Door, floor, straw, claw, whore, sore, core, wore, ignore all rhyme with DAW in Australianese..... not that I ever actually say it out loud (separate note - who here knows ANYONE that they could say the word DAW to without their eyes glazing over immediately....).

But if I did. "Door" no doubt...
 
SloppyJo said:
What's to take?

I'm not following here... if there's a joke in that, I think I just killed it.
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I was hoping for a "What is it good for......Absolutely nothing"

You didn't kill it man; It was already dead.
 
Ahhhh ok now I get it!

I wasn't pronouncing it right...

Or wrong, depending on where you're from. :p

That sort of reminds me of a certain moment in the Sound of Music... Not exactly appropriate, but oh so hilarious.
 
It's an acronym, so I say it like a word...."daw".

I find it weird when people constantly say it with single letters.... D-A-W.
 
SloppyJo said:
This seems like a silly thread,
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It does. But it says something for the support a person gets here sometimes that we're taking part !

jonny deep said:
I never say it out loud (dunno if I ever have).
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I've never thought about it until now, but I've never ever said it out loud. I tend to say 'recorder' or 'recording machine'.

OldTurnip said:
I've never said it out loud, either. I usually refer to brand names I suppose. But when I read it in my head, my head says "door".
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Or I call it "my Akai" or "my 8 track" or "my Zoom" depending on which one I'm referring to.

Mr Clean said:
Door...
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Same here. But it's a weird word to say in reference to a......DAW. I mean a multitracker. Ahm, recording machine.....

Steenamaroo said:
I'm from Northern Ireland. We don't even pronounce door as 'door'. :p
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The Northern Irish people I know have such strong accents, even though many of them have been here way, way for most of their lives. I often laugh when they say 'now' because it sounds like 'nye'.
 
jonny deep said:
Do you say aytch-eye-vee or hiv?
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Do you say AIDS or aay-eye-dee-ess. :D

It depends on the acronym....but traditionally in most audio circles that I've seen, DAW is pronounced as "daw"....not D-A-W.
 
grimtraveller said:
The Northern Irish people I know have such strong accents, even though many of them have been here way, way for most of their lives. I often laugh when they say 'now' because it sounds like 'nye'.
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It's a rough oul' accent, isn't it!
 
I'm still trying to work out why we say "double u double u double u" when spelling out URLs, as it is 9 syllables, rather than "world wide web", which is three... but "www" is the abbreviation? Epic fail!:laughings:
 
Armistice said:
I'm still trying to work out why we say "double u double u double u" when spelling out URLs, as it is 9 syllables, rather than "world wide web", which is three... but "www" is the abbreviation? Epic fail!:laughings:
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:D True.

And besides that, why is "abbreviation" such a long word? :eek:
 
How do you pronounce RAMI? Is it "rami" or am I supposed to say "R-A-M-I"?

Aaaaaaarrghhhhhhhhhhhh....


*runs screaming from the thread*:laughings:
 
Armistice said:
How do you pronounce RAMI? Is it "rami" or am I supposed to say "R-A-M-I"?
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Do you know, I was just thinking the same thing. I've never known whether it was an actual name {pronounced like Rammy as in Sammy or Whammy} or an acronym that stands for something {"Required automated monetary information"/"Recording automation multitracking innovation"} like MIDI or an abbreviation of a surname like Ramirez.
It's quite fascinating when you start to ponder on it !
 
grimtraveller said:
Do you know, I was just thinking the same thing. I've never known whether it was an actual name {pronounced like Rammy as in Sammy or Whammy} or an acronym that stands for something {"Required automated monetary information"/"Recording automation multitracking innovation"} like MIDI or an abbreviation of a surname like Ramirez.
It's quite fascinating when you start to ponder on it !
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haha! :D

No, it's my first name. It's not short for anything. It's long for "Ra". :eek:
 
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