How do you pronounce DAW?

[SloppyJo]

This seems like a silly thread, but I'm curious as to what people call Digital Audio Workstations for short.

I've always pronounced it Daww, as in the beginning of D'awesome. But I think in my neck of the woods people call it Dee-eh-double-you more often.

So how do you pronounce DAW?

Poll up.

 

[jonny deep]

In my head, it's 'Dee Ay Double-You'. I never say it out loud (dunno if I ever have).

When I watch YouTube videos and people pronounce it as a word, I think it sounds weird.

 

[OldTurnip]

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".

 

[RAMI]

When I watch YouTube videos and people pronounce it as a word, I think it sounds weird.

I agree. Not that I watch Youtube videos on recording, but it's one of those "words" that I read and don't really even pronounce in my head. . But I never hear it in my head as "Daw".

 

[Track Rat]

In verbal conversations I pronounce it "the Box".

 

[Justsomeguy]

am i weird for pronouncing it "door"? then again, i do say the word quite a lot and, as a well spoken southern Englishman, it's my duty to pronounce words with extra "r" sounds in, like baRth, graRss, faRst, caRst

 

[SloppyJo]

Acronyms I'm guessing are for making a long string of words into an easy and quickly spoken thing.

But I think "Daw" is more efficient then D-A-W. The word rolls of the tongue nicely so why not?

But then again you wouldn't pronounce CEO as a word...

 

[SloppyJo]

am i weird for pronouncing it "door"? then again, i do say the word quite a lot and, as a well spoken southern Englishman, it's my duty to pronounce words with extra "r" sounds in, like baRth, graRss, faRst, caRst

Well I believe I've heard english people pronounce idea "idea-ER" a lot. DAW as a word and idea sorta rhyme so maybe it's an english linguistic thing.

 

[Justsomeguy]

Well I believe I've heard english people pronounce idea "idea-ER" a lot.

that's because that's how you say ideaR. i'm now confused as to how other people pronounce it!? who's been messing with our language again

 

[Mr Clean]

Door...

 

[Steenamaroo]

LOL. This is gona throw the yanks. I've never seen so many English people in one thread before.

Spinal tap's a good reference. They'd pronounce Daw and door the same, if they chose to say daw as a word.
Seinfeld wouldn't.

I'm from Northern Ireland. We don't even pronounce door as 'door'.

 

[SloppyJo]

Well to me (Canadian), idea is pronounced "I-dee-yuh", emphasis on the "dee"

The "yuh" isn't exagerrated, if it was that would just sound dumb.

 

[SloppyJo]

We don't even pronounce door as 'door'.

Maybe you pronounce door as daww??

 

[Steenamaroo]

Well, duuuh......I mean. Deeeugh......I mean.....
Forget it.

 

[moresound]

DAW ... Same as the aw at the end of claw but with a d at the beginning.

 

[moresound]

Door around here is pronounced with an a on the end doora.

 

[cakewalkKaKed]

Dauh as in jackdaw

 

[Steenamaroo]

Hooo....haaa....daw.........



,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[moresound]

Door around here is pronounced with an a on the end doora.

Really pronounced as dowa.

 

[moresound]

nay pyi daw