Interesting responses so far and a couple more suggestions including one important sample from across the pond. While I agree this acronym is not intended to be spoken, I nevertheless do so on a regular basis; as do many others I know.
In an attempt to obtain a pronunciation from a non-emotional resource, I typed “RoHS, RoHS, RoHS, RoHS” into a document and had my text-to-speech program (TTS) interpret. It pronounced the word “Rose” with what I would call a breathy sound just before the “s”. Apparently this was the machine’s attempt to pronounce the “H” in the acronym. However, I would not call this particular TTS an expert, it also pronounced “email” as “em-e-el” with the emphasis on the middle syllable. -doug From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Powell, Doug Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 12:22 PM To: EMC PSTC Subject: Friday question - RoHS All, “What is the correct way to pronounce the acronym RoHS?” This little question has plagued me for several years and every time I think I have it right, some professional comes along and says it another way. So, I thought I would ask this esteemed group of individuals. I know of several variants and there even may be more choices. 1) Those who spell out “R-o-H-S” 2) Those who say “Roe-Hoss” 3) Those who say “Rosh” 4) Those who say “Ross” What is the consensus? Thanks, -doug Douglas E. Powell Engineering Manager Corporate Product Compliance Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. This message, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and proprietary information of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. The dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]> This message, including any attachments, may contain information that is confidential and proprietary information of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. The dissemination, distribution, use or copying of this message or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>
