On Sun, 30 May 2004, Thomas Baker wrote: > At 5:44 PM -0600 5/30/2004, Tom W. wrote: > >I have another dumb question. I know that OS X is OS 10, but when > >verbalizing it, I have been pronouncing it OS "EX". Should it be > >pronounced OS "ten" and am I the only one pronouncing it incorrectly? > >My brother corrected me this week and I just wondered if this was true, > >as it now makes sense. Duh to me. > >Tom > > The Romans had a habit of writing the letter X when they meant ten. And you > see what happened to them. Why Apple should have fallen into this > aberration is beyond me.
Marketing, don't you think? As well, it's a clear indication of how different X is to all (?) that went before. Also likely a nod to its UniX underpinnings. What aberration? Oh ya - I say "Ten" now, though "Ex" was really hard to drop. -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
