And up North here it's Brat Favre as in the weiner. :-) -----Original Message----- >From: PAUL James >Sent: Jan 28, 2008 6:20 PM >To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." >Subject: RE: [EE] Pronouncing RoHS > > >All, > >*** Are there _any_ English words that end in "hs" that make a sh sound? >*** > >I can't think of any, but along a similar vein, how about "FAVRE" >pronounced as if it were apelled FARVE. >As in "Bret Favre" the football player. > > > >Regards, > > >Jim > > >-----Original Message----- >From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf >Of M. Adam Davis >Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:52 PM >To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >Subject: Re: [EE] Pronouncing RoHS > >I've heard several different pronunciations, with "roe-hoss" being the >one I hear most frequently and favor. Primarily because it's a slightly >less abbreviate version: > >Restriction of Hazardous Substances >RoHaS > >I've heard other people calling it rosh, but that grates on my >pronunciation nerves a tiny bit. Are there _any_ English words that end >in "hs" that make a sh sound? > >The other pronunciation I've heard is "rose" but with the soft s as in >simple rather than the z of rose and nose. > >-Adam > >On 1/28/08, Zik Saleeba wrote: >> Is there any conventional way of pronouncing "RoHS"? >> >> I pronounce it as the letters "arr oh aitch ess". But what's driving >> me mad is that a guy where I work is calling it "rosh". He says it >> with such style and confidence that other people here are now starting > >> to imitate him and call it "rosh" too. Do other people call it "rosh" >> or is this just something he's made up? >> >> Cheers, >> (Pedantic) Zik >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your >> membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > > >-- >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >Moving in southeast Michigan? Buy my house: http://ubasics.com/house/ > >Interested in electronics? Check out the projects at http://ubasics.com > >Building your own house? Check out http://ubasics.com/home/ >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > >-- >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist