SteveB Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 It is obvious, that CALL COINC is derived from the word "coincidence" ... but do you really say "CALL CO-INCE" ? It might be different between native english speakers and others... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I have always said, “CALL CO-INK.” ...lee 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 All + CO-INK. Like "Co-ink-y-dink." Just depends upon my mood. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I have always thought of it as “Co-ink” though I don’t recall saying it aloud. Trying that now, I find myself wanting to say it as “coincidence”, similar to how some other sprite-related commands like Locate, Position, etc. use the full word to convey their function. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospect Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I say it "Co - inse " (phonetically spelt) Well I never say it actually because not many would know what I'm on about. I think it though. I should try saying it next time someone bumps into me "CALL COINC !!" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Schmitzi Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Oink Oink 🐷 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Lee Stewart said: I have always said, “CALL CO-INK.” ...lee What a CO-INK-EE-DINK I say it that way too! Edited November 2, 2023 by senior_falcon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Next in line: How do you say HCHAR or VCHAR? For the latter, something like V'jer comes to my mind, but right now, and not back in those days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Working in RXB to make an Assembly version of CALL COINC instead of the GPL version. (Also CHAR, SPRITE, DISTANCE, MOTION, RMOTION, and PATTERN) I say HCHAR as H Character, VCHAR as V Character, and GCHAR as Get Character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 hours ago, mizapf said: Next in line: How do you say HCHAR or VCHAR? For the latter, something like V'jer comes to my mind, but right now, and not back in those days. IO always said in my mind H"char" as in "charcoal" and so forth.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+chue Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I say "coinc" as in oink, and H"char" and V"char" per @RickyDean. Now how about the peripheral expansion box, do you say "peb" as in the first part of pebble, or do you spell it out P-E-B? I use the first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 hours ago, mizapf said: How do you say HCHAR or VCHAR? Huh-CHAR, Vee-CHAR. Bonus: Gee-CHAR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, chue said: I say "coinc" as in oink, and H"char" and V"char" per @RickyDean. Now how about the peripheral expansion box, do you say "peb" as in the first part of pebble, or do you spell it out P-E-B? I use the first. P-E-B or PeeBox Edited November 2, 2023 by RickyDean added content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 If I remember correctly (it is quite a while since my last regular afternoon-spending time in BASIC), when I typed in a program from a magazine, I had "call H-character" and "call V-character" in mind; maybe also "call H-chara..." (with a mental voice fading into an incomprehensible muttering), in earlier times it was "call h-c-h-a-r", I think I spelt in German ("H" = "ha" (like "huh"), shorter than "aitch"). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospect Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I have heard some folks on videos saying CHAR as in "Car" and not pronouncing the CH like I think it should be done. It makes my moustache twitch. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 2 hours ago, RickyDean said: IO always said in my mind H"char" as in "charcoal" and so forth.... Exactly ... I am always irritated when someone says it like "Karr" ... as in Character ... which is actually right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 8 hours ago, SteveB said: Exactly ... I am always irritated when someone says it like "Karr" ... as in Character ... which is actually right. No, it'd be more like "care" if that were the case! Maybe I'm fortunate, most of my BASIC days I was the only person I knew with a TI, so I never dealt with all the pronunciations I didn't know anyone cared till I got mocked on a Youtube video for saying "G-ROM" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 10 hours ago, Tursi said: No, it'd be more like "care" if that were the case! Alternate pronunciation of GCHAR. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneMultitasker Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said: Alternate pronunciation of GCHAR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospect Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 On 11/3/2023 at 6:11 AM, Tursi said: I got mocked on a Youtube video for saying "G-ROM" it IS G-ROM ! I heard someone , can't remember which guy, said GROM like "grrrom" and just no! stop! 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 GEE-ROM seems reasonable to me, but I always thought and said GROM the way Joe hates. Here's your chance to laugh at me. How do you say B$ Most seem to say BEE-DOLLAR I always thought/said BEE-STRING 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, senior_falcon said: GEE-ROM seems reasonable to me, but I always thought and said GROM the way Joe hates. Here's your chance to laugh at me. How do you say B$ Most seem to say BEE-DOLLAR I always thought/said BEE-STRING hehe, I do Bee-string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 B-String for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 .... don't forget the "BULLWHIP" in assembly :; 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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