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Spell or say? (Time out:0 days after 18-12-2002, 11:19)
It's"dot e-d-u"
It's "dot edu"
It's spelt "e-d-u" but pronounced "banana"
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Rufus T. Firefly is offline Rufus T. Firefly
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.edu: say it or spell it? Remove this text

I say most Internet suffixes -- "dot com," "dot org," etc. -- but always spell out .edu -- i.e., "dot e-d-u" instead of ".edu". Yesterday, however, I heard a colleague say "edu" instead of "e-d-u". I need to establish who's right and, based on my long standing admiration of mob rule, have decided to do so with this poll.

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e-d-u

And Canada's is dot-c-a, not dot-cah. (.ca)

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no, .ca is "dot-kay" silly
I always say . ee dee you regardless
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If .ca was "dot-kay" then most people hearing it might assume it meant "dot-k" (duh ). Or .ka. Or whatever
Everyone here says "dot-c-a", and that's what matters.

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it should be "Dot Eh?"
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hey, I'm the only one who calls it "dot edu" so far!
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Dot e-d-u dot a-u

I don't think I have ever heard anyone saying dot edu.
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dot e-d-u.

Same thing with .us, .uk (don't think you pronounce it as "ook" ), etc.
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dot-see-eh?

it's ee dee you

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edu as in ubu
Thrawn05 is offline Thrawn05
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it's dot e-d-u



Of course if you are in Canada it would be dot e-d-eh unless you are in Alberta where it would dot edu, unless in calvery where it's "period e-d-u", but only on a tuesday. The rest of the week they say "spot 'eww' - 'dew' - 'you' ",
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dot edu. You don't say dot Cay-Oh-Em, or Oh-Ar-Gee
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That's because they are one syllable, not two.
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i'm conf-e-d-used

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yeah 2 syllables is just too hard. Saying the letters is 3 syllables.
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Not too hard, just not enough syllable-saving to warrant it use.
Besides, it sounds like "adieu".
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I just say what comes naturally. Which in my case is dot e-d-u.
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Edu, like the football player.
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I say dot.stefu.
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I have never once said it either way.
Dr. Nick is offline Dr. Nick
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dot edu.

After all, do you say dot com or dot cee oh emm?

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