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I know MS Azure is Aah-zhur, but I hear it called uh-Zhur more often than not. Don’t even get me started on the fourteen incorrect ways to say Omicron…

Stratoscope 5y ago
> Aah-zhur So do you pronounce the "Aah" like the "o" in "otter", or like the "a" in "apple"? Isn't it fun trying to describe pronunciation with contrived spelling? :-)
- harrylove 5y ago
  Emphasis on the first syllable. Short A as in apple. [0] [0] https://youtu.be/AmP11EgEM4g https://youtu.be/AmP11EgEM4g
- ineedtosleep 5y ago
  Indeed. Much easier to use IPA here, but the likelihood people can write/read it is pretty low. I'm out of practice, but should be /æʒər/. Could also copy-paste that into here: http://ipa-reader.xyz/ http://ipa-reader.xyz/
  - azalemeth 5y ago
    My main hobby is choral singing. Learning IPA is insanely helpful; at a high level the pronunciation of words really really matters and making sure the choir place the vowels (and turn the dipthongs) in the same way is a big deal (think of Anthea Turner singing 'fire' in a pop song compared to a baroque English 'fire'). I've noticed consistently that more British people are familiar with IPA, even passingly or badly, than Americans. I've never quite known why -- unless you do a language degree here you're never taught it formally, but it's usually in the dictionaries (e.g. the Oxford English dictionary) by every word, often with multiple forms for different geographic regions. I've never actually seen a real physical en-us dictionary -- does Marriam Webster (sic) do the same?
    - istjohn 5y ago
      It's my impression that there's a larger variety of accents in the UK, maybe that's why British people are more familiar with IPA? We do have IPA in our dictionaries, though.
    - justsomehnguy 5y ago
      > you're never taught it formally, but it's usually in the dictionaries Amusingly, I don't ever remember a proper IPA pronuncation table in almost anything I used to learn English. > does Marriam Webster (sic) do the same? Looks like it [0] [0] https://shop.merriam-webster.com/collections/dictionaries/products/merriam-websters-dictionary-and-thesaurus-trade-paperback https://shop.merriam-webster.com/collections/dictionaries/pr...
- Jaruzel 5y ago
  Here in London, UK it's mostly pronounced Ah-zuuure. With the 'zuure' part being almost twice as long as how americans say it. I think I've ipa'd this right: http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%2F%C3%A6%CA%92%C9%9C%C9%9Cr%2F http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%2F%C3%A6%CA%92%C9%9C%C9%9Cr%2F (It sounds correct anyway)
jcims 5y ago
The Azure difference at my company very closely aligned with office location relative to the Atlantic Ocean. Aah-zhur to the west, uh-Zhur to the east.
elygre 5y ago
Out of curiosity, how do you know that it's Aah-zhur? Does Microsoft offer any guidance on the topic? (Honest question, I'm confused myself. An authoritative source would be awesome.)
- cercatrova 5y ago
  Watch some Microsoft Azure talks, they pronounce it ah-zur not uh-zur or ay-zur

Stratoscope 5y ago

> Aah-zhur So do you pronounce the "Aah" like the "o" in "otter", or like the "a" in "apple"? Isn't it fun trying to describe pronunciation with contrived spelling? :-)

harrylove 5y ago
Emphasis on the first syllable. Short A as in apple. [0] [0] https://youtu.be/AmP11EgEM4g https://youtu.be/AmP11EgEM4g
ineedtosleep 5y ago
Indeed. Much easier to use IPA here, but the likelihood people can write/read it is pretty low. I'm out of practice, but should be /æʒər/. Could also copy-paste that into here: http://ipa-reader.xyz/ http://ipa-reader.xyz/
- azalemeth 5y ago
  My main hobby is choral singing. Learning IPA is insanely helpful; at a high level the pronunciation of words really really matters and making sure the choir place the vowels (and turn the dipthongs) in the same way is a big deal (think of Anthea Turner singing 'fire' in a pop song compared to a baroque English 'fire'). I've noticed consistently that more British people are familiar with IPA, even passingly or badly, than Americans. I've never quite known why -- unless you do a language degree here you're never taught it formally, but it's usually in the dictionaries (e.g. the Oxford English dictionary) by every word, often with multiple forms for different geographic regions. I've never actually seen a real physical en-us dictionary -- does Marriam Webster (sic) do the same?
  - istjohn 5y ago
    It's my impression that there's a larger variety of accents in the UK, maybe that's why British people are more familiar with IPA? We do have IPA in our dictionaries, though.
  - justsomehnguy 5y ago
    > you're never taught it formally, but it's usually in the dictionaries Amusingly, I don't ever remember a proper IPA pronuncation table in almost anything I used to learn English. > does Marriam Webster (sic) do the same? Looks like it [0] [0] https://shop.merriam-webster.com/collections/dictionaries/products/merriam-websters-dictionary-and-thesaurus-trade-paperback https://shop.merriam-webster.com/collections/dictionaries/pr...
Jaruzel 5y ago
Here in London, UK it's mostly pronounced Ah-zuuure. With the 'zuure' part being almost twice as long as how americans say it. I think I've ipa'd this right: http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%2F%C3%A6%CA%92%C9%9C%C9%9Cr%2F http://ipa-reader.xyz/?text=%2F%C3%A6%CA%92%C9%9C%C9%9Cr%2F (It sounds correct anyway)

jcims 5y ago

The Azure difference at my company very closely aligned with office location relative to the Atlantic Ocean. Aah-zhur to the west, uh-Zhur to the east.

elygre 5y ago

Out of curiosity, how do you know that it's Aah-zhur? Does Microsoft offer any guidance on the topic? (Honest question, I'm confused myself. An authoritative source would be awesome.)

cercatrova 5y ago
Watch some Microsoft Azure talks, they pronounce it ah-zur not uh-zur or ay-zur