View Full Version : How do you pronounce Asustek?
mobster011
05-17-2009, 07:05 PM
Is it:
aces-tech
a-soos-tech
a-sus-tech
ay-soos-tech
ay-sus-tech
Or something entirely different? It's really bothering me not knowing
mtxbass1
05-17-2009, 07:17 PM
I've always pronounced it a soos tech.
MorPhiend
05-17-2009, 07:33 PM
ay soos
CoffeeEdge
05-17-2009, 07:35 PM
According to this lady who works there (http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/eee-pc/how-to-pronounce-eee-pc-320007.php), it's "ah-SOOS." And of course, the pronunciation of "tek" is obvious.
Quite frankly, though, I'm pretty sure she's completely wrong. The original Taiwanese founders of the company have stated in interviews that the name is derived from the word "Pegasus," as in the mythological flying horse. Thus, I'd pronounce it like that word, minus the "Peg."
Then again, most everyone, myself included, seems to like "AY-sus," so that's what I go for, even if that doesn't agree with either of their official examples or explanations.
SynGamer
05-17-2009, 07:38 PM
I always pronounced it as "ay-sus"...and i'll probably continue to do so :)
crystalklear64
05-17-2009, 07:38 PM
Ay-Zeus, is how my family has always said it.
Not a joke.
Hydro2Oxide
05-17-2009, 08:02 PM
I go with Ay-Zus/Zeus, kind of varies from there.
CoffeeEdge
05-17-2009, 08:07 PM
I go with Ay-Zus/Zeus, kind of varies from there.
Where are you getting the "z" sound from, exactly? o_O
darthbudge
05-17-2009, 08:52 PM
I know it isn't correct but I usually say Ass-Us-Tech. :lol:
Hydro2Oxide
05-17-2009, 10:26 PM
Where are you getting the "z" sound from, exactly? o_O
Because pronouncing it like Soos makes me think of Dr. Seuse and ay-sus sounds weird, zoos rolls of the tongue better.
If you're going to have a strange title it's open to interpretation.
SOSTrooper
05-18-2009, 12:20 AM
No hardcore computer geek will even bother saying 'tek'. :) I've always said A-Zeus.