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| Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - Craziness Domain - How Do You Pronounce Hexadecimal Numbers? Also, Spelling Them ^_^ |
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beneficii Lakitu Level: 36 Posts: 295/567 EXP: 299656 For next: 8454 Since: 06-27-04 From: Cordova, TN, USA Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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| When the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F get inserted into the number system, the question come to, How does one pronounce them? Obviously, A, B, C, D, E, and F by themselves are pronounced as they are in the alphabet, but what about 1A? You can't really pronounce ay-teen, because 18 is pronounced that way and that would cause confusion. Same goes for A0. My solution is to shorten the A, pronouncing ah-teen and ah-ty, but what do you guys do? Some of my pronunciations, and proposed spellings (made intentionally complicated so they can seem more established) for writing out the words: 1A, ahteen, acteen (the c is silent, as in indict and Connecticut) 1B, beeteen, bieteen 1C, seeteen, ceiteen (i before the e except after c) 1D, deeteen, deiteen (so not to confuse with die) 1E, eeteen, yteen (what the hey) 1F, efteen, eghteen (the gh is pronounced like an f, as in cough and trough and tough) A0, ahty, aghty (the c would make it look too much like act, so the silent gh, as in though, takes over) B0, beety, biety C0, seety, ceity D0, deety, deity (did I miss something?) E0, eety, yty F0, efteen, avoteen (if the olo in colonel can be made to be pronounced er then anything be made to be pronounced like anything  )(I debated whether to put this in the Craziness Domain, then I decided we were talking about something edumacational like spelling and alternative number systems, so this went into the General Forum. Please move it, mod, if you disagree.  ) |
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PumpkinPie Boo! I'll scare your dad!  Big Boo Pretend Moderator All hail the Pumpkin King! Level: 47  Posts: 700/1158 EXP: 718208 For next: 47995 Since: 12-05-04 From: Halloween Town Treats: Many Tricks: Oh yes Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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Weird...I was thinking of the same exact thing a few hours before reading this thread  .I decided I would just spell it out. For example, 1A would be "One-Ay". |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 4720/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Oh, I verily disagree  |
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beneficii Lakitu Level: 36 Posts: 296/567 EXP: 299656 For next: 8454 Since: 06-27-04 From: Cordova, TN, USA Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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Originally posted by Ziff Well, I speak verily unto thee.... . . .   Anyway, how do you pronounce them? |
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Kario In Possession of a Stolen Shovel Level: 65 Posts: 1894/2082 EXP: 2321379 For next: 14249 Since: 03-15-04 From: Texas... Yeehaw! Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 17 hours |
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| OK, glad this got moved, since its your opinion, its not really an education thing. I just pronounce it how its written. 1A= One A |
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beneficii Lakitu Level: 36 Posts: 297/567 EXP: 299656 For next: 8454 Since: 06-27-04 From: Cordova, TN, USA Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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Originally posted by Kario Well, it's prescriptivist. Also, you put HBP spoiler in your layout! I kill you! |
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Cymoro PATRICK DUFFY WILL LASER YOUR SOUL   Level: 67  Posts: 1894/2216 EXP: 2549743 For next: 43129 Since: 03-15-04 From: Cymoro Gaming Since last post: 6 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| They're pronounced individually. One-A, and so on. Let's take a closer look. 2 That's a two. F That's an F. 2. F. Programming languages and terms are also not exactly things that you'd say follow the conventions of modern english. (edited by Cymoro on 07-21-05 02:51 AM) |
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beneficii Lakitu Level: 36 Posts: 298/567 EXP: 299656 For next: 8454 Since: 06-27-04 From: Cordova, TN, USA Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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Originally posted by Cymoro I considered pronouncing them that way, but then I thought, why would I pronounce 1A so differently than, say, 19? If you were counting them aloud, then you would want to try to adhere to existing forms, or at least I would. |
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Grey the Stampede Don't mess with powers you don't understand. And yes. That means donuts. Level: 82  Posts: 2758/3770 EXP: 5192909 For next: 16318 Since: 06-17-04 From: Kingston, RI, USA, Earth Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| This thread doesn't really have much point, and Cymoro wanted it closed, but was too lazy to do it. *SLAM!* EDIT: Well, I got asked to reopen it, so here we are. (edited by Grey on 07-21-05 10:58 AM) |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119  Posts: 6690/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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| You fail it. 2F - Too-eff. TOO FAIL! |
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Kyoufu Kawa I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. Level: 70  Posts: 1856/2481 EXP: 3008456 For next: 7355 Since: 03-19-04 From: Catgirl Central Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 13 hours |
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| I tend to do it like too-eff and shit, except for my infamous "effty-eff", 0xFF. | |||
Karadur Fire Snake  Level: 48  Posts: 999/1192 EXP: 786444 For next: 37099 Since: 11-02-04 From: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 15 hours |
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| I don't usually find the need to say these numbers out loud (unless I'm talking to myself), but if I do, I just say every letter and number. Say it was "5A3D" for example, I'd say "five ay three dee". As for spelling them, it'd pretty much be spelling out the numbers, then writing the letter. I don't see much point in writing "eff" or "dee" for "f" and "d"  Originally posted by Kawa-oneechan That's quite original  It does make sense though, so it works  |
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HyperLamer <||bass> and this was the soloution i thought of that was guarinteed to piss off the greatest amount of people Sesshomaru Tamaranian Level: 118 Posts: 5943/8210 EXP: 18171887 For next: 211027 Since: 03-15-04 From: Canada, w00t! LOL FAD Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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But it sounds too much like 0xFDF.  |
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Keikonium Banned Level: NAN Posts: 1898/-2459 EXP: NAN For next: 0 Since: 04-02-04 Since last post: 63 days Last activity: 9 hours |
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| I pronounce, when talking about hex, each digit individually. 1A would be "One A" 17 would be "One Seven" 1D8 would be "One D Eight" Thats how I have always done it. Makes it less confusing for me as 40 and 4D are pronounced (and sometimes kinda look) the same . |
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PumpkinPie Boo! I'll scare your dad! Big Boo Pretend Moderator All hail the Pumpkin King! Level: 47 Posts: 712/1158 EXP: 718208 For next: 47995 Since: 12-05-04 From: Halloween Town Treats: Many Tricks: Oh yes Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Well, it looks like must of us do pronounce the numbers and letters individually. That's a good thing, too. 1A - 18 80 - A0 - AD B0 - BD C0 - CD D0 - DD etc. It just wouldn't work. But really, when would you say these numbers aloud? |
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Smallhacker Green Birdo SMW Hacking Moderator Level: 68  Posts: 1877/2273 EXP: 2647223 For next: 81577 Since: 03-15-04 From: Söderhamn, Sweden Since last post: 10 hours Last activity: 9 hours |
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| If it's two digits: Ayteen, Beetytwo Eftyeff if it's more than two digits: Ay one bee bee seven zero ...How do you pronounce Acm- *shot* |
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Danielle Local Moderator  Level: 76  Posts: 1036/3359 EXP: 3958078 For next: 47982 Since: 09-15-04 From: RATE Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Yeah, I just say them one at a time like almost everyone else here. Not that I use them much to begin with. |
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 3267/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| You guys have nothing better to do with your life than think of this shit? Oh my. | |||
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PumpkinPie Boo! I'll scare your dad! Big Boo Pretend Moderator All hail the Pumpkin King! Level: 47 Posts: 721/1158 EXP: 718208 For next: 47995 Since: 12-05-04 From: Halloween Town Treats: Many Tricks: Oh yes Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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Originally posted by Kefka Well, this is a message board, after all. |
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beneficii Lakitu Level: 36 Posts: 300/567 EXP: 299656 For next: 8454 Since: 06-27-04 From: Cordova, TN, USA Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 6 hours |
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Originally posted by Kefka Yup, call it the having-too-much-free-time syndrome. |
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