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Title: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: UncaBuffalo on Oct 24, 2006, 10:16

Okay, the office pronunciation-cop jumped me on this word, but the dictionaries list ALL of the above (or they've been given to us by other NukeWorkers)...so we want to know: What is the norm in the nuclear community?

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: alphadude on Oct 24, 2006, 12:41

so how do y'all pronounce "situation"-  hmm think the word is related????

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: JessJen on Oct 24, 2006, 02:33

ive found with us in steam gen work its in-si-too  but then again what do we know lol

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: ISOCS on Oct 24, 2006, 02:58

It's pronounced "in" "sit" "too".

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: Mike McFarlin on Oct 24, 2006, 06:58

in se too. More or less.Can't wait till SloGlo tries this.

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: Rennhack on Oct 24, 2006, 08:27

in si·tu (ĭn sē'tū)

in c 2

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: UncaBuffalo on Oct 25, 2006, 09:09

Quote from: Marssim on Oct 24, 2006, 08:04

Follow this link and turn up the volume,....

http://www.answers.com/topic/in-situ,....

(click on the little speaker, I dares ya to tell James Earl Jones he got it wrong!)

Maybe we'll let this guy argue with him...

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/in%20situ

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: UncaBuffalo on Oct 25, 2006, 03:16

Quote from: Marssim on Oct 25, 2006, 10:24

Well,...! that was obviously Richard Dreyfuss providing the vocal, and I must say that in a knock down butt kicker my money's on JEJ ("The Great White Hope") over RF (aka Curt "the 'sensitive' geek" from AG) every time,....
peace,...
marssim  8)

Here's another: http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/in%2520situ.html

Still not as 'manly' as your guy, but maybe both of mine together could take him in a cage-match?  ;)

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: ISOCS on Oct 25, 2006, 07:21

R being in Tennessee, I would have bet was correct. Sorry, no long e for presentations.

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: UncaBuffalo on Oct 26, 2006, 03:36

Quote from: alphadude on Oct 24, 2006, 12:41

so how do y'all pronounce "situation"-  hmm think the word is related????

From http://www.answers.com


in si·tu (ĭn sē'tū, sī'-, sĭch'ū)
adv. & adj.
In the original position.

[Latin in sitū : in, in + sitū, ablative of situs, place.]


sit·u·ate (sĭch'ū-āt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To place in a certain spot or position; locate.
To place under particular circumstances or in a given condition.
adj. Archaic. (-ĭt, -āt')
Situated.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin situāre, situāt-, to place, from Latin situs, location.]


Dang English (esp. that 'Middle' one!) - what do they know about pronunciation?!?!  ;)

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: starving_dog on Oct 27, 2006, 08:36

 8)  8)  The correct pronunciation is the way that I pronounce it!  8) 8)

Title: Re: "In Situ" Pronunciation
Post by: SloGlo on Oct 27, 2006, 10:43

"in sit choo".... butt since itz a dead freakeen language, who cares?   eye uzualee say "over ware it belongs.