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Jul 19, 2006 22:22
17 yrs ago
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ProZ

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Here is a little question you can all join in with. It is meant for fun but I am sure it can be educational as well...
How do YOU, personally, pronounce the name of this website?
PRO ZED? PRO ZEE? PROSE?
Or maybe you have another? (My husband calls it "That *!%#!! website!")
So interested in what everybody has to say...
Responses
1 +5 Am I the only one who calls it ProZac?
5 +8 pros (as in professionals)
4 +4 See Forum topic
5 +1 PRO ZEE
5 +1 ProZ.com
4 +1 Well I rang them and they said it's prose but
4 +1 prrrooooozzzzzzzzz
4 creativity deserves a little credit too, right?
2 ProZax

Discussion

Elena Petelos Jul 20, 2006:
(You see prozac/kudozone/prozodine/forumfibrate have been around for some time now (in the Greek community). By the time Nick joined we were... spinning. :))
Elena Petelos Jul 20, 2006:
Absolutely (got the play), but I had to have a bit of fun myself. ;-)
Ulrike Kraemer Jul 20, 2006:
cbolton is right. If this is merely a FUN question, you should have posted it in a discussion forum, and not in KudoZ. Nobody should earn points for contributing to it.
Catherine Bolton Jul 20, 2006:
For "how to grade it", this should have been a "not for points" questions. Maybe you can still change that or have a moderator change it.
Zhuoqi Mills (X) (asker) Jul 19, 2006:
I am not so interested in what THEY call it, its what WE call it that interests me, I want to see how the world divides up...
As to how I grade it...? Its a Fun question so the most Fun answer wins!

Responses

+5
2 hrs
Selected

Am I the only one who calls it ProZac?

*Side effects*
Common adverse effects include anxiety ... in addition to restlessness and insomnia. Weight loss, trembling, weakness, skin rash, anorgasmia, itching, and a decrease in sexual drive, have also been reported. Finally it has been reported to cause subsequent weight gain...
(From the Wikipedia)
Note from asker:
To Elena: Didn't you get the play on words? Pronounce and pronounce a verdict? Seems not. To Nick: Some don't think I should give points for a "Fun" question, but others do and creativity deserves credit as somebody else has said. So.... because your comment shows both wit, wisdom and creativity, guess what...you win!!
Peer comment(s):
agree Elena Petelos : With emphasis on: *personally*, not pronounce, refer to. Prozodine, kudozone, etc. (and speaking for a large part of the Greek community -I think. :-))
49 mins
:-}
agree Sophia Finos (X) : ;))
1 hr
;-}}
neutral Will Matter : Not sure if you're the only one or not. Hi, Nick.
3 hrs
Hi, will. I 'm in good company, it seems.
agree Ana L Fazio-Kroll : hahahahaahaa!!!! yes!! I thought the same :) and is addictive too!!! BTW, we need to create our "Prozipedia" :D Cheers!
3 hrs
I hope I don't start a trend now...
agree Ulrike Kraemer : It's highly addictive!
5 hrs
;-}
neutral Vicky Papaprodromou : :-))//Could be worse! :-))))
8 hrs
;-}
agree Romanian Translator (X)
21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
5 mins

PRO ZEE

That's how I call it.
Peer comment(s):
agree Veronica Prpic Uhing : Same here
50 mins
Something went wrong...
+1
5 mins

Well I rang them and they said it's prose but

I guess it depends on where you are in the world.

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-07-19 22:33:52 GMT)
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I asked about the "Z" too and they said it was just really in at the time the company started, to end names with Z.

How are you going to grade this? ZZZZZZZZZZ
Note from asker:
I think it is pretty ironic for a website that exists for language pros to deliberately mispell itself just to be trendy! Thanks for telling us all WHY they are called the way they are. Fashion!
Peer comment(s):
agree Lori Utecht/Vívian M Alves
1 hr
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+8
18 mins

pros (as in professionals)

Hello Zhuoqi,
I say "pros".
This is taken from the Proz.com FAQ's. Please see the link below.

"2. How is "ProZ.com" pronounced?
At headquarters in New York, ProZ.com staff refer to the site as "proz-dot-com", with the 'proz' part pronounced exactly like "(written) prose" or "pros" (as in professionals). But some people say "pro-zee-dot-com", "pro-zed", "procetta", etc."

Good luck from Oso ¶:^)
Reference:

http://www.proz.com/faq/general#proz_pronounced

Peer comment(s):
agree Can Altinbay
12 mins
¶:^)
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : Hello, Bear! Nice ref. =)
26 mins
Hi MariTere. Thanks! ¶:^)
agree Yvonne Becker
30 mins
¶:^)
agree Will Matter : Hola, Senor Bear. I've always pronounced it this way.
4 hrs
¡Hola Will! ¶:^)
agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 hrs
¶:^)
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
10 hrs
¶:^)
agree Marie-Hélène Hayles : me too!
14 hrs
¶:^)
agree Rebecca Hendry : Me too. I was confused when I heard it pronounced in other ways! Saluditos, Oso.
14 hrs
¡Saludos, Becky! ¶:^)
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+1
46 mins

ProZ.com

pros-dot-com
Peer comment(s):
agree Will Matter
4 hrs
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+4
4 mins

See Forum topic

See forum topic http://www.proz.com/topic/42785 in which this subject is discussed at some length.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-19 23:33:16 GMT)
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I myself pronounce it PROZZ (with a short "o")
Note from asker:
Thanks. Very informative and I agree with you that if it is spelled that way it also ought to be said the way you say it. Love the headgear!
Peer comment(s):
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver : I was going to say the same thing :)
39 mins
Thank you.
agree Ulrike Kraemer : Same here :-)
7 hrs
Thank you.
agree LJC (X)
10 hrs
Thank you.
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
10 hrs
Thank you.
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+1
1 hr

prrrooooozzzzzzzzz

That's what I call it when I fall asleep by the computer.
(it is nearly an hour past midnight, and I am still at it.)

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-19 23:56:31 GMT)
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Snap! My husband also calls it "That !#%$*!! website"!
Note from asker:
Ha ha ha! Love it.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ana L Fazio-Kroll : mine calls it "your proz buddies!"...well.....he says: "what??! still with your proz buddies ???" :)
4 hrs
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5 hrs

ProZax

Zax. To the point.
Something went wrong...
18 hrs

creativity deserves a little credit too, right?

Hello my friends!
Just my opinion: I think creativity deserves a little credit too.
"Don't take life too seriously; you'll never get out of it alive".

Smile and relax, life is short! :-))
Note from asker:
Absolutely! May yours be long and filled with smiles.
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