Plain English

[XGlow]

...with the English language being as flexible as it is, I ask myself:

...how do people pronounce CLIE ??

[stevejohnson460]

KLEE-ay; sounds like dee-jay.

It's from a Latin root meaning clan chief; top dog.  :)

[hansschmucker]

not exactly steve: It's more like kleye:
k, l, e like in st_e_ve and ye like in slang for yes, but not going towards the a. Now I actually get why, you compared it to a single word. I guess my explanation has gotten a little too complicated

[Tixx]

Originally posted by hansschmucker
not exactly steve: It's more like kleye:
k, l, e like in st_e_ve and ye like in slang for yes, but not going towards the a. Now I actually get why, you compared it to a single word. I guess my explanation has gotten a little too complicated

If you take the e and place it near the kl you can have the ay in the end with the kl proceeding leading up to that e you see at the end which looks nice and is there for asthetics and to help the pronouncer show the pronouncee with visualizing the effective language usage...*LOL*:D

[dphar]

If you take the e and place it near the kl you can have the ay in the end with the kl proceeding leading up to that e you see at the end which looks nice and is there for asthetics and to help the pronouncer show the pronouncee with visualizing the effective language usage...*LOL*

:confused: :confused: :confused:

[dmpsam]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by stevejohnson460
[B]KLEE-ay; sounds like dee-jay.


This is the correct pronuciation....at least that is how they pronounce it when you call Sony.

[rob_squared]

I still pronounce it as clie in my head, wait, does that make sense?

[n2ifp]

I just call it Klee as in Kleenex. I like to keep it simple :)

[Tixx]

Originally posted by dmpsam
[QUOTE]Originally posted by stevejohnson460
[B]KLEE-ay; sounds like dee-jay.


This is the correct pronuciation....at least that is how they pronounce it when you call Sony.

In the demo on the T615 it says it that way too:)

[DazalC]

LOL !! i ¿ALWAYS WONDERED THAT !! I JUST NEVER HEARD how ppl pronounce clie..
i guess u can go to a future shop.. or some store like that, and say if sony has any pda.. and u ask the name.. and thats it...

or u can say u just have a sony pda.. :D:D:D:

Bye!

[icruise]

stevejohnson460 is right (apart from the Latin roots bit...) In Japanese it is spelled out phonetically so there is no room for interpretation.

[*YellowRose*]

Originally posted by n2ifp
I just call it Klee as in Kleenex. I like to keep it simple :) Well, that's a yankee for you . . . ;)

j/k, of course

[Token User]

YACPT - pronounced ya-opt (ya as in yahoo, opt as in option) ...

Meaning? Yet Another Clie Pronounciation Thread ...

[XGlow]

Originally posted by DazalC
LOL !! i ¿ALWAYS WONDERED THAT !! I JUST NEVER HEARD how ppl pronounce clie..
i guess u can go to a future shop.. or some store like that, and say if sony has any pda.. and u ask the name.. and thats it...

or u can say u just have a sony pda.. :D:D:D:

Bye!


....I'm with you... Good answer! that's pretty much how I'd handle it. I'd do a little tap dance while I was sayin' it.... Or maybe whip it out and show it to him. Uh, er, the PDA that is!!! :eek: :eek:

[el_chapstar]

It is definitely and unequivocably pronounced CLEE - AY.

It does not come from a latin root, it is an acronym which stands for Communication Link for Information and Entertainment.

I used to work for Sony.

:)