myprac Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Just for fun, wondering how most people pronounce the oft-abbreviated name for this system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 There is another term used: "Yellow Card", emphasizing that it is a CARD with rigid pre-set agreements, not really a system which can be built upon and revised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachy Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 There is another term used: "Yellow Card", emphasizing that it is a CARD with rigid pre-set agreements, not really a system which can be built upon and revised. Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I always say sahyc (roughly the same sound as in "guy"). Not a native speaker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 spannish spelling... sa as in "sand" (without nd) then "ick". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOGIC Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 say-see obv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanoi5 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Psych Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordontd Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 PsychSomeone said that to me the other day. It took so long for me to understand what he meant that it would have been much quicker if he hadn't tried to shorten it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Someone said that to me the other day. It took so long for me to understand what he meant that it would have been much quicker if he hadn't tried to shorten it :) Yes, that happened to me in Russia once, and I didn't know what the guy was trying to say. I think that it is mainly non-native speakers who will pronounce it as an acronym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myprac Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hmm, should have included "Yellow Card." Also, I suppose some people say just "Standard American" when they refer to this system though most are aware that that term tends to be used loosely and want to specify SAYC when that is what they mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 We already had this poll in the past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I am surprised s-a-y-c is leading the poll, honestly. Perhaps it's a regional thing... I have almost universally heard "sake", and recall blinking in surprise when I heard someone says "say-cee" for the first time. Yellow Card is a good option and one well worth including in the poll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statto Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Maybe it's pronounced "ess ay why see" when children are around... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 We already had this poll in the past... There is never nothing really original. Stuff is always based on something else. I learned this 20 years ago in philosophy classes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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