Vis-tah or Vee-stah

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:57 pm

I've met a couple of people who claim to know a fair bit about computers but pronounce vista as "vee-stah"(!)

I think they don't know how to say it

How do you guys all pronounce it?

Dan

Post by **dicecca112** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:59 pm

vista like the dictionary word http://www.answers.com/topic/vista

ibleet · Post by **ibleet** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:43 pm

Hah! Vee-stah? You're right, they don't know how to say it.

DaIceMan · Post by **DaIceMan** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:42 pm

Try owning a Scion (sigh-on)... but you be amazed at how many people say sky-on. duh.

Zelig · Post by **Zelig** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:15 am

Vis-tah, like Lin-ux.

Amy · Post by **Amy** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:33 am

I think I used to say vee-stah, but that's because the word looked like a Latin-based word to me...I think being around Illuminati, I've unconciously switched to saying Vis-tah.

Post by **Illuminati** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:31 am

I actually have a hard time saying Vis-tah.... but that's what you hear on commercials...

I personally relate it to the spanish word vista (view).... and that is pronounced vee-stah. So that is why so many are pronouncing it that way... So, in effect, I think M$ doesn't know how to pronounce their own product!

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:52 am

LOL........I try to aviod saying it as much as possible, except for when I'm removing it from clients rigs...............

Darkstar · Post by **Darkstar** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 8:06 am

LOL>>>>Hasta-la-vee-stah sounds about right.....during a wipe before re-installing XP

vicaphit · Post by **vicaphit** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:52 pm

Yeah, the english word is pronounced vis-tah, as dicecca has already noted

Darkstar · Post by **Darkstar** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:01 am

Yes, but its a Trademark and therefore can be pronounced (or said to be) any way Microsoft wants too.

tomato · Post by **tomato** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 12:48 am

Vis-tah FTW ;)

Alathald · Post by **Alathald** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:07 pm

I believe it's supposed to be pronounced vis-tah but I pronounce it vee-stah because I have a slight speech impediment (I stutter) and, as Illuminati pointed out, vee-stah just rolls off the tongue easier...

The Black Pumpkin · Post by **The Black Pumpkin** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:54 pm

I call it Vis-tah because frankly, I'm not Italian! (No offense meant to Italians!)

Try saying Vis-tah with an Italian accent, it's Vee-stah! Just something I noticed...

w00fd06 · Post by **w00fd06** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:00 pm

I suppose you can safely call it vis-tah, Dan, judging by the votes, and Bill Gates. If you look at some interviews with Gates, he pronounces vista vis-tah.

pcrobot · Post by **pcrobot** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:53 am

Whenever I hear vee-stah it's from people who are pretty computer illiterate. I say it vis-tah each and every time.

zachig · Post by **zachig** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:19 am

Voted for Vis-tah, although one should just pronounce it as "Shi-t"

(jk...

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Actually, it is far from "perfect" OS, but I'm currently have the VISTA Ultimate installed and I got over most of its bug already...

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