McAfee Pronunciation?

[sourboy]

Based on the anti-virus software...

Is it (mic-A-fee) or (MAC-a-fee)?

How do you say it?

Anyone know what's officially correct?

 

[ShannonCT]

The official pronunciation is MAC a fee.

 

[zxcvbnm]

Are you sure this is worth a thread of its own?

 

[Mise]

If it were a name, I'd pronounce it mc A fee

 

[ShannonCT]

If it were a name, I'd pronounce it mc A fee

Oddly enough, the founder of the company, John McAfee was born in the UK. I guess McAfee isn't a very common name over there, eh?

 

[Mise]

Oddly enough, the founder of the company, John McAfee was born in the UK. I guess McAfee isn't a very common name over there, eh?

Definitely not down south, but it might be more common in Scotland maybe?

 

[QuoVadisNation]

You're all wrong.

Ma-ca-fy.

 

[Arwon]

I refuse to answer on the grounds of lack of IPA notation.

 

[Miles Teg]

mic-AF-ee. Obviously.

 

[bhsup]

I pronounce it (mic-A-fee). Don't really care what it should be.

 

[taper]

MAC a fee, as pronounced by someone who worked there for many years.

 

[ShannonCT]

MAC a fee, as pronounced by someone who worked there for many years.

And if anyone still has any doubt, they can listen to a Podcast on the McAfee website.

 

[Masquerouge]

MAC a fee, as pronounced by someone who worked there for many years.

That was my instinctive pronunciation, also.

 

[Mirc]

^ Same for me, Masque.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

Mac-a-fee.

And Linux is pronounced "Lee-nooks" by Linus Torvalds.

 

[Rossiya]

Oddly enough, the founder of the company, John McAfee was born in the UK. I guess McAfee isn't a very common name over there, eh?

Given that 5/6 of of Brits are English, and not Irish/Scotch, it is not a common name, no. Mohammed, however, is.

 

[bhsup]

Mac-a-fee.

And Linux is pronounced "Lee-nooks" by Linus Torvalds.

And I will continue to call it line-ux. Again cannot say I care what the creator or anyone else says it should be.

 

[Rossiya]

And I will continue to call it line-ux. Again cannot say I care what the creator or anyone else says it should be.

Same for me. I pronounce it as niche-piece-of-crap.

 

[Tank_Guy#3]

And I will continue to call it line-ux. Again cannot say I care what the creator or anyone else says it should be.

I personally pronounce it just the way it sounds. But I just thought I'd throw it out there.

Same for me. I pronounce it as niche-piece-of-crap.

And avoid Padma.

 

[Rossiya]

And avoid Padma.

Which is?

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