Pronounciation check....ETA

[crystalcranium]

Since it's in all caps denoting an abbreviation, I've always pronounced it as individual letters Eeeeeee.....Teeeeee....Ehhhhhh but I've heard my fair share of dealers at ADs pronounce it as a single word...Ehttah. Which is it??

[JohnG]

It is pronounced with emphasis on first syllable and the first syllable is an E like it "he" -

Think Yee Haw! but with a "T" EEEE-Taaaaa!!!!

Just kidding, I have no idea.

Edited May 13, 2008 by JohnG

[offshore]

Always been-> EE, Tee, Ayy for mine!

Offshore

[crystalcranium]

Always been-> EE, Tee, Ayy for mine!

Offshore

Yeah..my rationale has always been three letters...if it was a brand name wouldn't it be written Eta?

[bwhitesox]

Ehttah is correct.

[offshore]

Well the company that makes peanut butter in Oz, is pronounced "eater"

Just another slant on it! (Or maybe this is an Australianism for Etahh?)

Offshore

[JohnG]

I always pronounce it E. T. A. but figured there was probably another way. Does anyone actually say, "F. I. F. A."?

[StormTooper4]

I always thought it was EEE TEE AYY, but read somewhere recently its Eta, one word.

sorry to hijack this Pronounciation thread, but can someone confirm if HUBLOT is Pronounced Hugh Blow

[cornerstone]

This may help...

http://anonym.to/?http://chronometrie.com/...nds/new/eta.wav

[crystalcranium]

I always thought it was EEE TEE AYY, but read somewhere recently its Eta, one word.

sorry to hijack this Pronounciation thread, but can someone confirm if HUBLOT is Pronounced Hugh Blow

I thought Divine Brown was Hugh Blow

[fijikid]

I thought Divine Brown was Hugh Blow

Well done on the pop culture, sir. As to the main post - I've always said E.T.A, but have heard many pros say ettah. Go figgah?

[StormTooper4]

This may help...

http://anonym.to/?http://chronometrie.com/...nds/new/eta.wav

Now that is useful thanks

[crystalcranium]

Now that is useful thanks

Can you fill me in??? Links to streaming media are blocked here at work

[eddhead]

Wierd. The AD I go to says eh-tah so that is how I usually pronounced it until now.

[Toadtorrent]

I've always pronounced it "Target for Chinese Replication"

[_brian_]

ETA comes from ETerna Automatic and it

[_brian_]

BTW there is no Eterna rep... Why is that? Lack of reputation? Great brand though IMO.

[fotoman]

i used to say E T A but was corrected by a buddy of mine who collects Gens that its EhTah

The other one that gets confused alot is Patek Phillip

as an pa-tek or pa-TEK

[The Mentalist]

It's a bit unfortunate that they happen to share the same name as a Basque terrorist organisation. I wonder which came first?