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View Poll Results: Spell or say?
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It's"dot e-d-u"
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It's "dot edu"
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It's spelt "e-d-u" but pronounced "banana"
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December 18, 2002, 02:16
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.edu: say it or spell it?
I say most Internet suffixes -- "dot com," "dot org," etc. -- but always spell out .edu -- i.e., "dot e-d-u" instead of ".edu". Yesterday, however, I heard a colleague say "edu" instead of "e-d-u". I need to establish who's right and, based on my long standing admiration of mob rule, have decided to do so with this poll.
Choose! 
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December 18, 2002, 02:20
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e-d-u
And Canada's is dot-c-a, not dot-cah. (.ca) 
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December 18, 2002, 02:27
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no, .ca is "dot-kay" silly
I always say . ee dee you regardless
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December 18, 2002, 02:28
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President of the OT
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If .ca was "dot-kay" then most people hearing it might assume it meant "dot-k" (duh ). Or .ka. Or whatever
Everyone here says "dot-c-a", and that's what matters.
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December 18, 2002, 02:32
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it should be "Dot Eh?"
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December 18, 2002, 02:43
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hey, I'm the only one who calls it "dot edu" so far!
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December 18, 2002, 03:43
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Dot e-d-u dot a-u
I don't think I have ever heard anyone saying dot edu.
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December 18, 2002, 03:47
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dot e-d-u.
Same thing with .us, .uk (don't think you pronounce it as "ook" ), etc.
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December 19, 2002, 00:28
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dot-see-eh?
it's ee dee you
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December 19, 2002, 00:42
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edu as in ubu
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December 19, 2002, 00:50
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it's dot e-d-u
Of course if you are in Canada it would be dot e-d-eh unless you are in Alberta where it would dot edu, unless in calvery where it's "period e-d-u", but only on a tuesday. The rest of the week they say "spot 'eww' - 'dew' - 'you' ",
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December 19, 2002, 00:53
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dot edu. You don't say dot Cay-Oh-Em, or Oh-Ar-Gee
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December 19, 2002, 02:57
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That's because they are one syllable, not two.
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December 19, 2002, 03:00
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i'm conf-e-d-used 
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December 19, 2002, 03:22
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Deity
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yeah 2 syllables is just too hard. Saying the letters is 3 syllables.
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December 19, 2002, 05:02
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Not too hard, just not enough syllable-saving to warrant it use.
Besides, it sounds like "adieu".
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December 19, 2002, 05:23
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I just say what comes naturally. Which in my case is dot e-d-u.
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December 19, 2002, 07:16
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Edu, like the football player.
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December 19, 2002, 11:41
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I say dot.stefu.
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December 19, 2002, 11:47
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I have never once said it either way.
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December 19, 2002, 12:09
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Deity
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dot edu.
After all, do you say dot com or dot cee oh emm? 
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