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| | | | Dan Marasescu 
Romania
Local time: 23:18
Member (2003)
English to Romanian
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Well, considering that the correct name is ProZ.com, not just ProZ, I think "proze" is the only possible way. Not to mention that it makes obvious the other meaning, which is Pro(fessional)s.
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is the way I pronounce it, just like grows and hose and toes.
However some people in Germany tend to call it "Protz" (with a short o), because the rule says that vowel followed by z at the end of a word should be spoken "ts". It's not the best pronunciation though because "protzen" simply means to show off )
Erik
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Technical... See more is the way I pronounce it, just like grows and hose and toes.
However some people in Germany tend to call it "Protz" (with a short o), because the rule says that vowel followed by z at the end of a word should be spoken "ts". It's not the best pronunciation though because "protzen" simply means to show off)
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| | | | Lindsay Sabadosa (X)
United States
Local time: 17:18
Italian to English
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I just assumed it was a short, cuter way of saying "pros" as in professionals. I've heard Pro-zed but frankly, why would the site be called Pro-zed or Pro-zee?
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| Please don't laugh... | Feb 19, 2006 |
In Italy we often say Proz [pro:ts], more or less
| | | | Ana Brause
Local time: 18:18
English to Spanish
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¡Con la "Zeta" del Zorro! Well, thats my version of the name (so I voted Pro-zet). I like it this way... sounds like a bit of a blend between "profeta" and Antonio Banderas.
I would like to know what Henry thinks of all this..
Cheers
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Until I heard somebody else calling it "proze", I had never realized it could stand for "pros", thus "professionals"! And I believe this is confirmed by the number of people who answer such thing.
I have always called it PRO ZED; you know why? Because normally words start with a capital letter, so I thought in this name we had 2 words, one for Pro and the other one (if you notice, the "Z" is capitalized), for "Zed" as the second word of the name. If the "Z" wasn't capitalized, then ... See more Until I heard somebody else calling it "proze", I had never realized it could stand for "pros", thus "professionals"! And I believe this is confirmed by the number of people who answer such thing.
I have always called it PRO ZED; you know why? Because normally words start with a capital letter, so I thought in this name we had 2 words, one for Pro and the other one (if you notice, the "Z" is capitalized), for "Zed" as the second word of the name. If the "Z" wasn't capitalized, then I would have definitely considered it as one word and called it "proz". ▲ Collapse
| | | | Özden Arıkan
Germany
Local time: 23:18
Member
English to Turkish
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| What a lovely question :-) | Feb 19, 2006 |
I've always pronounced it like "grows", but with a shorter "o", and I think this is how most other Turkish-speakers do. And strangely, when I first knew about the site, the fact that "proz" stood for "professionals" was not clear to me at all; I realized it only after seeing the spelling ProZ (must be due to my exposure to teenage rap culture that I realized the Z was meant to be the plural suffix )
And, Erik, some peop... See more I've always pronounced it like "grows", but with a shorter "o", and I think this is how most other Turkish-speakers do. And strangely, when I first knew about the site, the fact that "proz" stood for "professionals" was not clear to me at all; I realized it only after seeing the spelling ProZ (must be due to my exposure to teenage rap culture that I realized the Z was meant to be the plural suffix )
And, Erik, some people in Germany call me Ötsden, too, but unlike the "protzen" I cannot write here what it would remind one in Turkish.
Regards,
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avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 23:18
German to Dutch
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In memoriam | PRO ZED as I see it | Feb 19, 2006 |
Cristina Heraud-van Tol wrote:
Until I heard somebody else calling it "proze", I had never realized it could stand for "pros", thus "professionals"! And I believe this is confirmed by the number of people who answer such thing.
I have always called it PRO ZED; you know why? Because normally words start with a capital letter, so I thought in this name we had 2 words, one for Pro and the other one (if you notice, the "Z" is capitalized), for "Zed" as the second word of the name. If the "Z" wasn't capitalized, then I would have definitely considered it as one word and called it "proz".
I completely agree with Christina. Most translators I know say "proze" (as the poll result reflects after 300+ answers)and to me it was obious from the first day on that it should mean "professionals", but someone (Henry?) may have had a well-considered reason to put in a capital Z. By the way, if I remember correctly, Henry himself said PRO ZED during the Krakow conference.
Herman
| | | | Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:18
Russian to English
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In memoriam | Am I on my own? | Feb 19, 2006 |
I voted "other" because I always think and speak of it as "Prozz" (to rhyme with the Wizard of Oz), also "KoodOZZ" for KudoZ (stress on the second syllable).
[Edited at 2006-02-19 13:55]
| | | | Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 18:18
English to Spanish
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I am within the 68.4% that pronounces 'proze' (rhyming with grows). Sometimes I add the dot com.
However, many people in my country (Argentina) pronounce Prozeta.
Au
[Edited at 2006-02-19 14:36]
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| No, Jack, me too | Feb 19, 2006 |
Like Jack, I pronounce it Prozz in English, calling it it ProZ-com or occasionally Proz-dot-com (both or all vowels the same.)
Actually I pronounce it at least as frequently in Danish, which very rarely uses a Z sound except in foreign words (and as a foreigner I over-correct rather than make mistakes...)
So it ends up as Pross or Pross-com (rhyming with Cos lettuce, a slightly shorter S than cross or boss, but somewhere along those lines.)
Likewise Kudos -... See more Like Jack, I pronounce it Prozz in English, calling it it ProZ-com or occasionally Proz-dot-com (both or all vowels the same.)
Actually I pronounce it at least as frequently in Danish, which very rarely uses a Z sound except in foreign words (and as a foreigner I over-correct rather than make mistakes...)
So it ends up as Pross or Pross-com (rhyming with Cos lettuce, a slightly shorter S than cross or boss, but somewhere along those lines.)
Likewise Kudos - I've learnt enough Greek from my father - practically none - to call them Kudos with an S in both languages...
Wasn't it Sony that tried to find a name that would be pronounced the same way in all languages?
Difficult - and we haven't mentioned accents!
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| | | | Ana Brause
Local time: 18:18
English to Spanish
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| Thanks Aurora.. | Feb 19, 2006 |
What a relief!! Now I feel in good company, cheers
| | | | Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 23:18
Swedish to English
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I'm with Jack and Christine - is this a UK English thing? For me to pronounce it so it rhymes with toes and grows it would have to be ProZe!
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