Pronunciaton: Vox = Vocks or Vokes?

[Lasse Lammert]

vocks. It's latin and the agreed pronunciation is with a short o. It's not a simple shortening of vocals.

this!

 

[Soundlurker]

vox = /vɒks/

If it's written vokes then /voʊks/

 

[ratsapprentice]

vocks. It's latin and the agreed pronunciation is with a short o. It's not a simple shortening of vocals.

But in this case it is just an abbreviation of "vocals", so the pronunciation of the latin word is irrellevant is it not? Unless I'm completely mistaken and everyone apart from me was knowingly using a latin word?

But seriously.... people actually feel the need to abreviate "vocals" when speaking out loud?

 

[Pekka Posio]

This thread fax you in the ass.

x = always stands for "ks" / "cks" when pronounced, not "kes".

edit:
I just realised I don't make any sense

 

[~BURNY~]

vocks. It's latin and the agreed pronunciation is with a short o. It's not a simple shortening of vocals.

This

 

[Mago]

That question doesn't come up in german because we don't have such a fucked up phonetic as you guys

I always take the time to say "vocals", but when I type "vox" I think it as "vocks".
I think what I heared most live from the soundtech was "stimme" though

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

VOCKS, like socks, or Vox Amplifiers.

This. If I'm pronouncing it vokes, I'm naming it vocs.

 

[TheDriller]

Vox is latin for "Voice",

it is pronounced with a short 'o' sound, like Fox, Socks and Box.

Indisputable fact.

 

[ratsapprentice]

Surely people are abbreviating "vocals" rather than replacing it with the latin for voice though?

 

[TheDriller]

Surely people are abbreviating "vocals" rather than replacing it with the latin for voice?

Even so, it's pronounced the same.

I've never once, even in an audio context heard anyone use the "Vokes" pronunciation.

It stands to reason that if the majority pronounce it in the Latin way, and a few pronounce it the other way, that the few in this case are in the wrong.

Like people who mispronounce/misuse phrases such as "for all intents and purposes", or pronounce "pedestal" as "pedal-stool".

 

[ratsapprentice]

Fair enough, I've still never actually heard anyone use the word unless referring to the amp brand though...

 

[006]

I've always pronounced it "vocks" as well.

 

[Skinny Viking]

vokes


just wanted to stir this shit up again

 

[updog]

 

[Mago]

vokes


just wanted to stir this shit up again

Just to clarify:

With "vokes" you ment "vouks" and not "vokies", right?
Cause "vokes" would sound like "vokies" to me when said, but since that would be pretty dumb to use as short for "vocals" I assumed you ment "vouks".

So the question is

vóks vs vòks
right?

 

[Skinny Viking]

Just to clarify:

With "vokes" you ment "vouks" and not "vokies", right?
Cause "vokes" would sound like "vokies" to me when said, but since that would be pretty dumb to use as short for "vocals" I assumed you ment "vouks".

So the question is

vóks vs vòks
right?

Vokes ... as in Vo-kuhls

unless its the amp ... then its Vahks

EDIT: I know where you're going with this .. we don't usually pronounce the "E" as a separate syllable, I know you guys do the additional little Hetfield "uh" for words that have what would normally be a silent "E"

So just the long "O" sound

you'd just be confusing the issue by trying to throw the "OU" in the (vouks). That could be pronounced the same as "moose" or "cow" or "good"

 

[arv_foh]

Depends,

- Vocks if I'm talking about Vox Amps
- Vokes if I'm using shorthand for vocals, cause it wouldn't make any bloody sense to pronounce it the other way if you're using it like this. They aren't called vaucals.

+1

 

[MarcusGHedwig]

Vocks, always

 

[BrettT]

I don't ever abbreviate "vocals" when actually speaking since I'm never THAT strapped for time, but in my head I pronounce it vokes.

 

[iekobrid]

vocks rocks

It just sounds right. Besides, sometimes in English vowel sounds change when a word is shortened. Deeeeal.