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Warrener Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

How do you pronounce "ASAP"?

0In the sentence "I'm gonna call you ASAP". 02br
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00Like [ 'esep ] or [ 'ei 'es 'ei 'pi: ] ?0-
  

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0 Pronounce each letter individually: [ 'ei 'es 'ei 'pi: ] 0-

— Khoff

  • 0 Pronounce each letter individually: [ 'ei 'es 'ei 'pi: ] 0-
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0 Pronounce each letter individually: [ 'ei 'es 'ei 'pi: ] 0-
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0 I usually hear it said 01font00A02font00 (rhymes with "hay") - 01font00sap02font00 (like the stuff that runs in trees). 0-
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0 I hear it used both as an acronym and with each letter pronounced individually.0-
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0 People should be aware tht "sap" is a sort of old-fashioned, mild insult meaning "a dope, a stupid person," so if you say "call me A SAP," some joker is likely to respond "Okay, you're a sap!" 0-
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0There is a commercial software package named SAP, which I believe is from IBM. The folks who work with it always remind the rest of us to say ES EI PEE, not SAP. Now I know why!02br
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00But as far as ASAP, I haven't met anyone who gets upset if I say Ei Sap.0-
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0Take a listen to Bardot’s hit ASAP. I once recommended it to my class just to teach them how to pronounce it.0-
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