proper pronunciation of "mecanum"

[Qbot2640]

We say: meh CAN um...but a nearby team we've collaborated with says meh cah num (as if there is no emphasis).

When we get this solved, can we move on to "GIF" or "JIF" for the filetype .gif?

[Taylor]

Originally Posted by Qbot2640

When we get this solved, can we move on to "GIF" or "JIF" for the filetype .gif?

Pronounce it like the peanut butter. Otherwise it sounds like gift.

How far should we take this? Discuss the T in OFTEN? How about WAGO?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Pronounce it like the peanut butter. Otherwise it sounds like gift.

How far should we take this? Discuss the T in OFTEN? How about WAGO?

Tomato/Tomato


Wait... that doesn't work.

[ToddF]

I worked at Carnegie Mellon University's Field Robotics Center (as a student) in 1991/1992. At that time they were developing a mobile robot called the Tessellator, to service the ceramic tiles on the space shuttle. This was the first application I ever saw of mecanum wheels.

http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/projects/t...sellator.shtml

I remained fascinated by the technology, so much so that when I ended up in the Robotics and Remote Inspection group at the Idaho National Engineering Lab, I used mecanum wheels on a miniature drive train I developed for remote inspection in confined spaces.

http://mysite.verizon.net/t.ferrante/MMWV/MMWV.HTM

I designed and built what I believe to be the smallest wheels of this type made until that date, maybe even until now.

Both at CMU and at the INEL, the people who worked with these wheels pronounced it MEK-uh-num.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by ToddF

Both at CMU and at the INEL, the people who worked with these wheels pronounced it MEK-uh-num.

Thank you. That settles it. MEK-uh-num it is.

[ToddF]

On the other hand, if you say "meh CAN um" everyone knows what you mean, too...

[Littleboy]

I call them "paper weights". Thats about all they are good for.

Actually, I pronounce them meh-CAN-num.

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by Littleboy

I call them "paper weights". Thats about all they are good for.

Bah. The proper pronunciation for useful mecanum is "octocanum".

[lcoreyl]

Originally Posted by Ether

Thank you. That settles it. MEK-uh-num it is.

Now a swedish pronunciation site has confirmed this.

[EricVanWyk]

Originally Posted by Taylor

How about WAGO?

v-aw-go