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Subject: Owdst or Oh Dee Es Tee?

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why the hell would you read it any other way than O-D-S-T? honestly, its always been pronounced that way.

  • 06.19.2009 4:53 AM PDT
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Posted by: MasterJh
Posted by: GiggityGuy7
Posted by: Halo 2 Rookie
Posted by: Skiracer93
Posted by: The EAKLE
Bungie stated a while ago in a weekly update that it is each individual letter. Oh Dee Ess Tee.

ODST is an acronym, which are usually pronounced letter by letter.
Or, more importantly, an acronym that lacks vowels. NASA is an example of an acronym we pronounce as a word simply because it's convenient. ODST is an example of one that we don't because it's not convenient.

Like EMP? Not E-M-P?


Seriously...who calls an E-M-P "EMP" ? That's a new level of "specialness" :P

Church, Caboose, Sarge, Grif, Simmons, and the EMP wave activation terminal in Freelancer HQ.

  • 06.19.2009 5:34 AM PDT
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i say "Owdst"

  • 06.19.2009 5:39 AM PDT

Well all of the E3 videos, podcasts and other media containing bungie staff talking about ODST clearly has them all spell it out.

  • 06.19.2009 5:39 AM PDT

Dyor' Docuree (2nd in command of the powerhouse, The Sangheili Army)

definitely O-Dee-Es-Tee

it's really annoying when a third grader pronounces it as a word and it comes out like "oddest", it's an acronyme without vowels in the right place so you say it letter by letter.

  • 06.19.2009 5:44 AM PDT

Posted by: OMEGA V2O
definitely O-Dee-Es-Tee

it's really annoying when a third grader pronounces it as a word and it comes out like "oddest", it's an acronyme without vowels in the right place so you say it letter by letter.


Exactly!

It is why we are allowed say M.A.C. Blast like a Mac rather than em-ay-see.

  • 06.19.2009 5:46 AM PDT
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O D S T

sing your alpha bet...when you say those letter....thats what is sounds like

  • 06.19.2009 6:11 AM PDT

IM A LEGIT 16

Posted by: Darco
QUICK SOMEBODY! HOW DO I PRONOUNCE FBI?


FE BYE!

  • 06.19.2009 6:20 AM PDT

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