How to pronouonce "Decals"

[dr wogz]

Per the other post, this got me thinking...
How do most pronounce decals? Is it even the right term?

I've heard DEE-cals, DEH-cals.. and I've always known decals to be "water slide"; a la plastic models. And if it had a sticky back, it was a sticker. Or label if it also had words on it. Also, I've seen the term 'Stencil' or (if I can date myself) 'Rub down transfer' or 'Letraset'.

We here at work have established that the term 'decal' is a 'printed on' identifier, like a rubber stamp applied graphic. We apply labels as warning notations, and we have an NSF & UL sticker we apply at the end..


(I remember buying my 1st R/C car, and it had "decals" to which the salesman said "They're really stickers..")

 

[Gary Byrum]

Never heard of "Strickers"

 

[tomsteve]

sometimes I pronounce them "SON*^%$&1@**@#...........rat bas^*&(*^%$$."

 

[Exactimator]

The Q is silent.

 

[jeff_j_black]

There is no 'Q' in "SON*^%$&1@**@#...........rat bas^*&(*^%$$."

 

[Zeus-cat]

I pronounce decals correctly :wink:

 

[AfterBurners]

Lets have a spellin contest....

[video=youtube;t2PXlUjWz5M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PXlUjWz5M"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2PXlUjWz5M[/video]

 

[markkoelsch]

I do not know the word- I do not do decals. Until Stickershock comes out with the bandaid and stitch decals.

 

[dhbarr]

.gif or .gif?

 

[rharshberger]

.gif or .gif?

Jif?

 

[Incongruent]

Neither, you prounounce it with a medium G rather than a hard or soft one.

 

[Zeus-cat]

Neither, you prounounce it with a medium G rather than a hard or soft one.

I heard that jif is now acceptable too.

 

[Gary Byrum]

Here's support on the Hard G that disputes the soft G with some cold hard fax....uh FACTS.
https://howtoreallypronouncegif.com/

 

[rharshberger]

See Jif!

The way I originally heard it wasn't "Choosy Developers choose gif (jif)", it was "Choosy Perverts Choose Gif".