How do you pronouce ezine?

Kurt · 07-28-2009, 05:08 AM

Recently, I've heard a couple of people say ezine, like it ryhmes with "mine" or "fine".

However, I pronounce it as "ezeen", which rhymes with "mean". The reason is, I believe "zine" is taken from the word "magazine" and an ezine is an electronic magazine. Therefore I pronounce the "zine" part as I do for magazine.

mojuu · 07-28-2009, 05:11 AM

I've always pronounced ezine like it rhymes with "mine/fine". Interesting question though.

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Tiratore · 07-28-2009, 05:17 AM

I know what you mean.

It IS an online version of a magazine, so you would naturally say it as ezeen (one would have thought), unless you didn't know it was taken from the word magazine.

I don't know how the other pronounciation came into play.

artwebster · 07-28-2009, 05:19 AM

Hi, Kurt,

I'm with you on this. It really annoys me when people talk about ezines as though they were something remote and exotic - but that is what internet marketers like to do. Strange though, they have no trouble pronouncing fanzine correctly.

Emmanuel Betinis · 07-28-2009, 05:20 AM

"eeeeeee-zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeene"

...as in Magazine

Greg124 · 07-28-2009, 05:29 AM

The same as you Kurt rhyme with mean or as the "zeeeen" sound in magazine.

Bakai · 07-28-2009, 05:38 AM

I have heard it is supposed to be pronounced ezeen but that never caught on with me and I say ezine rhyming with fine.

Hamish Jones · 07-28-2009, 05:41 AM

It's definitely e-zeeen, rhymes with 'mean'

dbarnum · 07-28-2009, 05:41 AM

Yep, good question! I opt for "ezeen", which rhymes with "mean."

And it sounds funny to hear others say it when it rhymes with fine

Martin.Avis · 07-28-2009, 05:45 AM

I've never understood why or how some people have got the idea that ezine rhymes with fine.

As Kurt says, it is an abbreviation of 'electronic magazine', which in my opinion, only has one possible correct pronunciation - eeezeeen.

Mind you, I much prefer the term newsletter these days. But that's a whole 'nother issue!

Martin

David McGimpsey · 07-28-2009, 05:46 AM

I'm an eeeeeee-zeeeeeeeeen kind of guy. I don't think I've even heard anyone say it the other way.

Craig McPherson · 07-28-2009, 05:55 AM

tomayto or tomarto

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gskesavan · 07-28-2009, 06:07 AM

I've checked it with wordweb and the pronunciation of "zine" is "zeen", just like "seen".

Phil · 07-28-2009, 06:35 AM

'E' as in 'E'-bay and 'E'-commerce.

'Zine' as in maga-Zine.

ExRat · 07-28-2009, 06:40 AM

Hi Kurt,

Paul Myers publishes an e-zen.

Hi Craig,

No-one says 'tomayto' - the US pronunciation is 'tomaydo'. I would have thought Aussies would say tomo or tommy, bearing in mind that the rule is - everything gets shortened and usually ends in 'o' or 'y' because it's too hot for long words?

1wisewoman · 07-28-2009, 06:53 AM

I had to laugh when I saw this post. And here's my take on the issue:

I say ezine like magazine, since it's an electric version of a magazine.

luckystepho · 07-28-2009, 06:55 AM

I say ez-een- as in magazine

dave147 · 07-28-2009, 07:00 AM

it is like maga zine >>>>e zine

FifthDimension5 · 07-28-2009, 07:03 AM

Interesting interpretations - Im still undecided as to which one is the right approach.

Smokey_Joe · 07-28-2009, 07:19 AM

The [zain] kind of pronunciation emerged as soon as people started to disregard the word's origin - by analogy to line, dime and the like. It seems more correct to stick to the [zeen] version, although I'm a believer in the law of usage - if people use words like that, it wouldn't make much sense to impose different points of view on them.

Peggy Baron · 07-28-2009, 07:24 AM

e-zeen is what I say, but I have heard the other pronunciation too. It's a weird word either way.

Peggy

ken_p · 07-28-2009, 07:27 AM

that just makes sense, ezine like magazine, but I have always read it with rhyming with mine.Lol

Geode · 07-28-2009, 07:27 AM

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Matt Maiden · 07-28-2009, 09:47 AM

I've always wondered what the immediate thought is in our friends from the UK when they hear an American complain about somebody's English

Agree that ezine rhymes with magazine.

Matt

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Havenhood · 07-28-2009, 10:17 AM

Quote:

"eeeeeee-zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeene"

...as in Magazine

That's what I call it too.

Lance K · 07-28-2009, 10:25 AM

I stick with...

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BigVin · 07-28-2009, 10:26 AM

I must have been bored to read this whole post! LOL

Martin Luxton · 07-28-2009, 10:27 AM

In Turkey it's pronounced

ee - zin - eh

Martin

CDarklock · 07-28-2009, 10:29 AM

There was an intermediate step between "magazine" and "ezine," and that was the simple "zine." Punk and goth culture thrived on small, self-published genre periodicals which were saddle-stapled and sold (or given away) by hand at clubs or on the counters of select stores. Since magazine had too many syllables, people just said 'zine, and eventually the apostrophe was lost to posterity - leaving zine.

People pronounced that wrong, too.

Wayne A · 07-28-2009, 10:39 AM

Interesting post. I've always said ezeen, but really ezine is spelled like it should be pronunced similiar to mine. Really magazine should be maga-zine, not maga-zeen.

ramone_johnny · 07-28-2009, 11:00 AM

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Steven Carl Kelly · 07-28-2009, 11:39 AM

Zeeen, not zyne. I chuckled the other day when I was working with one of my students and he kept referring to "e-ZYNE-articles dot com".

Skribblez · 07-28-2009, 11:55 AM

I must be one of the very few people who pronounce it eee-zine (rhymes with fine)

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07-28-2009, 05:08 AM	#1
Kurt Boom Boom Boom Boom! War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rocky Mountain High Country Posts: 5,596 Thanks: 834 Thanked 2,536 Times in 1,393 Posts Social Networking	How do you pronouce ezine? Recently, I've heard a couple of people say ezine, like it ryhmes with "mine" or "fine". However, I pronounce it as "ezeen", which rhymes with "mean". The reason is, I believe "zine" is taken from the word "magazine" and an ezine is an electronic magazine. Therefore I pronounce the "zine" part as I do for magazine.
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Tiratore Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 40 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: How do you pronouce ezine? I know what you mean. It IS an online version of a magazine, so you would naturally say it as ezeen (one would have thought), unless you didn't know it was taken from the word magazine. I don't know how the other pronounciation came into play.

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Greg124 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 131 Thanks: 99 Thanked 14 Times in 9 Posts	Re: How do you pronouce ezine? The same as you Kurt rhyme with mean or as the "zeeeen" sound in magazine.

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Bakai Banned War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 418 Thanks: 23 Thanked 30 Times in 30 Posts Social Networking	Re: How do you pronouce ezine? I have heard it is supposed to be pronounced ezeen but that never caught on with me and I say ezine rhyming with fine.

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Martin.Avis The dot is silent War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Sidcup, United Kingdom. Posts: 1,739 Thanks: 140 Thanked 670 Times in 178 Posts	Re: How do you pronouce ezine? I've never understood why or how some people have got the idea that ezine rhymes with fine. As Kurt says, it is an abbreviation of 'electronic magazine', which in my opinion, only has one possible correct pronunciation - eeezeeen. Mind you, I much prefer the term newsletter these days. But that's a whole 'nother issue! Martin
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