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NurseyWursey · 02/04/2014 20:51

My cousin just asked me for a 'hidimeh' cable.

After a bit of confusion turns out he means 'HDMI' cable.

Apparently loads of people pronounce it like that, in particular abroad?

This isn't right is it?

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MammaTJ · 02/04/2014 20:52

Never heard of that. YANBU! but I am a technophobe

ILoveOnionRings · 02/04/2014 20:53

'HDMI' here

santaandthearmadillo · 02/04/2014 20:54

is he embarrassed he's prounounced it wrong and is trying to convince you you're the one pronouncing it wrong?! Grin

LoveBeingCantThinkOfAName · 02/04/2014 20:54

No he's bullshitting cause he got it wrong

CSIJanner · 02/04/2014 20:54

Hahahaha!!!

YANBU - your cousin is. That's actually quite amusing. My techie IT DH would love it though if you told your cousin that if you don't understand the technology, you shouldn't own it...

whispers ~ it's one of his major bug bears ~ whispers

LittleMissGerardButlersMinion · 02/04/2014 20:54

:o that's funny!

NeedToSaveMySanity · 02/04/2014 20:55

No never heard it said that way. My Dutch in laws pronounce wifi as wiffy! Apparently that's normal over there.

CombineBananaFister · 02/04/2014 20:55

Suppose it doesn't really matter unless you want to be understood Grin -you'd get there eventually.
Think it's pronounced H.D.M.I. as it's short for something so that's how I would do it - High Definition blah blah or wotnot, Could be wrong.

LoveBeingCantThinkOfAName · 02/04/2014 20:55

Cross post Grin

Hassled · 02/04/2014 20:55

Your cousin is a wrong as a big bag of very wrong things. No one calls it a hidimeh cable.

CorusKate · 02/04/2014 20:55

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littledrummergirl · 02/04/2014 20:56

Haich dee em eye
or at least thats what we called them when I worked in the trade. It may have changed in the last six years though Smile

CombineBananaFister · 02/04/2014 20:57

Or maybe he's watched Cloudy With The Chance Of Meatballs and is being ironic like the fusdar??? thingy

lottiegarbanzo · 02/04/2014 20:59

And hidimeh, not even hidemee? I'm reading that in a Midlands accent.

natwebb79 · 02/04/2014 21:01

Haha! This reminds me of Fone jacker. 'Look-ee-de-toov'. Grin

manchestermummy · 02/04/2014 21:07

natweb First thing that sprung into my mind too.

Is it ready for the huuud?

sooperdooper · 02/04/2014 21:09

Hahaha, nah nobody has ever called it that, ever!!

PurplePidjin · 02/04/2014 21:13

Maybe he thought it was like why fie?

Which I always thought would be better pronounced whiffy, but never mind Hmm

WhatsTheWordHummingbird · 02/04/2014 21:21

Haha that is funny. We have an office in our company called NRSO and one of the staff members pronounces it Norrosow. Makes me think its like a country in its own right.

MiscellaneousAssortment · 02/04/2014 22:29

It's like Durvduh :)

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NurseyWursey · 02/04/2014 22:36

Thank god for that! (sorry I've been gone for so long)

Hi-deh-mi though Grin

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Balaboosta · 02/04/2014 22:42

Italians say "voo voo voo" for www in web addresses.

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NurseyWursey · 02/04/2014 22:47

Balaboosta That's amazing!

I was reading an article on different sounds in different languages, the heart beat one is funny. Oh and the dog bark!

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ChickyEgg · 03/04/2014 10:35

Haha! It's HDMI as in the individual letters.

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