Pronounce RoHS? - Page 1
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author: Flappy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 01:52:18 am
content: I've heard at least three different pronunciations this week. What do you say?

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 01:54:59 am
content: tom-ay-to, tom-ah-to.

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 02:08:35 am
content: First or "Ro, aitch, ess" when in a hurry.

author: phil from seattle
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 02:29:41 am
content: I'm pretty sure it's pronounced row-hoss in the US. At least I've heard that multiple times from different people.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 03:14:20 am
content: Like "rose", but rhymes with "close" (as in "very close", not "close the circuit").

author: Bratster
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 03:17:25 am
content: I second row-hoss in the USA. Heard multiple times as well.Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

author: buck converter
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 04:11:59 am
content: I have been waiting for a thread like this for a long time!

author: BrianHG
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 04:27:02 am
content: I pronounce it 'ross'. Short vowel sound for the 'o' and true 's' sound for the 's'....

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 04:33:52 am
content: "Annoyingly misconceived regulation"

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 05:06:25 am
content: Watch Dave's recently released videos with the Agilent engineer in their calibration service center, the guy said it a few times.Edit: EEVBlog #1039

author: GreyWoolfe
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 01:21:11 pm
content: I have heard both ross and row-hoss.

author: TheUnnamedNewbie
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 26, 2017, 01:50:30 pm
content: just as r-oh-s (so rohs?). I've heard Ro-Hass a few times around here (not ro-hoss!). I suspect it is from the habit of people around here to pronounce an H in a acronym as "hash", from the french way of saying H. (even though most of these people can't acutally speak french. They do the same for HP, which some call "hash-pee"

author: Cubdriver
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 27, 2017, 04:02:23 am
content: Peeta.Seriously, Row-Hass is how I say it, with a long 'o', and the 'a' sounded as it's pronounced in 'Ahhh'.(That still doesn't change the fact that it's a PITA!)-Pat

author: nes999
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 27, 2017, 10:41:29 pm
content: It is an acronym, so I say every letter. R-O-H-SSent from my VS988 using Tapatalk

author: richnormand
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 27, 2017, 10:46:29 pm
content: Quote from: nes999 on November 27, 2017, 10:41:29 pmI was at a lead free joint reliability conference in Canada this past summer.Most presenters and audience questions used the 'lead free' characterization. And, when needed to quote the standard, they spelled each letter as in the first choice of the survey or as nes999 said.

author: MatteoX
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: November 28, 2017, 04:35:20 am
content: All people arround me pronounce it Ro-Hass

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 28, 2017, 08:50:31 pm
content: I typically pronounce it "Bullshit"

author: Flappy
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2017, 08:17:20 am
content: I'm surprised that no-one has suggested Roshy McRosh-Face.

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2017, 09:07:07 am
content: Ross, open "o" double "s"

author: Cliff Matthews
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: November 30, 2017, 12:43:18 pm
content: Maybe in Germany it's Roe-haus (or plural Roe-hausen)?

author: mikeys
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2017, 02:16:45 pm
content: "ross" for meAlmost certainly not the correct way but /shrug

author: JohnnyMalaria
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 30, 2017, 03:09:13 pm
content: Ah!Oh :(Hate chess.OK, I'm cheating- sort of. Some parts of the UK pronounce the letter H as 'haitch'. And I don't hate chess, I'm just bad at it.

author: lilshawn
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 01, 2017, 08:04:56 pm
content: Lead free shit.R-O-H-S.it's an acronym. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. if it was something like "Robert's House Settlement". where part of the word is included in the acronym for some damned reason like people like to do... I would do "row" h-s. but it ain't and it's not and it's an acronym and lead free solder eats.

author: KL27x
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 02, 2017, 11:45:33 pm
content: This is interesting to learn for me. I have only had to verbally say it a handful of times. I naturally went with R-O-H-S. Maybe there are some people who call my country Yu Sah? Maybe Ooh Sa.Since the O is small, maybe it could correctly be said like Row-H-S?

author: mikerj
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 04, 2017, 10:08:31 am
content: It's an acronym rather than a word so there is no 'correct' pronunciation.