How do you pronounce "Eco"?

[Mass Deduction]

A lot of e-bike systems have a low-power mode called "Eco". I'm curious how you pronounce it, and where in the world you live. I've heard two pronunciations:

- something like 'eek-oh'
- something similar to 'eck-oh'

Personally, I'm team 'eek-oh', and I live in British Columbia.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Like in "economic". How do you pronounce "eco-nomic"?
I even wouldn't try to explain how we Poles pronounce "eko" because English misses our version of "e", and I am good in Indian Pale Ale but not in International Phonetic Alphabet
P.S. OK, we say that [ɛ-kɔ].

 

[Mass Deduction]

Like in "economic". How do you pronounce "eco-nomic"?
I even wouldn't try to explain how we Poles pronounce "eko" because English misses our version of "e", and I am good in Indian Pale Ale but not in International Phonetic Alphabet
P.S. OK, we say that [ɛ-kɔ].

I've heard the "eco" in "economic" pronounced both ways as well.

 

[PedalUma]

Eeko-nomic, Echo-nomics? Ach-conomy mode?

 

[McCorby]

- something like 'eeko'

Like Ford’s “EcoBoost”

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Dammit! For whole my life with English I used to pronounce "echo" as "ee-ko"

 

[AlanDB]

I say Eek-oh. Although "economic" is commonly pronounced with either a short "e" or a long "e", economy is usually pronounced with a long "e" as in Eco stands for economy mode.

 

[PedalUma]

 

[J.R.]

 

[antboy]

Long e "eek-oh" when it's related to ecology, short e "ek-oh" when related to economics.

I pronounce Newfoundland "NEW-fin-lin", like my Newfie parents, though I was born in Toronto, which means I pronounce it Tore-ON-oh (or kinda slurred into TRON-oh), but NEVER Tore-ON-Toe.

 

[PedalUma]

Tore-on-toe, faux-toe below. No one in San Francisco calls it Frisco. That is an easy way to spot a tourist. But I digress. Nice trails on Angle Island though.

 

[theemartymac]

A lot of e-bike systems have a low-power mode called "Eco". I'm curious how you pronounce it, and where in the world you live. I've heard two pronunciations:

- something like 'eek-oh'
- something similar to 'eck-oh'

Personally, I'm team 'eek-oh', and I live in British Columbia.

You might as well ask this cross-border bunch how to say 'Z' lol

 

[PedalUma]

Does it end in a "d"?

 

[RandallS]

To be honest, on my Giant RideControl ONE (just Leds), I pronounce it as "one".

 

[Admin]

Hi @Mass Deduction I always say EEEEE (like pronouncing the letter e) and KOW (not like cow, o sound like oh my gosh!). Hope this helps

 

[reed scott]

Hi @Mass Deduction I always say EEEEE (like pronouncing the letter e) and KOW (not like cow, o sound like oh my gosh!). Hope this helps

 

[theemartymac]

Does it end in a "d"?

I'd better, else the neighbourhood kids beat you within a centimetre of your life!

 

[antboy]

Does it end in a "d"?

 

[Alaskan]

Oh you Canadians talk funny anyway, like what is this all aboot Living just 20 miles south of the 49th I have many opportunities to ridicule the way my friends from BC and the Yukon pronounce some words...and of course they liberally return the compliment...all in good fun.

I pronounce it just like the word "echo" It is spelled with one E not two.

 

[ChezCheese:)]

Eeek-oh! Rhymes with ego not echo.