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Comment author: ewang 12 January 2011 01:28:47AM 1 point [-]

This may seem a bit off-topic, but is 'Bayesian' pronounced "Bay-EE-shin", "BAY-zee-an", or "BAY-shin"?

Comment author: komponisto 12 January 2011 02:49:04AM 2 points [-]

The second is the best. The third has some popularity, but I don't like it because it disguises the morphology. The fellow's name was Bayes; the adjective should thus be Bayes-ian, not Baye-sian.

Comment author: Jack 12 January 2011 02:03:24AM *  1 point [-]

I say the last except I pronounce the sh a bit like a French J or the 'g' in "mirage". Just like "Cartesian". I've never heard the first. The second I've heard but I don't like as much.

Comment author: ewang 12 January 2011 02:33:54AM 0 points [-]

That's what I was thinking, but I couldn't find a way to properly express the sound.

Comment author: Sniffnoy 12 January 2011 02:41:52AM *  1 point [-]

The most common notation for this seems to be "zh" (since it's a voiced "sh").

Comment author: ata 12 January 2011 01:32:48AM 0 points [-]

I've heard all of them, but the second seems to be the most common, followed by the third.

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