Arpad Elo (1903-1992) was a physics professor and created the rating system. This YouTube video demonstrates correct pronunciation of his name: http://youtu.be/Y6hrljjvK6A
correct way to pronounce ELO as in the rating system?
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I think it should be like hello without the h.
I knew that it was named after Arpad Elo and @GnrfFrtzl I didn't think an umlaut would be in Arpad Elo's name or the rating system because I always thought the umlaut was the U with 2 dots above like this Ü
Feb 23, 2015
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Tom_Hindle wrote:
... should you pronounce it should it be E-L-O saying each letter as a letter...
Definitely not, that has an altogether different meaning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98P-gu_vMRc
Feb 23, 2015
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GnrfFrtzl wrote:
Tom_Hindle írta:
I knew that it was named after Arpad Elo and @GnrfFrtzl I didn't think an umlaut would be in Arpad Elo's name or the rating system because I always thought the umlaut was the U with 2 dots above like this Ü
Well, you're right, I thought these was called 'umlauts' in English in general, but these are really called 'acutes' and part of what's called 'diacritic'.
The more I learn each day.
I always called the umlauts for any (edit: only a,o and u) vowels (after taking German) and Wikipedia seems to agree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaeresis_%28diacritic%29
Both are acceptable in common usage.
Feb 23, 2015
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GnrfFrtzl wrote:
Tom_Hindle írta:
I knew that it was named after Arpad Elo and @GnrfFrtzl I didn't think an umlaut would be in Arpad Elo's name or the rating system because I always thought the umlaut was the U with 2 dots above like this Ü
Well, you're right, I thought these was called 'umlauts' in English in general, but these are really called 'acutes' and part of what's called 'diacritic'.
The more I learn each day.
In Élő there is an acute accent over the E and an umlaut over the o. All such marks are called diacritics.
When German names are translated to English, an e is often added to substitute for English's non-use of umlauts. Loewenthal, for example. The oe replaces an o umlaut.
I'm not certain whether this practice of anglicization affects Hungarian names.
Just out of curiosity how should you pronounce it should it be E-L-O saying each letter as a letter, ELO like ee-low or like hello without the H?