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  1. 13isLucky

    13isLucky New Member

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    #1 13isLucky, Dec 28, 2015
    Since I'm hopefully getting in on the ground floor and really want to talk to people about this new and great idea, I want to make sure I'm saying it right. Is it pronounced...
    1. dee-cred (how I imagine)
    2. dee-creed
    3. deck-red
    4. something else I haven't thought of

    Thanks.
     
  2. tacotime

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    #2 tacotime, Dec 28, 2015
    Decred is pretty much a made-up word. "Decentralized credit" came up during brainstorming, but I don't think that meaning will really stick. We've been using the first form of pronunciation (i.e., "dee-cred"). Maybe it can take on a meaning people assign to it over time.
     
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    #3 Volos, Dec 28, 2015
    "Decentralized credit"
    Well, it all makes sense now.
     
  4. adam

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    #4 adam, Dec 28, 2015
    It's pronounced "Awesome!" ;)
     
  5. Jonathan P.

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    #5 Jonathan P., Dec 30, 2015
    This was actually a question I was interested in seeing answered. Very glad to see it's been answered.
     
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    #6 Jonathan P., Dec 30, 2015
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    #7 Costin, Dec 31, 2015
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    #8 Anarki, Dec 31, 2015
    For anyone wants the IPA versions of it, I made two ways to write it,
    Decred /ˈdi:ˈkred/, /dɪˈkred/ DEE-CRED
    Also since we haven't covered the plural version yet I thought decredits would fit, but if anyone has a better one be my guest.
    Decredits /ˈdi:ˈkred·ɪts/, /dɪˈkred·ɪts/ DEE-CRED-ITS
     
  9. anvoice

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    #9 anvoice, Dec 31, 2015
    Decreds.
     
  10. S1lentB0SS

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    #10 S1lentB0SS, Jan 1, 2016
    @Anarki Great Work mate! I thing the plural will go to Decreds.. Wath you mean guys?
     
  11. Costin

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    #11 Costin, Jan 1, 2016
    Decredits, seen this on reddit if I remember well.
     
  12. tacotime

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    #12 tacotime, Jan 1, 2016
    Wow! Nice job. We should definitely use this IPA presentation of Decred. I'd say decred and decreds. 1 decred and 2 decreds. The same unwritten rule used in Bitcoin will likely apply in Decred. When referring to the technology, it's capitalised (i.e., Decred), but when referring to the currency, it's not (i.e., decred).
     
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    #13 regsanman, Jan 10, 2016
    hmm, what would 1 individual unit be called? synonymous with Satoshi, ,,,,,Decre?
     
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  14. S1lentB0SS

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    #14 S1lentB0SS, Jan 10, 2016
    A Decreder
     
  15. sambiohazard

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    #15 sambiohazard, Jan 21, 2016
    decs, creds, govu as in governance units :p or decents
     
  16. davecgh

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    #16 davecgh, Jan 21, 2016
    We've been calling them atoms (atomic units).
     
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    #17 Renato Abreu, Jan 22, 2016
    You will definivo? atoms (atomic units) liked the name!

    Atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a core of positive charge surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The atomic nucleus consists of protons and neutrons
     

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