id or I.D. software

[mindlesspuppet]

We all [should] know who id Software is: if not they made Wolfenstein, Doom, and Quake.

They are named after "Freud's primal, instinct-driven face of the human psyche" (to quote their website). Their name should be pronounced 'ehd' (like the last two letters in "did").

Even knowing this, I still call them I.D. software, I can't help it. I've heard them called "I.D." far more than the correct "id", even by people who, like myself, should know better.

That being said. I'm curious how people around here say it.

Edit: Grrr.... forgot hit enter by force of habbit, didn't make poll... Oh well, post answer anyways.

 

[mindlesspuppet]

What are they working on now?

Rage

 

[Wolfram23]

I definitely say eye-dee.

So it's not eye dee? Hmm. Didn't know that.

RRRRAAAAAAAGE!!!!

...will be fun.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

I pronounce it id as in, Freuds id, ego and superego.

Edited due to derpiness...

 

[mindlesspuppet]

It's pronounced id as a word, not separate letters.

As in, Freuds id, ego and superego.

Yes, I know, did you read the original post...?

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

It's pronounced id as a word, not separate letters.

As in, Freuds id, ego and superego.

Yes, I know, did you read the original post...?

Vaguely... don't blame me I'm tired/drunk >.>

 

[Atmos Duality]

Definitely "id"

They've spelled it with lowercase letters all these years for a reason.

 

[Subzerowings]

I've always said it correctly.
Seriously, id isn't that hard to say right.
Now, Asus. That's a different story.
Eh-soos? A-ses? A-zeus?

Spoiler: It's pretty bad when a company has to release a video like this...

 

[Infesord]

Yeah i used to think it was I.D. for the longest time until a buddy of mine corrected me.

Also, they were responsible for making the Commander Keen games, which are totally awesome.

 

[Navarone9942]

I.D. sounds better than 'ehd' regardless of any hidden meanings or such.

Better sounding name 1
Freudian pronunciation 0

 

[bulldogftw]

i just say id like you would in did

 

[Fetzenfisch]

Yeah i used to think it was I.D. for the longest time until a buddy of mine corrected me.

Also, they were responsible for making the Commander Keen games, which are totally awesome.

Yeah great memories.

Spoiler

http://www.commander-keen.com/game-downloads.php

gotta replay those imidiately

 

[ElNeroDiablo]

Generally, I say 'id' as in 'did' or 'mid' or 'lid'.

As for Asus, it's like Pegasus (the mythical winged horse), or SUSpicious (y'don't use a heavy Germanic Ü as in 'Über' in 'Suspicious', do you?), with a sort of melding between a soft 'u' and an 'i'/'y' sound. Eh-Sys or Eh-S.Us for a rough phonetic spelling.

 

[NLS]

My head always goes "I.D. Software"

 

[icyneesan]

'ehd' not exactly sure why, but saying EYE DEE just seems wrong to me