Hexadecimal Pronunciation and Spelling Guide
The Amalgamated Union of People Who Have Nothing Better To Do Than Think of These Things (AUPWHNBTDTTTT) has recently concluded applying its prodigious talents upon the highly troublesome hexadecimal system. The AUPWHNBTDTTTT issued a report that concludes that the many problems of the hexadecimal number system can be traced to the fact that it lacks a coherent standard in the pronouncing of its digits. To rectify the situation, relieve the hexadecimal system of its strain, and to provide a uniform and unified parlance, the AUPWHNBTDTTTT recommended the adoption of the following Hexadecimal Pronunciation and Spelling Guide (HPSG):
| Digit | Pronounced | Spelled |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | zîr'o | zero |
| 1 | wun | one |
| 2 | tue | two |
| 3 | three | three |
| 4 | fôr | four |
| 5 | five | five |
| 6 | siks | six |
| 7 | sev'en | seven |
| 8 | ate | eight |
| 9 | nine | nine |
| A | ä | ah |
| B | bee | bea |
| C | see | cea |
| D | dee | dea |
| E | ee | ea |
| F | eff | eff |
| "Teen" | Pronounced | Spelled |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ten | ten |
| 11 | i-lev'en | eleven |
| 12 | twelv | twelve |
| 13 | thur-teen' | thirteen |
| 14 | fôr-teen' | fourteen |
| 15 | fif-teen' | fifteen |
| 16 | six-teen' | sixteen |
| 17 | sev'en-teen' | seventeen |
| 18 | a-teen' | eighteen |
| 19 | nine-teen' | nineteen |
| 1A | ä-teen' | ahteen |
| 1B | bee-teen' | beateen |
| 1C | see-teen' | ceateen |
| 1D | dee-teen' | deateen |
| 1E | ee-teen' | eateen |
| 1F | eff-teen' | efteen |
| Hex's Place | Pronounced | Spelled |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | twen'tee | twenty |
| 30 | thur'tee | thirty |
| 40 | fôr'tee | forty |
| 50 | fif'tee | fifty |
| 60 | siks'tee | sixty |
| 70 | sev'en-tee | seventy |
| 80 | a'tee | eighty |
| 90 | nine'tee | ninety |
| A0 | ä'tee | ahty |
| B0 | bee'tee | beaty |
| C0 | see'tee | ceaty |
| D0 | dee'tee | deaty |
| E0 | ee'tee | eaty |
| F0 | eff'tee | efty |
With the further note that for subsequent powers of sixteen, the numeral 'A' should acquire an 'l' at the end. Thus, A00 is pronounced "äl hundred" and spelled 'ahl-hundred", A000 is pronounced "äl thousand" and spelled 'ahl-thousand", etc.
Despite its oddities, this report is the most productive work ever to be created by the AUPWHNBTDTTTT and likely to be the only potentially useful construct that it provides to society.
Information Entered On: 2005-07-28