It has to be pronounced as: Ωμέγα

 

Brings back fond memories of college organic chemistry.

 

Remember all British villains drive Jah-gi-yu-wahs

 

Well that's closer than Alice Cooper manages in his radio show. Better to hear three syllables though.

 

Fun and informative exchange. In the end, it boils down to: ‘You say Oh-me-ga and I say Oh-may-ga. Oh-me-ga, Oh-may-ga. Let’s call the whole thing off.’

 

It’s just like the pronunciation of scone, which is dependent on where you’re from. It’s either sk-own, sk-onn or sk-oon - as long as it has jam and cream I don’t really care

 

I might have to re-title this thread...Do you know how to pronounce Omega correctly?

From what I can see from the replies, so far, no one knew how the Omega Watch Company got it's name.

 

You are the first person I’ve ever heard use “fond” and “organic chemistry” in a sentence without the word “not” included....

 

In peace - I suspect quite a few folks already did know how "Omega" got its name... what with this being the Omega Forum an' all. But your formal links are really helpful, thanks. The pronunciation debate though, now that's just us letting off steam after class!

 

I knew, I just didn't feel like posting.

 

All New Englander's I've known have added an R to the end, as in "Oh-MAY-ger"

 

Tongue in cheek. It was miserable, I remember the final exam, everything the Professor told us that was going to be on the final... wasn't. I walked back up to my dorm feeling miserable, as I truly and utterly completely bombed the final. Yep, I scored a 47 out of 100 on the final, and fortunately the class was graded on a curve... A-. After 40 years I still remember the Professor's name, and not like an old girl friend.

 

Like the old joke, what do you call the person with the lowest grade in med school? Doctor.

 

Believe it or not, and how I remember after all these years, it must be the trauma. 47 was the third highest score in the class.

 

I never had the pleasure, as engineers don’t need it, but my biology major wife did. She was also miserable, and since it was a “weeding out” course for med students, no grading on a curve.

Her first day the prof asked everyone who was taking it for the second time to raise their hands, and 1/2 the class did. Then he asked for those taking it the third time, and about 1/4 did, then fourth, and fifth time. The smallest group were the people taking it for the first time.

She did some major sweating over that course (we were dating at the time), and passed the first time through, which was a major thing for her. I didn’t see her too much that semester...particularly close to the exam.

 

Left school at 15 and got a trade so, after a 4 year apprenticeship.
Glad my final exam was cutting up a Cow

 

Organic chemistry probably produces more lawyers than it does doctors...

 

Am I in the minority? I loved both organic and inorganic chem. Only went up to 2nd year though, as my program didn't require more chem beyond that. Thought I was done. Silly me. The pgm then needed 3rd and 4th year biochem, pharmacology, and physiology.