Talk:Xennials

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Given the etymology of 'gen X' ecks, are we to take this to portmanteau 'ex-ennial' or some meta pronunciation with a shh-ennial or zen-nial. X is so versatile. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.160.191.7 (talk) 18:41, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I'm guessing the pronunciation is meant to be "zennial", with the "X" at the beginning pronounced as a "Z". 2600:1700:C960:2270:E49D:EBD4:2713:B1F9 (talk) 11:30, 14 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I have always said "ex-ennial," fwiw Merlinderhindergrinder (talk) 20:50, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

People seem evenly split on the pronunciation. I say "zennial" because it sounds smoother but "ex-ennial" gets the point across better (and it's more accurate to the origin/etymology)

It looks like either one is acceptable. The Oxford dictionary lists both pronunciations as valid and they're already cited in this article: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/xennial_n?tab=pronunciation#1339863310

ATeaDaze (talk) 15:19, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's also the need to be different from whatever the transition from Millennials to Zoomers is supposed to be called. It could easily be "Zennials" by the same logic, which would be really confusing.

2600:1009:B100:15FC:8DAB:920C:4E69:AAA2 (talk) 15:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not believe saying Sarah Stankorb coined the term Xennial is accurate. Author Ruthanne Reid calls herself a Xennial on the "About the Author" page in her book "Strings" which was published in February of 2014, and she claims she got the term from "some guy's webpage". ~~~~ Betsymccloud (talk) 04:42, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tell Merriam-Webster. Maybe they will issue a correction. We report what reliable sources say. – Jonesey95 (talk) 06:04, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, well a printed book with a published date pre-dating the magazine would be a more reliable source than an online dictionary, so I guess I'll just make the edit, cite the older, reliable source, and be done with it. Betsymccloud (talk) 03:10, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]