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LogDog75

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20. I think it should be "bi-o-pic"

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 11:00 PM

Jul 10

Bio for biography

pic for picture

Although "bio" is correct, when it is said out loud the "o" stands by itself.

So, IMO, is should be pronounced bi-o-pic.

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How do you pronounce "biopic"? [View all] underpants Jul 10 OP

I've always thought the "bi" was the prefix, and the "opic" refers to vision somehow. Lars39 Jul 10 #1

if it referred to vision, it would be "opTic". niyad Jul 10 #5

I meant opic, I know the difference... Lars39 Jul 10 #11

bi-OPIC, really? tonkatoy8888 Jul 10 #2

I've heard it pronounced that way a lot. underpants Jul 10 #3

see post 4 niyad Jul 10 #6

see post 4 niyad Jul 10 #7

I cannot see post #4 True Dough Jul 10 #10

There's a post 4 underpants Jul 10 #15

But this is post 7 underpants Jul 10 #16

You're right, True Dough Jul 10 #8

see post 4 niyad Jul 10 #9

Since it is short for BIOGRAPHIC PICTURE/film, it is "BIO- PIC" niyad Jul 10 #4

I Honestly Didn't Know... ProfessorGAC Jul 10 #13

That was new to me as well. niyad Jul 10 #18

When I first saw it, I was left wondering what bi-OPIC meant. Harker Jul 10 #12

Biographical Picture... Bio-Pic JoseBalow Jul 10 #14

I never knew until this thread that there was any confusion. niyad Jul 10 #19

Just to be pedantic, soldierant Jul 10 #17

I think it should be "bi-o-pic" LogDog75 Jul 10 #20

Cambridge Dictionary says Bio-pic Bristlecone Jul 11 #21

The same way I see my friend Opic off when he retruns home from a visit DFW Jul 11 #22

It's a biographical (motion) picture. Bio...pic. Iggo Jul 11 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Jul 11 #24