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Harker

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

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 06:26 PM

Jul 10

Myopic, biopic.

The penny dropped when I heard it, luckily before I had any impetus to use it.

My favorite from my life spent working in second hand and antiquarian bookshops was the fellow inquiring about the popular book "Chaos"... rhymed with Taos.

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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