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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

I’d say include 1976. Most of us identify more with Millenials than Gen X. Anyone agree? 2601:19B:C500:6550:FC71:87F1:9EBC:CA8E ( talk) 18:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Bring sources. See WP:V and WP:RS. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 19:14, 9 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Yes. Also, incidentally, my husband was born in '79 and I was born in '76, and I was far more digital earlier on than he was. (Most of my friends in my late teens and early 20s were people I met online, whereas this was not true for him.) SteGenevieve ( talk) 00:12, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

See WP:OR. – Jonesey95 ( talk) 02:44, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I didn't include the information in the article, nor did I intend to. See Overreaction. SteGenevieve ( talk) 18:27, 24 January 2024 (UTC) reply

Adding other years I would not. Ex. I was born in 77. I was the baby of my family. I relate to Gen X because of my older siblings. So I don't believe in adding birth year 76. Amblee1 ( talk) 10:12, 2 May 2024 (UTC) reply

A number of us 80s babies fall under this category as we didnt grow up with mobile or computers we were up at 8 and out until the street lights came on. We went out and made dens, climbes trees and we were not a bunch of flowers. DavaGordon ( talk) 01:29, 18 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Got a source for that? EvergreenFir (talk) 02:20, 18 May 2024 (UTC) reply