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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

TIL you can pronounce it "Gooey" - aww, people are wierd but creative!

[–] brbposting 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funny having the opposite realization. Wonder how many times each of us have heard others pronounce GUI. You in the US?

Hard for me to estimate now that I think about it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've probably said GUI tens of thousands of times. Have you ever heard some pronounce SQL as squeal?

[–] brbposting 3 points 2 months ago

LOL

Thankfully absolutely not

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

'I' before 'E' except after 'W'

It's easy to remember because it rhymes