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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I've never met a friendlier group of people who are absolute snobs about proper pronunciation, except English majors who are super into Linux (arch, obv)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Now I’m just imagining that arch is pronounced unexpectedly. Please don’t correct me, I like my headcanon of “airtch.”

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It differs even between Linux nerds, at least from my tiny anecdotal pool.

I say Arch like in archery, my best friend says it Arch like Arc or archangel.

¯\(ツ)

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

Ok, but how do you pronounce GIF? And how often do you fight about that?

[–] zloubida 0 points 23 hours ago

It's pronounced “GIF”, obviously.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Maybe more snobby British like Ahhhch