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Here's another to add to the pronunciation wars. RetroArch is pronounced RetroArk. Which I will die on that hill because Arch stands for either Architecture or Archive. Too many times have I heard people on YouTube make it sound like McDonald's golden arches.
The devs have stated otherwise. The project was originally announced on an Arch Linux forum, so they included a nod in the name.
I use Ark btw
But what does Arch stand for in that context?
Its the nod to Arch Linux as mentioned.
‘Ark Linux’ ?
Arch as in rhyming with march.
Take it from the devs
https://old.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/tgy3vy/how_do_you_like_to_pronounce_the_arch_in/
‘March’ pronounced like ‘Mark’?
Yup that sounds good.
Close enough
The devs pronounce it like "arch."
Proof or it didn't happen
https://old.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/tgy3vy/how_do_you_like_to_pronounce_the_arch_in
First comment, by a Retroarch dev.
Out of interest, how do you pronounce "sudo" (the command) and "lib" (the directory)?