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minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-223 days agoI’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)
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoNow I’m just imagining that arch is pronounced unexpectedly. Please don’t correct me, I like my headcanon of “airtch.”
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-223 days agoMaybe more snobby British like Ahhhch
minus-squareBroadfern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-223 days agoIt 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)/¯
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoOk, but how do you pronounce GIF? And how often do you fight about that?
minus-squarezloubida@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoIt’s pronounced “GIF”, obviously.
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)
Now I’m just imagining that arch is pronounced unexpectedly. Please don’t correct me, I like my headcanon of “airtch.”
Maybe more snobby British like Ahhhch
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)/¯
Ok, but how do you pronounce GIF? And how often do you fight about that?
It’s pronounced “GIF”, obviously.