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| JohanH:
--- Quote from: AndyBeez on December 22, 2022, 12:22:46 pm ---Re Kicad; is it Kye-Cad or Key-Cad? :box:FIGHT --- End quote --- Wikipedia says (/ˈkiːˌkæd/ KEE-kad) and that's how the core developers pronounce it. But each unto his own. That's how languages work. You will pronounce a word with your own accent that feels most comfortable. Only if your own pronunciation stands out, you will try to "correct" it and adjust to your surroundings. And that leads to something I observed. In some of the latest videos with Linus Torvalds, I heard that he is pronouncing his own name in the American way (lye-nus), instead of how he originally pronounced it in his Finland Swedish (lee-nus) (Linus is btw pronounced with the "ee" vocal in most European languages, except English). Linux is also supposed to be pronounced in the same style (lee-nuks). |
| themadhippy:
--- Quote ---I wonder which came first, SCSI or SCPI ("skippy")? --- End quote --- skippys been bouncing around since 1968 |
| Gyro:
One that amuses me is the various pronunciations of Aldi and Lidl I hear in the UK. The greater the speaker's snobbishness, the more outlandish they seem to become! ;D |
| ebastler:
--- Quote from: Gyro on December 22, 2022, 01:21:32 pm ---One that amuses me is the various pronunciations of Aldi and Lidl I hear in the UK. The greater the speaker's snobbishness, the more outlandish they seem to become! ;D --- End quote --- That one is easy -- "ull-dee" and "leedl". :) But I assume an anglicized pronunciation is normally used in the UK and US? |
| Gyro:
Ah, thanks, the official versions. There have been a few tv programmes recently on how they achieve their pricing and the famous centre isles - even senior executives, both German and British seem to have variations. Yes, they are anglicized a bit, typically al-dee and, well, li-dl. Aul-dee seems to be spreading, together with ly-dl among the folks I previously mentioned. |
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