Name some acronyms and how you pronounce them, then laugh at each other.
I'll start with some techy ones
GUI: Gooey
SQL: S-Q-L
WYSIWYG: Wissywig
Animated GIF: as in gift
LOL: Lol (by the way, in Dutch "lol" means fun)
Posted 12 June 2014 - 06:09 PM
Name some acronyms and how you pronounce them, then laugh at each other.
I'll start with some techy ones
GUI: Gooey
SQL: S-Q-L
WYSIWYG: Wissywig
Animated GIF: as in gift
LOL: Lol (by the way, in Dutch "lol" means fun)
Posted 12 June 2014 - 07:37 PM
Can't think of any commonly used ones right now, but there's a building called WP at my school (no idea what that stands for) and I just call it whoopee.
EDIT: Also, W.I.P. I pronounce 'whip'.
"Everyone's a hero when there's nowhere left to run."
- Auxiliary Skarn, 2333rd Cohort
Posted 12 June 2014 - 08:52 PM
Name some acronyms and how you pronounce them, then laugh at each other.
I'll start with some techy ones
GUI: Gooey
SQL: S-Q-L
WYSIWYG: Wissywig
Animated GIF: as in gift
LOL: Lol (by the way, in Dutch "lol" means fun)
Hohoho. I laugh at you.
Yeah I mispronounce GIF as well. The proper pronunciation is 'jif' (or so its creator says). I say gif or kif (like the Futurama character).
No fuel left for the pilgrims
Posted 12 June 2014 - 10:31 PM
GIF
Git.
Posted 12 June 2014 - 10:34 PM
Really? How odd.
RTFM: errtte-effem (Bart will get this).
No fuel left for the pilgrims
Posted 13 June 2014 - 12:14 AM
It doesn't matter how the inventor pronounces it only how it's used.
Gif has no official pronunciation.
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Posted 13 June 2014 - 01:45 AM
PNG is ping. =D
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Posted 13 June 2014 - 08:22 AM
No, Rad is right. That is why I pronounce 'Aragorn' like 'hooblarghon'.
No fuel left for the pilgrims
Posted 13 June 2014 - 04:24 PM
I'm sorry?
"Everyone's a hero when there's nowhere left to run."
- Auxiliary Skarn, 2333rd Cohort
Posted 13 June 2014 - 06:36 PM
I hate it when people pronounce Aragorn like "Aragon"
How do you all pronounce Smaug?
Posted 13 June 2014 - 06:39 PM
I didn't realize Smaug was an acronym.
Anyway, the correct pronunciation is Smaug as in cow.
No fuel left for the pilgrims
Posted 13 June 2014 - 07:53 PM
S.M.A.U.G. sounds like some sort of undercover team that fights pollution.
Posted 13 June 2014 - 08:25 PM
Stopping More Airborne Unwanted Gases?
"Everyone's a hero when there's nowhere left to run."
- Auxiliary Skarn, 2333rd Cohort
Posted 14 June 2014 - 07:43 AM
Posted 14 June 2014 - 08:03 AM
You've ruined English for us all, Len.
Posted 14 June 2014 - 08:58 AM
Ah the new young T3A types it takes them a while to ease of the LOTR stuff.
I have an interesting couple for you guys NES/SNES.
I hate the sound of NES being pronounced like "ness" just sounds wrong to me so I always spelt it out.
For SNES I always said Super (Nintendo) although over the years I have adjusted to pronouncing it like it's spelt.
Apparently LOTRO is an acronym I pronounce weird.
Most people I've heard say it like Lo-Tro where I pronounce it like Lo-T(e)ro.
Break dancing into the hearts of millions
Posted 14 June 2014 - 08:12 PM
Posted 15 June 2014 - 10:57 AM
I have an interesting couple for you guys NES/SNES.
I'd say 'nez' and 'sness'?
"Everyone's a hero when there's nowhere left to run."
- Auxiliary Skarn, 2333rd Cohort
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