Pronunciation Debate

Comments in this cluster focus on debating, questioning, and confirming the correct pronunciation of a specific term or name from the HN article, often with references to official or canonical ways to say it. Samples show similar discussions on pronunciations of tech terms, names, and words like Fuchsia, GIF, and Wirth.

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Sample Comments

JeremyMorgan • May 24, 2013 • View on HN

Just remember how it's pronounced

philonoist • Jan 21, 2017 • View on HN

Wouldn't the pronunciation cause confusion?

type_enthusiast • Oct 25, 2019 • View on HN

You're more than welcome to pronounce it that way! :)

zabana • Jul 6, 2023 • View on HN

yeah that's exactly how it's pronounced :)

gsich • May 6, 2018 • View on HN

Downvotes show that this is the right way to pronunce it.

a-robinson • Jul 21, 2015 • View on HN

Yes, that's how it's pronounced.

danilocampos • May 21, 2013 • View on HN

How is it meant to be pronounced?

timeon • Feb 22, 2024 • View on HN

I wonder what is proper pronunciation.

kuramitropolis • Nov 26, 2022 • View on HN

Nice to see they're keeping the pronunciation ambiguity!

Koshkin • Feb 7, 2023 • View on HN

How am I even supposed to pronounce it?