Not every word you see when you code has an obvious pronunciation, yet as you read your code, your brain has to process these words and symbols as something. Most people usually try to pronounce the word in their head, even if its pure gibberish. Others simply spell out the acronym if it is one. Yet others associate the word or symbol with a related memory or even something completely irrelevant.
I want to know how you pronounce common programming words whenever you encounter them. For example, I pronounce char as it's spelled, with the consonant blend ch. I pronounce stdio as stuhdio, putting a schwa between the t and d, like I do with many other unpronounceable consonant blends. When I see a symbol I just see the symbol in my head, without any pronunciation.
When i see some acronyms like stdio, i usually either pronounce full word or spell if it's shorter.
For example for STDIO i think standard IO or STD (as in sexually transmitted diseases) IO
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As for symbols, all of them have a name and if i don't know a name of a symbol, i google it.
I tend to pronounce stdio like you, stuhdio.
And for some reason, I also tend to pronounce : as 'slash' in my head..
I usually spell them out, unless they're actual words, sound like actual words (SQL), or sound catchy (SCSI).
We (everyone at my school (software-engineering)) usually just spell it out, like SQL, QT, XML, STDIO etc. Even though some are meant to be pronounced, like QT is meant to be pronounced 'cute', but none of my friends do this, so I don't either.
Depends on the word/acronym etc.
[QUOTE=war_man333;46729455]We (everyone at my school (software-engineering)) usually just spell it out, like SQL, QT, XML, STDIO etc. Even though some are meant to be pronounced, like QT is meant to be pronounced 'cute', but none of my friends do this, so I don't either.[/QUOTE]
Cute or cutie, it's a word either way.
[QUOTE=DrTaxi;46729761]Cute or cutie, it's a word either way.[/QUOTE]
I disagree, since we spell it out in our native language (Danish), so it's more like 'kooh teh' than 'queue tea'
usually spell it out
stdio = ess tee dee eye oh
qt = queue tea
char = like the ch in chapter
I pronounce colons as 'Ch' in my head for whatever reason.
Stdio - Standard IO
Ioctl - IO Cuttle (Even though I know it's IO Control)
SQL - Sequel
QT - QT (sounds like "Cutie" but if a particularly unrefined voice-to-speech said it)
XML - XML (there's no vowels!)
Char - Char (as in Charizard). I know it should be "Care" as in "Character," but that's not how I say it.
: - Colon.
I just took the examples in this thread and addressed them myself.
This thread really needs a list of "common programming words" so that we can properly address them.
G-U-I, gooey sounds retarded
[QUOTE=Exho;46736631]G-U-I, gooey sounds retarded[/QUOTE]
I pronounce that one as GUY sometimes.
I pronounce GUI simply as GUI (i am not kidding, in my language we pronounce words same way we write)
I had a debate with my friend on the proper pronunciation of AJAX.
I say ay-jax.
He says uh-jax.
edit: apparently some people call it Eye-Yaks???
I pronounce it as AJA-KHS (as in JAJA [Y-EYE-A], croatian word for testicles (and eggs))
[QUOTE=cartman300;46736850]I pronounce it as AJA-KHS (as in JAJA [Y-EYE-A], croatian word for testicles (and eggs))[/QUOTE]
I like how it's testicles first, but also eggs.
[QUOTE=Exho;46736631]G-U-I, gooey sounds retarded[/QUOTE]
yeah i really can't stand hearing people pronounce GUI or even WYSIWYG, i get that "wizzy wig" sounds funny but it really gets obnoxious when you hear people say it over and over
What about GNU?
GUI - gooey
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get (:v:)
GNU - Guh-new (Fuck it supposed to be pronounced "new"; no one will know what the fuck you mean, even other programmers).
[QUOTE=bluebull107;46738530]What about GNU?[/QUOTE]
The G is silent.
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;46738689]GNU - Guh-new (Fuck it supposed to be pronounced "new"; no one will know what the fuck you mean, even other programmers).[/QUOTE]
Easier to just say it as "noo" like the second half of "canoe". And you'd say GNU Project if they don't know what you are talking about.
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;46738788]Easier to just say it as "noo" like the second half of "canoe". And you'd say GNU Project if they don't know what you are talking about.[/QUOTE]
What if they think you're talking about a 'new project' instead?
[QUOTE=All0utWar;46739074]What if they think you're talking about a 'new project' instead?[/QUOTE]
I suppose the Australian accent really differentiates between Gnu and New, you guys however.
Stdio->standayo
It all blends, Australian drawl at its best
Here's all the words so far, as well as my pronunciations:
stdio - 'studio'
GNU - 'guh-new' or 'nyew' (subtly different than new which is more 'noo')
WYSIWYG - 'wizzy-whig'
GUI - used to say G-U-I, was told it was wrong, now say 'gooey' but it sounds retarded
AJAX - 'ay-jacks'
QT - 'cutie'
SQL - 'sequel'
XML - X-M-L
XAML - 'zaml' (like camel)
char - 'char' as in charcoal
I'll also add some file extensions I don't spell out:
.txt - 'dot-text'
.ppt(x) - 'dot-powerpoint' (haha)
.7z - 'dot-seven-zip'
stdio - ess tee dee aye oh
stdlib - ess tee dee lib
GNU - GEE EN YEW (then I think "I should call it `noo` ")
GUI - I want to say GEE YEW AYE because my stepdad was this stupid business manager type who spoke in buzzwords and "GUI" was one of his buzzwords, so I'm conditioned to want to say it differently than him. Also GOOEY sounds stupid
SQL - Ess Queue Ell
XML - Ecks Em Ell
char - care
stdio - 'standard IO'
GNU - 'Gnu' like 'new' with a very suppressed g sound before the n
WYSIWYG - 'whizzy-wig'
AJAX - 'ay-jacks'
QT - Q T
SQL - S Q L
XML - X M L
char - 'car'
I just fudge vowels if there aren't any.
stdio - st-e-dio
GNU - g-noo
GUI - gooey
QT - Q-T
SQL - S-Q-L even though I know most do sequel
XML - X-M-L
XAML - zaml
char ch-are
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