SMRTR TechMar 21, 2025Hacker News

Tech terms I was pronouncing wrong

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Many common tech terms and brand names are often mispronounced. Some surprising examples include Asus ("AY-soos"), Atlassian ("at-LASS-ee-in"), and LaTeX ("luh-TEKK"). Pronunciations can vary, with some having multiple accepted versions like SQL ("SEE-kwul" or "ess-kew-ell"). For accurate pronunciation, Google's search widget offers audio guides and phonetic spellings. While some terms have logical pronunciations based on their origins, many are simply made-up words with arbitrary pronunciations.

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