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I enjoy your pronunciation! I've been using Linux primary for nearly 20 years now. Here's my list:
For you, is it 'reG-eks' or 'reJ-eks'? I know it should absolutely be the former, but my brain tells me to say the latter when I read it.
Like gif
lol. Well played.
Always the former. It's a short form of regular expression, not rejular expression. But I don't really judge others for their chosen pronunciation, as long as it's understandable.
'Nam flashback to the Gif/Jif pronouciation wars.
Anyone else get ptsd flashbacks to:
Zee shells See shells
by the awk soo-doo
for the sed reg-seks.
I know that may sound harsh, but experience doesn't qualify here. You even may have introduced your doctrine to others!!
:)
To provide something to the discussion, here are the common sounds from Germany:
ZETT-ESS-HAH!
SS-HAH!
Su-Doh
'awk (from Hawk) or AHH-WEE-KAAH!!
SETT or even ESS-EH-DEH.
People knowing that it can be named as "superuser do" still say su-Doh. Then on the other hand, dont ask about REH-DU!