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AI is an initialism since you don't pronounce AI. NASA would be an acronym because you pronounce the word.
Now this is the kind of pedantry I'm here for
this is one of those facts i have to struggle to keep to myself to avoid coming off as an insufferable nerd
Boom, roasted
sniped
Don't tell me what to do.
Whatever you do, don't follow this advice.
TIL (ty)
Wait you do not pronounce AI like a Sopranos character that just found an eye ball on the sidewalk?
Do SQL next!
Correct:
Incorrect:
The one that people really screw up? PostgreSQL.
It's interesting that Wikipedia says it's pronounced " S-Q-L" but was historically pronounced "sequel."
Also interesting, MySQL says on their site:
Lastly, for those curious, PostgreSQL says on their site:
Post Graduate Squirrel
Squirrel.
My people often pronounce nginx as "n-ginsk" not "engine x".
sad pikachu
Squeal?
You're one of those? Its sequel and GIF has a hard g.
Soft G folk are just objectively wrong. Not only is Jif a peanut butter, it's a damn file extension: https://fileinfo.com/extension/jif
I don't care how inconsequential it is, I will die on this hill.
Jif is an oven cleaner here. Because I hate everyone, I started pronouncing it Gif. Makes a lot of people very very angry
AI is pronounced "ay-eye"
Are ya ready kids!
|ay| checkmate atheists.
I always forget this, thanks