2004-07-22 11:30:00
Can you say it right?
Here are a few computer terms I hear mispronounced by professors and professionals:
GIF – Macintosh artists typically say GIF with a hard g but the correct pronounciation is with a soft g like JIFF.
MySQL – Windows SQL admins commonly say MySequel. But the correct way to say MySQL is My ess que el.
PNG – just say ping
Linux – Many professors at csusb use a long i… “line-ix” …Linus Torvalds, the inventer uses a short i… “lennix.”
Gnome – often people forget the g. the correct pronounciation: guh-nome