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Of the IT people I know, very few try to pronounce English words correctly. Of course, it’s more common to say C ++ as “C-plus-plus”, not “C-flat-flat” or “open-be-es-de”, but not “open-bi-es-di”.
But when “echo $ value;” is read as “echo valui” - this is no longer funny. Another person may simply not understand you, especially a foreigner.

The topic has a small list of "difficult" words that are often pronounced incorrectly.
It’s better to focus not on my (very approximate) transcription, but on audio.

♫ - listen to the pronunciation in the dictionary
► - listen to youtube pronunciation
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Let's start with the names :
ABBYYabi►
Adobeedoubi[əˈdəʋbɪ]♫
Apacheepechi[əˈpætʃiː]►from "a-patchy"
Asusofficial esus
Amer. eysus
►
Benqbenkew♫
Ciscosyskou[ˈSɪskoʊ]♫
Ebayibei♫
Eee pcand pisi►
Ethernetisernat[ˈIθərˌnɛt]♫
Itaniumaytanium[aɪˈteɪniəm]►
Juniperjuneper[ˈDʒunəpər]♫
LaTeXleiteh
leytek
latex
latek
[ˈLeɪtɛk]
['leɪtɛx]
[ˈLɑːtɛx]
[ˈLɑːtɛk]
Linuxofficial linex
var. linux
[ˈLɪnəks]
[ˈLɪnʊks]
►
Mac os xmak ou-es teng►
Mysqlofficial mi si el
var. May-sequel
►as "My Ess Que Ell", see of. site
nginxengineer x►(from engine-x)
PuTTYparty[ˈPʌtɪ]see of. site
Qtcuit[kyut]cm.
TeXthose
tech
[ˈTɛx]
[tɛk]
not tex
Xbox 360ex-box fries siskti♫
Xenzen[ˈZɛn]♫
XeonZion♫
Xeroxzirox[ˈZɪərɒks]♫
Xilinxzaylinkx[ˌZaɪliːŋks]►
ZyXelrus bunny
Amer. zazel
►cm.


Abbreviations :
GNUwildebeest►var. gnu
Gwtgyvit[ˈꞬwɪt]
ICANNaiken►
IEEEah-triple►as "I triple E"
ISOaiso►
PNGping[ˈPɪŋ]♫as “ping”, see specification
PXEpixie[ˈPɪksi]►
RUPrap►
SCSItell me['skʌzi]♫
SOAPsoup[soʊp]►
SQLsew el[ˈƐsˈkjuˈɛl]unofficial "Sikuel"
Swfswif[ˈSwɪf]see specification
WYSIWYGvision[ˈWɪziˌwɪg]♫
XAMLzeml[ˈZæməl]►
Xulzul[ˈZuːl]
Yiilong "and"[ji:]►

Usually abbreviations are pronounced according to the rules of the English language: API - hey-pi-ai, PCMCIA - pi-si-si-ai-hey, OpenBSD - open-bi-es-di, etc.



Some words are “traps” (they seem to be written, but they sound completely different):
administratoredminestryte[ædˈmɪnəˌstreɪtər]♫
archivearkive[ˈⱭrkaɪv]♫
bashbash[bæʃ]♫
binaryBainari[ˈBaɪnəri]♫
browserbrowse[ˈBraʊzər]♫Some for some reason say “browser”
cautionkoshen[ˈKɔʃən]♫
certificate
to certificate
certification
certificate
[sərˈtɪfɪkɪt]
[sərˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt]
♫certificate
certify
datadate['deɪtə]♫but you can pronounce the "date"
dial-upDile-up[ˈDaɪəlˌʌp]♫
echoeco[ˈƐkoʊ]♫not echo and not echo
elseels[ɛls]♫
errorHerr[ˈƐrər]♫better listen
etcat-setere[ɛt ˈsɛtərə]♫
functionfankshen[ˈFʌŋkʃən]♫
geojio[ˈDʒiːəʊ]♫for example geotargeting - jiotargeting
headerheder[ˈHɛdər]♫
heightHite[haɪt]♫
installinstol[ɪnˈstɔl]♫
issueAmer. ishya
brit isya
[ˈꞮʃuː]
['ɪsjuː]
♫
modulemajul[ˈMɒdʒul]♫
multi-malti[mʌltɪ]♫
practicepraktis[ˈPræktɪs]♫
privatePrivacy[ˈPraɪvɪt]♫
procedureprejudge[prəˈsiːdʒə]♫
queuecue[kyu]♫
queryqwieri[ˈKwɪəri]♫
registerregister[ˈRɛdʒəstər]♫
routerAmer. routers
brit ruther
[ˈRaʊtər]
[ˈRutər]
♫
serverwelver[ˈSɜrvər]♫better listen
signSain[saɪn]♫
sourcesors[sɔrs]♫
spawnspon[spɔn]♫
suitesuite[swiːt]♫
technicaltechnical[ˈTɛknɪkəl]♫
tunneltantle[ˈTʌnl]♫
viewerviewer[ˈVyuər]♫
virtualgrunted[Vɜrtʃuəl]♫means not only “virtual”, but also “actual”, “in essence”
warningvornin g[ˈWɔrnɪŋ]♫

PS If you know more difficult words or found errors in the post, please describe it in the comments.
PPS Thanks for all the valuable comments and new words!

Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/124403/


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