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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 :
GNUwildebeestvar. gnu
Gwtgyvit[ˈꞬwɪt]
ICANNaiken
IEEEah-tripleas "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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