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Do people really pronounce it this way...? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's the only way I've ever heard it pronounced in actual speech. Of course, the only times I have heard people talking about it IRL is in CS classes and the like. I don't know many tech nerds IRL to have conversations about computer standards with.