Pronouncing Abbreviations

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  1. 09-14-2010 #1
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    Talking Pronouncing Abbreviations

    I was just watching a mandatory introduction video on database administration for a small programming job. The job isn't interesting, but the video was.

    1) Every reference to `nonce' was pronounced "noonzay".*
    2) Every reference to SQL was pronounced "squeel" (not "sequel" or "es-qu-el").
    3) Every continuing list would end with "et cetera" pronounced "ee-tee-see".

    I just thought it was funny. I wish I could post the video. ;_;

    So, anyone else have training material with bizarre notations or pronunciation?

    I need more stuff. I couldn't stop giggling after hearing "noonzay" the fifth or sixth time. ^_^;

    Soma

    * I had no idea what he was saying until he showed an SQL example.
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    Never, ever have I heard of "squeel." That's a completely new one to me...

    How do you say "ioctl()" ?

    At work, we pronounce "eye-octal".
    Code:
    //try
//{
	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
//}
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    Squeel. Nice.
    Are the video makers native English speakers?

    Knowing what ioctl stands for, and having never heard it pronounced, I simply say it's expanded name (I/O Control).
    I don't see why people think Chuck Norris is so awesome. If he was really as great as they say, he would be over here slamming my head into the keybsk;lah;flksalfksdnlcslcnsldk;acklsd;glfbaskfl

    /* When I wrote this, only God and I understood what I was doing... Now, God only knows */
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    Also, note that "etc" should be enunciated with a long, falling pitch at the end there ("ee-tee-cee~ee").

    For maximum effect, say it in Ben Stein's voice.
    Code:
    int main(void){srand(time(0));for(double l=rand(),l0=0,l00=0;;l0+=0.1){for(double l000=0;l000
<1;l000+=.001,l+=((double)rand()/RAND_MAX)/0x64,l00+=((sin(l*0x8*atan(l0)*l000-(l0*0x8*atan
(l)))*0.5)+0.5)){l00-=floor(l00);for(size_t l0000=0,l00000=(size_t)(0x50*(l00));l0000<l00000;++l0000
)putchar(0x20);putchar(0x61+(int)((double)rand()/RAND_MAX*0x1a));putchar('\n');}}return 0;}
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    Eye-oh k'trll?

    I still haven't gotten used to saying "gooey". It sounds wrong.
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