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[–] SuolaSeta 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My people often pronounce nginx as "n-ginsk" not "engine x".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

sad pikachu

[–] dejected_warp_core 1 points 2 months ago

We call things "bits", "bytes", and my favorite: "nybbles". IT is rife with wordplay. How could they not think it was a cool way to spell "enigne"?!