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[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They mean twitter is called Ten, because X is 10.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

...for context, Apple used to be very particular about pronouncing it “mack oh-as ten”. There is somewhat of a reason behind this, nobody will pronounce SuperBowl ⅩⅬⅧ as “eks-el-vee-triple-eye”.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 2 points 1 year ago

It's Macintosh Oh-Ass Ex and I will never change.