There are many examples of this. Even worse, they’re all regionally different. This just proves programming is something not to be discussed in speech, but in writing. So write an email instead of calling.
Though I know it means “et cetera” when reading my brain has always “heard” that word - whether in the context of the word “etc.” or the computing /etc - as pronounced “ettick.” As in, “you need to edit your ettick f-stab file.”
Mental outlaw said that and it just stayed in my head ever since. Just like /etc is ‘etsy’.
Or SQL is Squeal
Sacrilege!
No squeal
SQL has always been Skull in my head. I think it is because I hated it when in college and associated it with dying inside.
https://xkcd.com/1989/
Not sequel?
There are many examples of this. Even worse, they’re all regionally different. This just proves programming is something not to be discussed in speech, but in writing. So write an email instead of calling.
Though I know it means “et cetera” when reading my brain has always “heard” that word - whether in the context of the word “etc.” or the computing /etc - as pronounced “ettick.” As in, “you need to edit your ettick f-stab file.”
How else would you say /etc ?
E-T-C
Echo Tango Charlie
et cetera