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How do you pronounce zsh? Sudo? Ssh? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by z00s@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Ok, going for full controversy here. zsh = "zoosh" ssh = "shoosh" sudo = sue-dough

Before you achktually me, I know it's supposed to be "sue-DO", because the acronym stands for "superuser do", but for the life of me, when I see those letters together it just seems wrong to pronounce it that way.

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[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For you, is it 'reG-eks' or 'reJ-eks'? I know it should absolutely be the former, but my brain tells me to say the latter when I read it.

[–] Elonkilledmymom@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like gif

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 5 points 3 months ago

lol. Well played.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Always the former. It's a short form of regular expression, not rejular expression. But I don't really judge others for their chosen pronunciation, as long as it's understandable.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

'Nam flashback to the Gif/Jif pronouciation wars.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 months ago

Anyone else get ptsd flashbacks to:

“aitch tee tee pee ~~ess~~ colon backslash backslash…” or
“the email address is all lowercase, all one word…”