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Pronounce correctly

    Of the IT people I know, very few try to pronounce English words correctly. Of course, it’s more common to pronounce C ++ as “si-plus-plus,” rather than “si-place-plus” or “open-be-es-de”, rather than “open-bi-es-di”.
    But when "echo $ value;" read as "echo valuy" - this is no longer funny. Another person may simply not understand you, especially a foreigner.

    The topic contains a small list of "complex" words that are often pronounced incorrectly.
    It’s better to focus not on my (very approximate) transcription, but on audio.

    ♫ - listen to the pronunciation in the dictionary
    ► - listen to the pronunciation on youtube

    Let's start with the names :
    Abbyyabi►
    Adobeedouby[əˈdəʋbɪ]♫
    Apacheepeci[əˈpætʃiː]►from a-patchy
    Asusofficial Jesus
    Amer. eisus
    ►
     
    BenqBenquew♫
    CiscoCISCO[ˈSɪskoʊ]♫
    Ebayibei♫
    Eee pcand pisi►
    Ethernetisernet[ˈIθərˌnɛt]♫
    Itaniumitainium[aɪˈteɪniəm]►
    Juniperjuniper[ˈDʒunəpər]♫
    LaTeXLateich
    Latech
    Latech
    Latek
    [ˈLeɪtɛk]
    ['leɪtɛx]
    [ˈlɑːtɛx]
    [ˈlɑːtɛk]
    Linuxofficial linex
    var. Linux
    [ˈLɪnəks]
    [ˈlɪnʊks]
    ►
     
    Mac OS XMack Ouch Ten►
    MySQLofficial may-es-ky-el
    var. may sequel
    ►like "My Ess Que Ell", see of. website
    nginxeng x►(from engine-x)
    PuTTYparty[ˈPʌtɪ]see of. website
    Qtkit[kyut]cm.
    Texthe
    tech
    [ˈTɛx]
    [tɛk]
    not tex
    Xbox 360ex-boxing free siskty♫
    Xenzen[ˈZɛn]♫
    Xeonzion♫
    Xeroxzyrox[ˈZɪərɒks]♫
    Xilinxzailinks[ˌZaɪliːŋks] ►
    ZyxelRussian Zaiksel
    Amer. zayazel
    ►cm.


    Abbreviations :
    GNUwildebeest►var. rot
    Gwtguit[ˈꞬwɪt]
    ICANNaiken►
    IEEEai triple►like "I triple E"
    ISOaiso►
    PNGping[ˈPɪŋ]♫like ping, see specification
    Pxepixies[ˈPɪksi]►
    Rupbrine►
    SCSItell me['skʌzi]♫
    SOAPSoup[soʊp]►
    SQLesq el[ˈƐsˈkjuˈɛl]neofits. Shikuel
    Swfswif[ˈSwɪf]see specification
    WYSIWYGvisivig[ˈWɪziˌwɪg]♫
    Xamlzaml[ˈZæməl] ►
    Xulzul[ˈZuːl]
    Yiilong “and”[ji:]►

    Usually abbreviations are pronounced according to the rules of the English language: API - hey-pei-ay, PCMCIA - pee-si-em-si-ah-hey, OpenBSD - open-bi-es-di, etc.



    Some words are “traps” (they are written similarly, but sound completely different):
    administratoradminminute[ædˈmɪnəˌstreɪtər]♫
    archivearchive[ˈⱭrkaɪv]♫
    bashbash[bæʃ]♫
    binarybayneri[ˈBaɪnəri]♫
    browserbrowser[ˈBraʊzər]♫for some reason, they say "browser"
    cautionkoshen[ˈKɔʃən]♫
    certificate
    to certificate
    certificate
    certificate
    [sərˈtɪfɪkɪt]
    [sərˈtɪfɪˌkeɪt]
    ♫certify
    certificate
    datadata['deɪtə]♫but you can say "date"
    dial-updile up[ˈDaɪəlˌʌp]♫
    echoecow[ˈƐkoʊ]♫not echo and not echo
    elseels[ɛls]♫
    errorerr[ˈƐrər]♫better listen
    etcet setere[ɛt ˈsɛtərə]♫
    functionfunkshen[ˈFʌŋkʃən]♫
    geogio[ˈDʒiːəʊ]♫e.g. geotargeting - geotargeting
    headerheader[ˈHɛdər]♫
    heighthight[haɪt]♫
    installinstol[ɪnˈstɔl]♫
    issueamer. ish
    brit. Isoy
    [ˈꞮʃuː]
    ['ɪsjuː]
    ♫
     
    modulemajul[ˈMɒdʒul]♫
    multi-malti[mʌltɪ]♫
    practicepraxis[ˈPræktɪs] ♫
    privateprivet[ˈPraɪvɪt] ♫
    procedureprestige[prəˈsiːdʒə] ♫
    queuekew[kyu]♫
    queryquieri[ˈKwɪəri]♫
    registerregister[ˈRɛdʒəstər]♫
    routeramer. router
    brit. ruther
    [ˈRaʊtər]
    [ˈrutər]
    ♫
    serverserver[ˈSɜrvər]♫better listen
    signsayn[saɪn]♫
    sourcesors[sɔrs]♫
    spawnspon[spɔn]♫
    suitesuite[swiːt]♫
    technicalteknickel[ˈTɛknɪkəl]♫
    tunneltanl[ˈTʌnl]♫
    viewerviewer[ˈVyuər]♫
    virtualWerchual[ˈVɜrtʃuəl]♫means not only “virtual”, but also “actual”, “in essence”
    warningvorning[ˈWɔrnɪŋ]♫

    PS If you know more difficult words or found errors in the post, please describe in the comments.
    PPS Thank you for all the valuable comments and new words!

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