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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 :
    GNUwildebeestvar. rot
    Gwtguit[ˈꞬwɪt]
    ICANNaiken
    IEEEai triplelike "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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