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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

I think the real reason it's pronounced Guh-nome, is because there are no silent letters in acronyms.

It's similar to the reason why SQL sounds like ess-cue-ell instead of a version of he word sickle that sounds like there was a submarine imploding in your mouth.
Singular letters are important in acronyms and always pronounced distinctively. And if they're vocally strung together, that's still distinctive.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've always heard SQL pronounced as "sequel."

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Three letter acronyms are the most I am willing to pronounce separately. More than that - if it doesn't have an obvious correct pronounciation, maybe the author should've used their brain instead of some dumb not so straightforward pronounciation.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    SQL is an initialism, not meant to be pronounced as a word. Acronyms are supposed to be pronounced as a word, like C.H.U.D (pronounced "Chud," stands for Cannibalistic Underground Humanoid Dwellers). For an example of the former, A.T.M is an initialism short for Automatic Teller Machine (or Ass To Mouth..).

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