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Random, and probably useless, but do most people pronounce Sudo as you would "pseudo" or "sue-dew"?

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  • 8
    pseudo in the privacy of my home, scooby doo when talking to devs.
  • 3
    Pseudo
  • 6
    I usually pronounce words based on what they mean (like a hard g gif because graphics is not pronounced "giraffics")
    but yeah, I say "pseudo." I've never really thought about it before.
  • 3
    @BrokeTheInteger your gif / giraffics analogy is fucking mental.
  • 9
    In Germany it's common to pronounce it like "zoo-doh" :D
  • 4
    @SSDD Not pronouncing an acronym as you would it's components is fucking mental.
  • 0
    Ess you do
    Because it is a su that does one thing
  • 2
    Aww I want to go to the zoo to see the cute giraffics!

    Oh, and pseudo.
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    @BrokeTheInteger
    That breaks down with the JPEG pronounciation... But I agree that gif is a hard "G"

    @OP
    Pseudo over here.
  • 1
    @RiderExMachina Wait... how do pronounce JPEG?

    I don't pronounce sudo because I log in as root on production over telnet to develop. But my password is gif, super secure because people never know if they have to type a g, or a g.
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    @bittersweet
    Let me explain: one of the major arguments for pronouncing gif with a hard g is that the g stands for "graphics."

    The thing is, that doesn't always work, as the p in JPEG stands for "photographic" and most people pronounce JPEG as "Jay-Peg," not "jay-feg."
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    @RiderExMachina

    Damn. I guess there's no other option than to say jay-feg.
  • 1
    @bittersweet I'm honestly sold & will commit this as truth for my every day vernacular
  • 0
    Su-though :)
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