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Going by the spelling, isn't it pronouced day-mon?
by timw4mail 6y ago
Going by the spelling, isn't it pronouced day-mon?
- SmooL 6y agoI've also been pronouncing it like this and so far I've never been called out, maybe I just have nice friends?
- macintux 6y agoI have to admit to pronouncing it consistently “daymonization” and sometimes but not always “demon”.
- aryamansharda 6y agoI was a bit conflicted on the pronunciation, but after verifying with a few sources it seems like it's pronounced just like "demon" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing)#:~:text=The%20word%20daemon%20is%20an,DAY%2Dm%C9%99n%20for%20some%20speakers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computing)#:~:text=The....
- timw4mail 6y agoBut the first sentence has both pronunciations...so...
- jpxw 6y agoNo, in the same way that paediatrician isn’t pronounced paydiatrician
- pmiller2 6y agoIt's also not spelled "paediatrician" in American English, hence the confusion.
- rgoulter 6y agoTo be fair, it's not obvious how to pronounce a way it's spelt. e.g. "record" and "record" are pronounced differently, but have the same spelling. The poem "Dearest creature in creation" is a fun illustration of the differences between spelling and pronunciation.
- teddyh 6y agoIt’s called “The Chaos”: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chaos https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chaos
- codewritinfool 6y agolike demon.
- cptnapalm 6y agoThe -ae diphthong is usually pronounced like -ee. For some variety, you can use the Latin pronunciation which would be pronounced like -ai or 'eye'.