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I'm a British english speaker, I pronounce it dram. I didn't know there are people who pronounce it D-RAM.
by moreati 4y ago
I'm a British english speaker, I pronounce it dram. I didn't know there are people who pronounce it D-RAM.
- hmcdona1 4y agoIt's typically pronounced D-RAM I assume because RAM is already it's own common acronym people were/are familiar with. DRAM is just a specific type of RAM, Dynamic RAM, hence D-RAM.
- jaak 4y agoOut of curiosity, would you pronounce S-RAM as sram?
- moosedev 4y agoAnd how about SDRAM?
- stordoff 4y agoI'm also a British English speaker, and I almost always hear "D-RAM". It's been a while since I'm encountered someone using "Dram". On the other hand, I've always said "Prom" instead of "P-ROM" (for programmable ROM). I've never considered why there is a difference.
- nsteel 4y agoI have the same credentials but I've never encountered anyone pronouncing it as dram. Only D-RAM and S-RAM etc. Although the bike brand SRAM is pronounced as sram, which is fun.
- jamiek88 4y agoFourth Brit chiming in to say I’ve only heard ‘dram’ in the context of booze. Dee-ram, essdee-ram etc for random access memory.