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Is it Go Dot or Go Dough? Asking for a friend :)

• upupandup 4y ago
  the latter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot
  • Uehreka 4y ago
    Actually neither, it’s “Guh-doe”.
    • peoplefromibiza 4y ago
      Actually not, it's /ˈɡɒdoʊ/ GOD-oh pronunciation is where phonetic alphabet shines[1] and English totally sucks [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabe... [2] https://jakubmarian.com/english-words-spelled-the-same-but-pronounced-differently/ https://jakubmarian.com/english-words-spelled-the-same-but-p...
• ehutch79 4y ago
  Either, but the developers aparently say "go dot"
  • PTOB 4y ago
    Their logo is a robot. "Go dot" rhymes with "robot". I always assumed that it was a purposeful misdirection using the popularity of "Waiting for Godot" to lead people to mispronounce it as "guh-doh". I know I'm wrong, but I like that story better than the real one.
• peoplefromibiza 4y ago
  /ˈɡɒdoʊ/ (read like GOD-oh) see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32358256 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32358256
• UnpossibleJim 4y ago
  I always thought it was a play on the play, "Waiting for Godot" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot