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I can't help but think that this is going to result in some confusion. "Have you tested this API?" "Yes, I used Katt" "Cat? You mean netcat or curl"

• Kiro 4y ago
  Katt means cat in Swedish and is pronounced "cut".
  • convery 4y ago
    Where in Sweden have you ever heard someone pronounce 'katt' anywhere close to 'cut'? Maybe you misheard someone say 'kut' (baby seal)?
    • Kiro 4y ago
      Maybe not a perfect comparison but I think it sounds very similar. "kut" on the other hand sounds like neither so not sure why you think I mean that. cut - IPA(key): /kʌt/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut#Pronunciation https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut#Pronunciation katt - IPA(key): /ˈkatː/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katt#Pronunciation_3 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katt#Pronunciation_3 (there's audio on both links)
  • paranoidrobot 4y ago
    I think your reply, and the further replies to it only serve to demonstrate my concerns even more. I've had this happen before, where some tool or technology sounds like another tool. Combine that with people with varying accents, and you can quickly devolve into frustrating conversations. "Okay, so the Foo system is having problems. Mary said they tested it using some cat scripts. Can we get Mary to share those, as we're unable to reproduce it" (some time later) "Oh, so Mary was using Katt with a K and not cat with a C."