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When I first got in the Internet back in the 90s I thought warez was pronounced like Juarez the town in Mexico. To this very day when I see the word that's what

by jsz0 4y ago

When I first got in the Internet back in the 90s I thought warez was pronounced like Juarez the town in Mexico. To this very day when I see the word that's what it sounds like in my mind.

ganoushoreilly 4y ago
It's what most of us called it ironically, eventually it became the standard vernacular amongst most of the sneakernet / underground groups I ran in. "Man got some prime warez on these zip disks.. dupe em!" Back when lan parties were the norm.
wdhilliard 4y ago
ditto
kingforaday 4y ago
This to me feels like the folks that call their router a rooter.
- contingencies 4y ago
  This is normal pronunciation outside of the US.
  - masfuerte 4y ago
    Over lockdown I watched a lot of films from the 40s, 50s and 60s. This was a common pronunciation in America back then. The current pronunciation becoming standard is quite a recent thing.
  - circularfoyers 4y ago
    I've never heard anyone pronounce it as rooter in Australia.
    - contingencies 4y ago
      I would hazard a guess then that perhaps (1) you are under 30 years of age; and (2) primarily hanging around with IT people who have learned US pronunciation. While this may be emerging as a 'new norm' among younger and more IT-fluent crowd, it's historically abnormal in Australian English. For evidence, see for instance https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/router https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/route... ... noting that Aussie English follows UK English in nearly all matters, and that the Macquarie Dictionary (which is the reference dictionary of Australian English) does not, unfortunately, have a free online edition. A fellow Aussie statement on the matter concurs with my take https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3yjjxp59#r7 https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3yjjxp59#r7
- twic 4y ago
  The little box that does the internet is sending IP packets along appropriate routes; it's routing, so it's a router. The name is pronounced the same way as "route" [1]. The tool that cuts grooves in wood, well, it seems that's from "root" meaning to dig, [2], so one would think it ought to be pronounced the same way as that, but things aren't always that simple. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbwPKIPVcPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbwPKIPVcPw [2] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rout#Etymology_5 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rout#Etymology_5
  - roncesvalles 4y ago
    Not all North Americans pronounce "route" the same way. It's either like "rout" (as in rout an army) or "root".
  - SturgeonsLaw 4y ago
    > The name is pronounced the same way as "route" There are multiple valid ways to pronounce that word across different localities :) Here in Australia, it's commonly pronounced in a way that rhymes with "shout". Which is for the best, as "root" is local slang for sex, so calling a device a "rooter" will bring to light all sorts of connotations.

by jsz0 4y ago

When I first got in the Internet back in the 90s I thought warez was pronounced like Juarez the town in Mexico. To this very day when I see the word that's what it sounds like in my mind.

ganoushoreilly 4y ago

It's what most of us called it ironically, eventually it became the standard vernacular amongst most of the sneakernet / underground groups I ran in. "Man got some prime warez on these zip disks.. dupe em!" Back when lan parties were the norm.

wdhilliard 4y ago

ditto

kingforaday 4y ago

This to me feels like the folks that call their router a rooter.

contingencies 4y ago
This is normal pronunciation outside of the US.
- masfuerte 4y ago
  Over lockdown I watched a lot of films from the 40s, 50s and 60s. This was a common pronunciation in America back then. The current pronunciation becoming standard is quite a recent thing.
- circularfoyers 4y ago
  I've never heard anyone pronounce it as rooter in Australia.
  - contingencies 4y ago
    I would hazard a guess then that perhaps (1) you are under 30 years of age; and (2) primarily hanging around with IT people who have learned US pronunciation. While this may be emerging as a 'new norm' among younger and more IT-fluent crowd, it's historically abnormal in Australian English. For evidence, see for instance https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/router https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/english/route... ... noting that Aussie English follows UK English in nearly all matters, and that the Macquarie Dictionary (which is the reference dictionary of Australian English) does not, unfortunately, have a free online edition. A fellow Aussie statement on the matter concurs with my take https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3yjjxp59#r7 https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3yjjxp59#r7
twic 4y ago
The little box that does the internet is sending IP packets along appropriate routes; it's routing, so it's a router. The name is pronounced the same way as "route" [1]. The tool that cuts grooves in wood, well, it seems that's from "root" meaning to dig, [2], so one would think it ought to be pronounced the same way as that, but things aren't always that simple. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbwPKIPVcPw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbwPKIPVcPw [2] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rout#Etymology_5 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rout#Etymology_5
- roncesvalles 4y ago
  Not all North Americans pronounce "route" the same way. It's either like "rout" (as in rout an army) or "root".
- SturgeonsLaw 4y ago
  > The name is pronounced the same way as "route" There are multiple valid ways to pronounce that word across different localities :) Here in Australia, it's commonly pronounced in a way that rhymes with "shout". Which is for the best, as "root" is local slang for sex, so calling a device a "rooter" will bring to light all sorts of connotations.