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Maybe it’s just me, but ampersand sounds nothing at all like address to my English-speaking American ear. Am I missing something?

pavlov 3y ago
Next they're going to tell us that "asterisk" sounds like "dereference". That's just how they talked in 1972 in New Jersey where Bell Labs is located.
- pezo1919 3y ago
  LOL!
- aspenmayer 3y ago
  My stepdad is from NJ and pronounces toilet as tore-let. He’s a real character and now I don’t know if you’re serious or not and it’s hilarious to me as a non-NJ person who has visited and met his side of the family.
  - paulddraper 3y ago
    We obviously can't take anyone seriously who says "wudder".
- rpz 3y ago
  * star start start of ;)
ilyt 3y ago
The fact C was made on crack It's where the C comes from!
- kunley 3y ago
  Unlikely, but maybe your comment was.
- Cthulhu_ 3y ago
  These characters are from its predecessor, B, though. Funnily enough, the guy that made B is also behind Go, where * and & are still a thing.
  - Izkata 3y ago
    Well, maybe B is B because it was the Beta version of C
lol768 3y ago
An equally confused BrE speaker reporting in! Can confirm it's not just AmE.
- Ylpertnodi 3y ago
  I've never seen BrE and AmE used so like this - fantastic! Apart from on mobile...bre and ame they will become. Hopefully context will explain.
bogwog 3y ago
Same! Someone should post a video/audio recording of the pronunciation. Even trying to imitate different accents I'm familiar with, I can't find one where the two words sound even remotely similar lol
fanf2 3y ago
I guess the similarity is between and & addr.
tragomaskhalos 3y ago
Thought that as well, but try to imagine someone bellowing the word over the incessant clacking of teletypes and it _almost_ works ...
paulddraper 3y ago
Depends. Ampersand begins with æ. Address can use æ or the reduced vowel ə. AH-dress vs eh-DRESS
Tommstein 3y ago
It's not just you.

pavlov 3y ago

Next they're going to tell us that "asterisk" sounds like "dereference". That's just how they talked in 1972 in New Jersey where Bell Labs is located.

pezo1919 3y ago
LOL!
aspenmayer 3y ago
My stepdad is from NJ and pronounces toilet as tore-let. He’s a real character and now I don’t know if you’re serious or not and it’s hilarious to me as a non-NJ person who has visited and met his side of the family.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  We obviously can't take anyone seriously who says "wudder".
rpz 3y ago
* star start start of ;)

ilyt 3y ago

The fact C was made on crack It's where the C comes from!

kunley 3y ago
Unlikely, but maybe your comment was.
Cthulhu_ 3y ago
These characters are from its predecessor, B, though. Funnily enough, the guy that made B is also behind Go, where * and & are still a thing.
- Izkata 3y ago
  Well, maybe B is B because it was the Beta version of C

lol768 3y ago

An equally confused BrE speaker reporting in! Can confirm it's not just AmE.

Ylpertnodi 3y ago
I've never seen BrE and AmE used so like this - fantastic! Apart from on mobile...bre and ame they will become. Hopefully context will explain.

bogwog 3y ago

Same! Someone should post a video/audio recording of the pronunciation. Even trying to imitate different accents I'm familiar with, I can't find one where the two words sound even remotely similar lol

fanf2 3y ago

I guess the similarity is between and & addr.

tragomaskhalos 3y ago

Thought that as well, but try to imagine someone bellowing the word over the incessant clacking of teletypes and it _almost_ works ...

paulddraper 3y ago

Depends. Ampersand begins with æ. Address can use æ or the reduced vowel ə. AH-dress vs eh-DRESS

Tommstein 3y ago

It's not just you.