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> gorilla consulting Probably 'guerilla', but I like your version more.

DonHopkins 2y ago
That's when the devs all wear gorilla suits in Zoo meetings. Wikipedia: Gorilla Suit: National Gorilla Suit Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_suit#National_Gorilla_Suit_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_suit#National_Gorilla_... Put the Gorilla back in National Gorilla Suit Day: https://www.instagram.com/mad.magazine/p/C2xgmVqOjL_/ https://www.instagram.com/mad.magazine/p/C2xgmVqOjL_/ Gorilla Suit Day – January 31, 2026: https://nationaltoday.com/gorilla-suit-day/ https://nationaltoday.com/gorilla-suit-day/ National Gorilla Suit Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2n5gAN3IlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2n5gAN3IlI
hi_hi 2y ago
Haha, I'm gonna admit it, all these years and I thought gorilla/guerilla was one of those American/British spelling things, like cheque/check or gaol/jail. Boy do I feel stupid.
- maest 2y ago
  ..."gaol"?
  - QuercusMax 2y ago
    It's the British spelling of "jail", as in "John Bunyan, a prominent Puritan preacher and author, spent 12 years in Bedford Gaol from 1660 to 1672." Pronounced jail, I believe.
    - sd9 2y ago
      It’s the Gaelic spelling of “jail”. It hasn’t been used in mainstream British English since the 60s, outside of specific place names. Everyone in England says “jail” or “prison” today. It might be a bit different in Ireland.
      - williamdclt 2y ago
        Interesting! I assumed it was one of these loaned-but-misspelled words from French (geôle, pronounced johl with a soft j). I wonder if there’s a common etymology between the French and Gaelic
        squiggleblaz 2y ago
        I think the PP was mistaken when they attributed it to Gaelic. It does indeed come from an antecedent of geôle; probably the spelling comes from the Norman form whereas the pronunciation comes from more widespread French forms. In any case, it isn't a case of "loaned-but-misspelled"; English got most of these words from times before French had standard spellings or - as in this case - pronunciations. And once they became part of English, they were subject to the future developments of English as English words, no longer French. It's like saying "geôle" is just misspelt Latin "caveola".
- lenova 2y ago
  Ahaha, I love the honesty here. I think we should adopt gorilla consulting into mainstream nonetheless.
- Aeolun 2y ago
  I feel like gorilla consulting is one of those things that’s often deliberately misspelled? For no other reason than that it’s funny.
noplacelikehome 2y ago
There sure is a lot of chest beating

That's when the devs all wear gorilla suits in Zoo meetings. Wikipedia: Gorilla Suit: National Gorilla Suit Day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_suit#National_Gorilla_Suit_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorilla_suit#National_Gorilla_... Put the Gorilla back in National Gorilla Suit Day: https://www.instagram.com/mad.magazine/p/C2xgmVqOjL_/ https://www.instagram.com/mad.magazine/p/C2xgmVqOjL_/ Gorilla Suit Day – January 31, 2026: https://nationaltoday.com/gorilla-suit-day/ https://nationaltoday.com/gorilla-suit-day/ National Gorilla Suit Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2n5gAN3IlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2n5gAN3IlI

hi_hi 2y ago

Haha, I'm gonna admit it, all these years and I thought gorilla/guerilla was one of those American/British spelling things, like cheque/check or gaol/jail. Boy do I feel stupid.

maest 2y ago
..."gaol"?
- QuercusMax 2y ago
  It's the British spelling of "jail", as in "John Bunyan, a prominent Puritan preacher and author, spent 12 years in Bedford Gaol from 1660 to 1672." Pronounced jail, I believe.
  - sd9 2y ago
    It’s the Gaelic spelling of “jail”. It hasn’t been used in mainstream British English since the 60s, outside of specific place names. Everyone in England says “jail” or “prison” today. It might be a bit different in Ireland.
    - williamdclt 2y ago
      Interesting! I assumed it was one of these loaned-but-misspelled words from French (geôle, pronounced johl with a soft j). I wonder if there’s a common etymology between the French and Gaelic
      - squiggleblaz 2y ago
        I think the PP was mistaken when they attributed it to Gaelic. It does indeed come from an antecedent of geôle; probably the spelling comes from the Norman form whereas the pronunciation comes from more widespread French forms. In any case, it isn't a case of "loaned-but-misspelled"; English got most of these words from times before French had standard spellings or - as in this case - pronunciations. And once they became part of English, they were subject to the future developments of English as English words, no longer French. It's like saying "geôle" is just misspelt Latin "caveola".
lenova 2y ago
Ahaha, I love the honesty here. I think we should adopt gorilla consulting into mainstream nonetheless.
Aeolun 2y ago
I feel like gorilla consulting is one of those things that’s often deliberately misspelled? For no other reason than that it’s funny.

noplacelikehome 2y ago

There sure is a lot of chest beating