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Reg like regular, from whence it comes. Regular Expression.
by dtagames 2y ago
Reg like regular, from whence it comes. Regular Expression.
- Aloisius 2y agoVegan came from vegetarian. Signatory came from sign. When you alter spelling enough, people assume general pronunciation rules. Since regex ultimately comes from Latin and has a g followed by an e, pronouncing it with a soft g is rather natural.