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I've never heard GUI pronounced until moving to the Bay Area. Before I called it G-U-I (still do).
by chrischen 12y ago
I've never heard GUI pronounced until moving to the Bay Area. Before I called it G-U-I (still do).
- sigzero 12y agoI've never known anyone to spell it out like that. It has always been "gooey".
- bbcbasic 12y agoI loved the CRUD acronym when I first heard it. Sounds like an insult, and it kind of is one!
- girvo 12y agoWhizzy wig was the first time I realised what I'd read in my head wasn't how others pronounced an acronym.
- bsaul 12y agoMine was the first time i tried to buy a SCSI drive in the US. The sales person didn't even understand what i meant, when i said "es see es i". Then he pronounced "sceuzy" and i was amazed :))
- paulojreis 12y agoI once requested the "Wi-fi" key in a hotel, at St. Malo, France. The receptionist gave me a weird look and, after I explained myself, said «Oh, le "wee-fee"».