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Do people really pronounce it this way...? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[โ€“] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 164 points 1 month ago (12 children)

I've always pronounced it Ass-key

[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

That's the only way I've ever heard it pronounced in actual speech. Of course, the only times I have heard people talking about it IRL is in CS classes and the like. I don't know many tech nerds IRL to have conversations about computer standards with.

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