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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
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nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as "n-jinx" in my head.

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  1. Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And I will always pronounce SQL as “squeal”

[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I say PSQL as Pee Sequel

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I say FAQ as fuck you.

[–] dan@upvote.au 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Some people pronounce it like "fack", and the official way to pronounce GameFAQs is "game facks"

[–] SlothMama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Yes, I have hear this much

[–] gnu@lemmy.zip 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

My brain first interpreted SQL as 'squirrel' and that now refuses to relinquish its claim as default pronunciation in my mind.

[–] thisistricky@lemm.ee 3 points 23 hours ago

That's great actually!