How do you pronounce...

[cluelessnoob]

3. (hijacking self)

I say “gov” as a word but I spell out “edu” because I don’t know how to pronounce it. Edd-you? Eh-ju? Adieu? E-d-u is unambigious and easier than having to first correct myself and then end up spelling it out anyway

[zweisamkeit]

@cluelessnoob

3. (hijacking self)

I say “gov” as a word but I spell out “edu” because I don’t know how to pronounce it. Edd-you? Eh-ju? Adieu? E-d-u is unambigious and easier than having to first correct myself and then end up spelling it out anyway

Exactly. ‘Gov’ is a common sound in English, but ‘edu’ is open to far too much interpretation, pronunciation-wise.

[Anaamika]

@cluelessnoob

Interesting For #1, am I the only one who just thinks of silence (as in literally nothing, not “sy-lence”)?

It also happens when I see “What is your __________?”. I don’t think of the word “blank”, I just imagine this period of quietness, as if somebody turned on mute. Sometimes I even find myself pausing my breathing for half a second, as though that would make it even quieter…

I also think of silence.

[Only_Mostly_Dead]

1. My favorite meaningless combination swear usually goes in: DmnShtFck in one quick breath.

2. ell-oh-ell. ROFL usually registers as “laughing extra hard.” ROFLMAO* just means “I’m an idiot.”

And as for .edu and .gov, I’ll second (third?) dot-E-D-U since there’s no conventional pronunciation, but dot-gov since it’s pretty much one good way to say it.

*Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off