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Software Terminology (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Chinese phonology doesn't allow for the pronunciation of "app", for example. I see a lot of Chinese people spelling it as "APP", and pronouncing it accordingly. It's kinda funny to me, since the Mandarin word "yingyong" is only two syllables. "APP" just seems more cumbersome by all account, yet it has become inexplicably popular.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yingyong sounds cool. It's got yoyo vibes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ping pong

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Or as the Chinese say ping pong

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It literally means "to apply", funnily.
But of course the majority of Chinese people are not English speakers, so they see "app" but can't know it's the same meaning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Eh, that kinda works out.