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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Here's another to add to the pronunciation wars. RetroArch is pronounced RetroArk. Which I will die on that hill because Arch stands for either Architecture or Archive. Too many times have I heard people on YouTube make it sound like McDonald's golden arches.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The devs have stated otherwise. The project was originally announced on an Arch Linux forum, so they included a nod in the name.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But what does Arch stand for in that context?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Its the nod to Arch Linux as mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

‘March’ pronounced like ‘Mark’?

Yup that sounds good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The devs pronounce it like "arch."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Out of interest, how do you pronounce "sudo" (the command) and "lib" (the directory)?