this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2024
952 points (91.3% liked)
Memes
45550 readers
1864 users here now
Rules:
- Be civil and nice.
- Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Or George? Or genius? Or gelatin? Or gender? Or gigantic? Or ginger? Etc, etc, etc...
Yes that's true, but I was specifically replying to the person who said "jraphics", as if an acronym has to follow the pronunciation of the component words... The s in laser stands for stimulated, and we pronounce it like z... Never heard anyone complaining "we don't say ztimulated, so you shouldn't pronounce it as lazer".
You live by some weird logic.
nah, the logic is sound