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Everyone I know pronounces .doc file as "dock" file.

.pdf files are always "P. D. F." files. (I know there are some people that pronounce FAQ and SQL as "fack" and "sequel" respectively.)

What about .avi files, do you say "A. V. I." or "avvy"?

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a.v.i.

 

I used to pronounce meme as "mehm" until I was told it is "meem."

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^
Me too!

Now remembering the old telecine ("teli-sini" not "teli-seen") debate.

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SQL is definately "sequel", we deal with it on a daily basis.

AVI is A-V-I, but I love Harmy's "avvysynth". Sometimes when you incorporate an acronym into another word, you create a new pronunciation.

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What about jpg/jpeg? I say "Jay-Peg"

 

JEDIT: And let's not forget about "Shonzie".

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For me...

  Avisynth: A-V-I-synth

  CAV: CAV rather than C-A-V

  CLV: C-L-V

  .DOC: DOCK

  FAQ: FACK

  JPEG/MPEG/etc.: J-PEG, M-PEG, ...

  .PDF: P-D-F

  SQL: S-Q-L

  Telecine: tele-seen

There's no pattern here. I'm a mess.

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Leonardo said:

What about jpg/jpeg? I say "Jay-Peg"

 

JEDIT: And let's not forget about "Shonzie".

I haven't forgotten how wrong you are...

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TV's Frink said:

Leonardo said:

What about jpg/jpeg? I say "Jay-Peg"

 

JEDIT: And let's not forget about "Shonzie".

I haven't forgotten how wrong you are...

I blow my nose at you, you cheesy second hand electric donkey bottom biter!

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Avi: avvy

.DOC: DOCK

FAQ: FAK (pronounced like FUCK as that's how A is prononunced here, although I don't remember saying it out loud, just thinking it like that)

JPEG/MPEG/etc.: J-P-G, M-P-G, ... (still not used to the extra E)

.PDF: P-D-F

Of course, my pronounciation with these is not as you'd think it in English. If there is a vowel in it I usually think it as one word, like avi, mov, exe etc. Although I hate it when some people say AT-AT as atat, you don't say AT-ST  atst. Probably because of the vintage commercials, Kenner got it wrong.

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LexX said:


Although I hate it when some people say AT-AT as atat
YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!

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I call .mkv files McVees.

Probably a Scottish thing ;-D

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doubleofive said:

 

LexX said:


Although I hate it when some people say AT-AT as atat
YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH!

 

Fixed that for you, you dirty whore.

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TV's Frink said:


doubleofive said:

LexX said:
Although I hate it when some people say AT-AT as atat

YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH!
Fixed that for you, you dirty whore.
You caught my intention.

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Bingowings said:

I call .mkv files McVees.

Probably a Scottish thing ;-D

 I call em MakeVee files, and i hate them, now i come to think about it.

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I've always said A-V-I.

 

I like that AT-AT and atat was brought up. My best childhood friend always called it an atat walker, and I always said AT-AT. We had debates about it, but they never went anywhere and we each continued to say it our own preferred way. He still called them atat walkers.

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Hey, it's me. said:

It was 'Imperial' walkers for me.

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.jpg are 'Jay Peg' (despite the better half pronouncing the letter J as "Jie"), .mpeg are "Em Peg" and .flc  are 'flack' here in the Chateau.

Bizarrely SQL is 'sequel' but MySQL is "My S.Q.L".

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TV's Frink said:

Hey, it's me. said:

It was 'Imperial' walkers for me.

Hey don't yawn and then participate one post later.

Yeah sorry about that. Suddenly the topic turned to Star Wars and I felt compelled. 

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I pronounce Sirius as "sir-eye-us". I know pretty much everyone else pronounces it as "sir-ee-us", but the former sounds cooler.

Not an acronym, I know, but whatever *shrug*.

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Nobody's mentioned the all-important .gif.

Gift without the t.  I've heard it pronounced "Jiff" by crazy people.

A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em

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bkev said:

Nobody's mentioned the all-important .gif.

Gift without the t.  I've heard it pronounced "Jiff" by crazy people.

http://www.olsenhome.com/gif/

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I still pronounce "Snickers" as "Marathon" and "Cif" as "Jif" (seriously what is a Cif? What does it mean?).