I think the real reason it’s pronounced Guh-nome, is because there are no silent letters in acronyms.
It’s similar to the reason why SQL sounds like ess-cue-ell instead of a version of he word sickle that sounds like there was a submarine imploding in your mouth.
Singular letters are important in acronyms and always pronounced distinctively. And if they’re vocally strung together, that’s still distinctive.
SQL is an initialism, not meant to be pronounced as a word. Acronyms are supposed to be pronounced as a word, like C.H.U.D (pronounced “Chud,” stands for Cannibalistic Underground Humanoid Dwellers). For an example of the former, A.T.M is an initialism short for Automatic Teller Machine (or Ass To Mouth…).
Three letter acronyms are the most I am willing to pronounce separately. More than that - if it doesn’t have an obvious correct pronounciation, maybe the author should’ve used their brain instead of some dumb not so straightforward pronounciation.
I think the real reason it’s pronounced Guh-nome, is because there are no silent letters in acronyms.
It’s similar to the reason why SQL sounds like ess-cue-ell instead of a version of he word sickle that sounds like there was a submarine imploding in your mouth.
Singular letters are important in acronyms and always pronounced distinctively. And if they’re vocally strung together, that’s still distinctive.
I’ve always heard SQL pronounced as “sequel.”
I am a self-taught CS guy, I and many others who didn’t hear it spoken default to “ess-cue-el”
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Yes, but that is, from a certain linguistic perspective, mispronouced. That was it’s literal name as an acronym at one point though.
SQL is an initialism, not meant to be pronounced as a word. Acronyms are supposed to be pronounced as a word, like C.H.U.D (pronounced “Chud,” stands for Cannibalistic Underground Humanoid Dwellers). For an example of the former, A.T.M is an initialism short for Automatic Teller Machine (or Ass To Mouth…).
Yes, thank you, this is correct.
Three letter acronyms are the most I am willing to pronounce separately. More than that - if it doesn’t have an obvious correct pronounciation, maybe the author should’ve used their brain instead of some dumb not so straightforward pronounciation.
counterpoint, RTFM 🤷
That’s an initialism, not an acronym.
Though the guy you’re replying to is saying initialisms shouldn’t exist past 3 letters, soooo…?
The ADCOMSUBORDCOMPHIBSPAC (the american agency) is not pleased.