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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
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nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as "n-jinx" in my head.

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  1. Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

first rule of english pronunciation: there are no rules. All that matters is if people understand what you mean when you say it.

I gave up on this discussion when you have to consider gin, generate, giraffe, gene, gym, etc

Also I pronounce it with the soft sound because that's what it sounds like in the bloody alphabet.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

so I assume you also say "jit-hub"?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, and you don't say juitar (guitar), jame (game), or jallon (gallon), either.

[–] caseyweederman 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, because those all start with gu or ga.

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