ekZepp to linuxmemesEnglish · 2 months agoSomething to agree upon.imagemessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1808arrow-down16
arrow-up1802arrow-down1imageSomething to agree upon.ekZepp to linuxmemesEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareMnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoRight, but how is the “$” supposed to be pronounced? Is is Microcashsoft? Microdollarsoft? It’s just not very intuitive
minus-squaremultiplewolveslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt’s just pronounced like an s. This reminds me of a gag in a music video where someone called Ke$ha “Kay - dollar sign - hah”
minus-squareNiHaDuncanlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhat about bbno$. Even he switches it up from time to time. Keeps you on your toes.
minus-squaremultiplewolveslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe entirety of bbno$ can only be pronounced if you already know it’s “baby no money” or whatever. When you replace an existing s with a dollar sign, it’s usually (not always) pronounced the same as it had been.
“Micro$oft”
Right, but how is the “$” supposed to be pronounced? Is is Microcashsoft? Microdollarsoft? It’s just not very intuitive
It’s just pronounced like an s.
This reminds me of a gag in a music video where someone called Ke$ha “Kay - dollar sign - hah”
What about bbno$. Even he switches it up from time to time. Keeps you on your toes.
The entirety of bbno$ can only be pronounced if you already know it’s “baby no money” or whatever. When you replace an existing s with a dollar sign, it’s usually (not always) pronounced the same as it had been.
The $ is silent.
So it’s Microoft