Comment Unpronouncable? (Score 1) 71
Oh, I was wondering what you were talking about, but finally read the ITWeb article you're talking about.
This is because you're used to saying "slashdot". Probably very few people who read this message still say the "http" part, but many of my clients do, for some reason. (Although the majority also assume "www" is at the start of every machine name on the Web. Go figure.) So, for the standard person, they pronounce it like this:
"aitch tee tee pee colon slash slash slash dot dot com."
Which, yeah, would be confusing, if you're in the habit of using all that noise anyway.
This is because you're used to saying "slashdot". Probably very few people who read this message still say the "http" part, but many of my clients do, for some reason. (Although the majority also assume "www" is at the start of every machine name on the Web. Go figure.) So, for the standard person, they pronounce it like this:
"aitch tee tee pee colon slash slash slash dot dot com."
Which, yeah, would be confusing, if you're in the habit of using all that noise anyway.
