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GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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I understand that etymologically, it makes perfect sense to pronounce daemon the same as demon because it’s the same word. But I’ll never stop pronouncing it day- instead of dee-, as if it’s a Ferengi captain.

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ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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I pronounce it like the German word for demon, Dämon [ˈdeːmɔn] 🔊 because daemon is how Germans would write the word in lowercase ASCII.

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Sekoia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I pronounce it da-eh-mon in my head, it sounds more old-timey than “dee-mon”.

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tatterdemalion@programming.dev
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Is that because you have a daemon in your brain, swapping neurons to force you to pronounce it wrong?

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GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org
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More likely a DaiMon using a thought maker.

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JackbyDev@programming.dev
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How do you pronounce denut?

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