On: Common pronunciations of Linux directories, commands, etc. (2017)

[giomasce]

To me etc is pronounced "etch".

[blackfawn → giomasce]

Since the /etc pronunciation was first in the list, I initially thought this might be some joke list of crazy pronunciations until I saw the rest. Do people really say "etsy" when referring to /etc?

I've never ever heard anyone say this. Usually I hear the spelled out E-T-C and occasionally "et cetera" but never "etsy"

[kelnos → blackfawn]

Are you British? I (American) have been pronouncing it "etsy" for over 20 years. When I hear something different it's usually from someone who is new to unix and just hasn't learned all the jargon yet.

[Lio → kelnos]

Haha, I've been using Unix since the mid-90s on and off.

Weirdly I've always assumed the opposite of you, "etsy" being someone new (and very weird) and "et cetera" being correct.

Yes, British.

I can't accept the US date format as sane and I'm not sure about this etsy thing either. :P

[kelnos → Lio]

As always, it's just what you're used to. I freely admit that the US date format is weird, and that most imperial units are bonkers, but they're immediately "intuitive" to me just because I grew up with them. I just can't "feel" things like celsius or kilograms.

[RMPR → blackfawn]

> Do people really say "etsy" when referring to /etc?

Nice to meet you. I've been saying that for 5 years now. Since etc is _et caetera_ I read it as _et c..._ hence the pronunciation.

[Daneel_ → blackfawn]

There are plenty of us out here. etsy all the way.

[notatoad → giomasce]

Heh, that was the only one I disagreed with too, but I always spell it out e-t-c

[bombcar → notatoad]

For me it’s less etsy and more et-cee; the sound may be the same but the second is clearly E T C with the first two elided.