If I had my way, 95% of the acronyms in the world would be banned.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Nov 06, 2009 2:21:36 pm PST #17642 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Atropa - Nov 06, 2009 2:24:18 pm PST #17643 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I feel like I've been hearing "url" more and more, but I still don't like it. It feels forced.
This. THIS. "Eww arr ell", dammit. I don't care how many marketing-types say "earl" in meetings. THEY'RE WRONG.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2009 2:24:45 pm PST #17644 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
URL: earl, or ewe-arr-ell? If the latter, how wrong is the former?
Damn, I would never have even considered that anyone would say "earl." That's just...wrong.
I hate hearing VOIP pronounced. I think you can't help but sound dumb.
VOIP headset! Yeah, it does sound dumb.
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2009 2:25:15 pm PST #17645 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If I had my way, 95% of the acronyms in the world would be banned.
Please don't make me say uniform resource locator, though.
Dana - Nov 06, 2009 2:26:16 pm PST #17646 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Just don't say earl, and we're fine.
Jesse - Nov 06, 2009 2:30:42 pm PST #17647 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wikipedia says it can be pronounced as an acronym or an initialism, like FAQ.
Yeah, you know, I always say you-are-ell, but I think eff-ay-queue sounds silly.
flea - Nov 06, 2009 2:31:31 pm PST #17648 of 30001
information libertarian
I believe we have discussed this before, and Plei memorably said, "if you say it earl I will FAQ your shit up."
I once memorized Prufrock while walking to breakfast in Athens Greece, over the course of a week or so.
P.M. Marc - Nov 06, 2009 2:32:11 pm PST #17649 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
URL: earl, or ewe-arr-ell? If the latter, how wrong is the former?
WRONG WRONG WRONG.
Even if some of my favorite testers and devs use it. U. R. L.
Motherfuckers.
flea - Nov 06, 2009 2:32:53 pm PST #17650 of 30001
information libertarian
See, I knew she hated it.
Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2009 2:32:57 pm PST #17651 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I say "earl" in my head (it's two syllables because I'm that Southern), but I always say ewe-are-ell out loud. I know it's wrong, but it feels so good.