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How do you pronounce daemon? (piefed.zeromedia.vip)
submitted 19 hours ago by guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip to c/linux@programming.dev
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Demon? Damon? Or something more exotic?

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[–] entwine@programming.dev 16 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

How do you pronounce encyclopædia?

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

the same as daemon

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Demon?

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

No, dæmon

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 1 points 16 hours ago

Deemon

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 8 points 18 hours ago

Just as it reads. You smash that E into the A's ass. Starting the E before the A finishes.