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How do you pronounce daemon? (piefed.zeromedia.vip)

submitted 21 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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[–] dsilverz@calckey.world 3 points 20 hours ago

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"Why thou summoneth me?" Lol
Just kidding!

I'm Brazilian, so I pronounce Daemon in such a Brazilian (specifically the southeast, "paulista"/from state of São Paulo variation) accent:

Daah-eh-monn

Or, if my IPA literacy is correct:

/dajˈmõ/

The Daemon I use in my pseudonym is inspired both by the Unix daemons (because I'm a DevOps and also a Linux daily user), as well by the esoteric daemons (as in the original Greek definition of daimon, spirits, due to my belief system).