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How do you pronounce daemon? (piefed.zeromedia.vip)
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Demon? Damon? Or something more exotic?

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[โ€“] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

(recognizing that route is its root word)

You could also ask people how they pronounce route and get different answers.

[โ€“] who@feddit.org 2 points 13 hours ago

Indeed. Which reinforces what I wroot.