Do you say "URL" as "You are ell" or as "Earl?" | Hacker News

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		seiji on Sept 13, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Sequel or S-Q-L? Do you say "URL" as "You are ell" or as "Earl?"

castis on Sept 13, 2010 | [–]

I have some odd sort of deep seeded hatred for people who pronounce that as "Earl".

gojomo on Sept 13, 2010 | | [–]

If you're talking about URLs all the time, 'earl' saves a lot of time/syllables.

Semiapies on Sept 13, 2010 | [–]

Tried to train myself to say "earl", but I keep spelling it out.

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