[thechat] Pronounce URL

[Sabrina Dent, Apperception]

> On Behalf Of Isaac Forman

> (never heard either whackwhack or dubdubdub, but they sound funny
> enough.)


"Whack-whack" is one I actually use. This is because when I was training
people in "Introduction to the Internet" back in the Days of Hell, they
needed precise directions and I always had to prounounce the complete
URL of anywhere we were going, starting with HTTP.

People have different names, or no name, for the / character, so it was
easy to designate it as "whack" and call out "whack whack" 700 times a
day.

Much better than "forward slash forward slash" -- the default popular
first choice, but a term not nearly as elegant as "backslash" IMHO.

> On Behalf Of Hassan Schroeder

> The old 'Web Developer' magazine had a regular interview 
> feature called "Dukes of URL";

If you ask thebot for the *dukeofbri* or *dukeofseb* or dukeof any
regular #evolt hanger-outer, thebot will reply with that person's
primary URL :)

/me hearts thebot.

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Sabrina Dent
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