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Demon? Damon? Or something more exotic?

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[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago

The 'ae' in daemon is the same as the æ in encyclopædia.

[-] entwine@programming.dev 22 points 1 month ago

How do you pronounce encyclopædia?

[-] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

the same as daemon

[-] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 month ago

Demon?

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 12 points 1 month ago

No, dæmon

[-] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 month ago

Deemon

[-] Eldritch@piefed.world 9 points 1 month ago

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

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