Add recommended uWSGI pronunciation to the doc

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Add recommended uWSGI pronunciation to the doc #1209

Open vlcinsky opened 8 years ago

vlcinsky commented 8 years ago

The doc explains, how to pronounce nginx, but not it's own name uWSGI.

Explaining that (best in very first chapter) in doc would resolve the trickiest part of working with this excellent solution.

With my own research I have found:

"you whizz gee" at Reddit Pronunciation guide
bunch of probably incorrect options mentioned on Eric Wilson Google+ discussion
like spelled USGI: Roberto De Ioris from 0:29 to 0:31 at EuroPython 2011 (21 June 2011) in "Track Italiana Big Mac"
"you whizz gee" by Roberto De Ioris - 6 JULY 2012 "Track Spaghetti" at EuroPython 2012 (in English)
and finally tasty "micro whiskey" by Julian Wachholz

amir-mehler-via commented 6 years ago

The 'U' in the name is actually a "µ" so that would usually be called "micro" and not "you". So I call it micro-wizgee (sounds like micro-whiskey). I also know about a 100 developers in IBM that call it this way...

vlcinsky commented 6 years ago

I have to admit, most people react very positively to "micro whiskey". Some prefer "micro whisky", but as we talk about pronunciation, it does not matter. Talking about uWSGI (to prevent confusion).

My proposal to add instructions about possible pronunciation to the docs was meant seriously. With babies, we select names carefully as it partially affects their destiny. With unclear pronunciation, the very first feeling when thinking about the baby will be confusion and uncertainty. uWSGI deserves better destiny.

quite commented 6 years ago

The first time I heard somebody pronounced it like "micro-whisk(e)y", I did not get it at all... But nowdays it makes sense to pronounce it like that, trying to be aware of course whether the intended recipient understood it all right.