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[–] Ragdoll_X@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

The French pronounce the letters "eaux" as just "o", and foo and bar are placeholder names for functions that are often used in programming tutorials.

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yes, but it's "oh", not "oo" (as in football)

So it's read "foh-oh". If you want to be correct, it's "Fou - barre - base" ("foo - bar - baz")

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

C'est un crazy rod là

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm French and most people know that oo is not "o." Fou would have been the proper way to write it.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But how do you pronounce zoo?

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 14 points 1 week ago

"Omlette du frommage."

[–] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] sik0fewl@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I’m not French, but I read it as “foh-zoh”.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

The “oo” in “foo” is written “ou” in French

Thus foo -> fou

“Feauxeaux” would be pronounced “fozo” (‘o’ as in “cold”)