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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by Kiro on Sunday February 04, 2018 @05:54PM (#16305447)
> I prefer to say daemon though.

They are pronounced the same way so not sure what you are referring to here.

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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by Spivak on Sunday February 04, 2018 @06:06PM (#16305480)
Regardless of correctness this is how you will hear them pronounced.

daemon = day-mon

demom = dee-mon

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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by Kiro on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:38AM (#16307471)
I've never heard daemon pronounced that way. It's always pronounced the same way as demon but it may be a local thing.
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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by bfhd on Sunday February 04, 2018 @09:04PM (#16306138)
Especially for people with the name Daemon.
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Re:The Origin of the word Daemon (2002) by taneq on Sunday February 04, 2018 @06:34PM (#16305576)
Agreed, and if this is sufficiently consistent, I'd argue that these pronunciations have become correct.
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