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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by karagenit on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:01PM (#28813704)
I guess it's named after the French writer of the same name [1], hence the French pronunciation. I agree though, if I told my friend "hey check out that new tool called soup-oh" they definitely wouldn't know how to spell it.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Soupault

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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by Naga on Saturday October 09, 2021 @05:59PM (#28813687)
-ault is a common French word ending that is pronounced 'oh'.
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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by 0des on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:15PM (#28813798)
French speaker here, when browsing HN I read with an inner dialog that is in English, it threw me off too.
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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by Zababa on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:27PM (#28813903)
French speaker too, I had no issues.
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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by gdy on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:17PM (#28813814)
Tell that to Renault too.
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Re:Soupault is a tool that helps you create and manage stati... by faut_reflechir on Saturday October 09, 2021 @05:59PM (#28813686)
it is standard french pronunciation and he is providing a useful english guide
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