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Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by mlyle on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @06:57PM (#31021346)
> I think the "wah-rez" pronunciation came from people seeing the l33tspeak and not recognizing the original word behind it.

I think it was explicitly luls a lot of the time. I saw "warez" spelled as "juar3z", etc, a lot.

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Re:U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow by ykonstant on Friday April 15, 2022 @04:46AM (#31037889)
To be fair, L-thirtythreet-speak pronunciations can be quite confusing!
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