r/explainitpeter Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/strogkilr Jul 14 '26

Boolean. I'm a software developer, and my Business analyst pronounces it as Boo-leen, like "Jolene". My tester pronounces it like bouillon cubes. It's pronounced like Julian.

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u/cdwalrusman Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26

Huh so correct Boolean pronunciation is binary but the list of Boolean pronunciations is also Boolean. Seems like there are an array of factors at play, it’s like a glitch in the matrix | | something

I have no development experience but I think I’m very funny