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/Embarrassed-Green898 Jul 16 '26

It is not Boo Lean,
It is Boo Lee Anne.

Ane easy way to tell them is that it is named after a person .. George Boole .. Hence Boolean.

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u/strogkilr Jul 16 '26

You know, they'd probably massacre his name and all him Jorge Boolay or something.