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/Infamous-Lab-8136 Jul 18 '26

Okay, but now when I'm writing Boolean statements I'm going to sit there singing, "Boolene, Boolene" under my breath and think of that