I would go with fed-UH-verse. The word Fediverse is a portmanteau of the words federate and universe, right? So if we're going with the US pronounciation of the words it's fed-UH-rate and you-NUH-verse, both have the "uh" sound in the middle.
Things get a bit trickier if we're using the UK pronounciation, though. The word federate is largely the same, but universe gets pronounced you-NEE-verse, so it could go either way.
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mkhoury@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 3y
Fed-ee-verse, like universe.
bdonvr@lemmy.rogers-net.com · 16 pts · 3y
I dunno, I say un-IH-verse 🤷🏻♂️
nLuLukna@lemmy.one · 10 pts · 3y
Fed-IH-verse
onlooker@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 3y
I would go with fed-UH-verse. The word Fediverse is a portmanteau of the words federate and universe, right? So if we're going with the US pronounciation of the words it's fed-UH-rate and you-NUH-verse, both have the "uh" sound in the middle.
Things get a bit trickier if we're using the UK pronounciation, though. The word federate is largely the same, but universe gets pronounced you-NEE-verse, so it could go either way.
7heo@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 3y
I don't pronounce it, I try and avoid talking to myself...
Barbarian@lemmy.reckless.dev · 5 pts · 3y
This is gonna be another gif situation, isn't it? :))
TeaHands@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
I've just said it out loud to myself about twenty times in a row and am worried I'm somehow in the middle of these two sounds.
fruitywelsh@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Fed-ee-verse
hadrian@beehaw.org · 3 pts · 3y
FED-uh-verse
Gabtraf@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 3y
Second for this. In my native accent it's the laziest way of pronouncing it.
Maerman@beehaw.org · 3 pts · 3y
PhehdeevirsÉ.
beyond@linkage.ds8.zone · 3 pts · 3y
Fed-ih-verse, like un-ih-verse.
I sometimes still wish we just called it "the federation" though.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
Maybe we should add the name also in English phonetic script to the website
animist@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
Pethabarsh
Evkob@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y
/ fɛdivɜːs /
primalmotion@lemmy.antisocial.ly · 1 pts · 3y
I say fedeeverse, because I'm french, but that's actually a good question :)
such_lettuce7970@beehaw.org · 1 pts · 3y
Fed-AYE-verse