• Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
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    7 months ago

    meh. folder is 2 syllables, directory is like 4. I’m lazy. If someone gave me a clear one syllable alternative that others would know what I meant (even if while cringing), i’d probably start using that instead. I’ve tried just “dir”, but no one ever knows wtf i’m saying.

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      7 months ago

      Yep, while this meme is funny and in jest. If someone actually seriously gave me shit for saying “folder” or “directory” I would have to ask them what Stallman’s toe nails actually taste like. Because that is up there with his level of being rigid about something that I just can’t stand.

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        7 months ago

        I do agree, but I do double check how I wrote and what I wrote when replying on GitHub 😁.

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      7 months ago

      While conversing with Linux users, they should know what dir means… I mean, even if they don’t use the terminal that often, dir is often used in GUIs as well in Linux.

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        7 months ago

        I might should clarify that when using “dir” verbally no one knows what I’m saying, but maybe how I pronounce it in my head isn’t how everyone else does, lol. In text it’s plenty clear, imo.