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[โ€“] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have always felt Twixxer rolls off the tongue better, so I'm surprised Xitter seems to have gained more traction.

[โ€“] nulluser@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

In this narrow case, it's considered proper/correct to pronounce the "x" like an "sh", which greatly improves the tongue rolling.