Daemon - how do you pronounce it?

[Antar Bolaeisk]

At the beginning of Northern Lights there's a wee note explaining that, at least in the author's mind, the word Daemon (with a fancy a squashed into e letter) is pronounced Demon.

Though I always say Day-mon.

 

[Craig321]

Demon.

 

[csmager]

Wiki knows all. Daemon in mythology.

The Wiki page about the Computer term rather than the Greek myth term stipulates it's pronounced dee-mon / demon though, as it does have a different etymology. Wiki knows all...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)

 

[wannabedamned]

Dee-mun

 

[Jokester]

Dictionary.com says dee-mon, though personally I would have said day-mon.

 

[Dogoid]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)


" The word daemon, taken out of its computer science context, is correctly pronounced as /'dimən/ (DEE-men) [3][4][5], i.e., as a homonym of the word demon. Perhaps due to the relative obscurity of the word in other contexts, it is not uncommon to hear it mispronounced as /'deɪmən/ (DAY-men) "

 

[GeForce]

dee-mon

 

[Tony Williams]

I pronounce it day-man.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

I'M MATT DAYMON !! (sic)

 

[lumpeh]

demon like a cuddly daemon that does what its told

 

[aardvark]

its pronounced demon - all Latinised ae sounds are pronounced like an e.

 

[JBod]

demon is correct. Although I am sometimes caught saying day-mon

 

[loltim]

demon

 

[Lysander]

A daemon is different to a demon. It is pronounced "day-mon".

 

[G-MAN2004]

A daemon is different to a demon. It is pronounced "day-mon".

Look at the Wiki link posted a bit back.

 

[KNiVES]

Daemon is the old spelling of demon, the pronounciation hasn't changed.

 

[Tefal]

Demon, although in my head i say it as dear-mon, with a subtle a sound.

 

[strudey]

Philip Pullman says demon. Shrug.

 

[Raikiri]

Daemon is the old spelling of demon, the pronounciation hasn't changed.

This.

Matt Daemon. Matt Daemon. MATT DAEMON!

That's how you pronounce it.

 

[yantorsen]

day-mun