But it's only used in written form. You don't actually say out loud "kay eight es", do you?

Kocho rolls out the tongue for Spanish speakers.

Sounds like “coso” (“thingy”, mildly despective).

Haha, oh my, no. That would be silly.

Clearly it’s “Kates”. Like “sk8er boy”.

How do you say i18n?

In my head?

Something like slurring the word “internationalization” combined with 18. “Ill-ateen-yon”

(In general I hate these numeric abbreviations, they’re terribly opaque to anyone who’s not clued in)

One of my favorite T shirts is a custom black one that says `f2k i18n` in a white typewriterish coding font. (Thanks Roman!)

Most people are confused by it. When I start to explain it, I sound like a jerk who hates foreigners.

The programmers on the street point and smile at it. If they work in `l14n`, they come up and give me a hug.

l10n, surely?

You are correct! I need a tshirt to keep it straight.

Eye eighteenin

institutionalization

Kates vs Jate?

kate's

Seriously? What if you have a Kate in your team?

Then she ends up taking the blame for causing lots of headaches from people that can’t parse context

It's sometimes Kate, Jason, or Yamal.

But it's always Dennis.

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