How do you pronounce "GUI"?

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Pronunciation of GUI in British English

The question is in the title. How do you pronounce the word "GUI"? (Graphical User Interface). Some of my colleagues call it "Guy". Others pronounce it like the "gui" in "Penguin".

I myself take the second approach, but that others take the first approach confuses me.

Related: Pronunciation of abbreviations in British English, see also: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/GUI, GUI (pronunciation) — aedia λ, Sep 16 '11 at 21:34
Pronunciation of GUI in British english isn’t exactly a duplicate, but pretty much completely answers this question. — PLL, Sep 16 '11 at 22:09
Unless you say Penguin very oddly, I've never heard either of those pronunciations. @xpda explained the only variations I've heard. — Evan Cordell, Sep 16 '11 at 22:28

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '11 at 21:34

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There are two common pronunciations:

Gooey, with a hard G, and
G-U-I

answered Sep 16 '11 at 21:34

xpda

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These are both correct in "programming circles." – Evan Cordell Sep 16 '11 at 22:26
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Thanks. But how do you pronounce "Gooey" ? – Johannes Schaub - litb Sep 17 '11 at 10:17
gü-ē -- http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=goo00002&word=gooey&text=-%C4%93\ – xpda Sep 17 '11 at 14:11
I am a coder and all-around computer geek. I prefer G-U-I, but use and hear Gooey (gü-ē) a lot. – TecBrat Dec 18 '12 at 09:31
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Pronounced as /ˈɡuː.i/ or /ˈɡu·i/ for those who search for the actual pronunciation. – Velda Mar 19 '21 at 08:23

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 16 '11 at 21:54

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A programmer friend of mine pronounces it "gooey".

edited Sep 16 '11 at 21:54

Daniel

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answered Sep 16 '11 at 21:33

Thursagen

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How do you pronounce "GUI"?

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