Why not just pronounce it differently in English? Maybe "co-que".
Java is already pronounced "djava" in English, and "yava"/"iava" in several other European languages.
I assume the same for C++, C#, Awk, Python etc.
Java is already pronounced "djava" in English, and "yava"/"iava" in several other European languages.
I assume the same for C++, C#, Awk, Python etc.
I mean I'm glad I don't have to speak "Cee-plus-plus" out loud much.
I think because most people won't. They'll go for the most obvious pronunciation. Especially as there's a brand called Le Coq Sportif, which has a pretty well known pronunciation.
First exposure to names of languages, libraries, etc. is often written on a screen - and so it could well be years before anyone actually speaks the word, but they have the pronunciation in their head, and that tends to stick.