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ranger_dangertoday at 1:37 PM1 replyview on HN

The last name "Goto" in this case is actually read Gotou (ごとう), but romanization methods are their own flamewar. There's much less emphasis put on the "go" part than the "tou", so pronunciation doesn't actually sound anything like the English word "goto" at all.

Imagine the spanish word gato. Now elongate the "to", and change the ga to go, and you're close.


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benj111today at 2:52 PM

TBF, do we actually know how goto the statement was intended to be pronounced?

It's like saying Bob Gif is pronounced with a J so sounds nothing like the file format.....