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The universe started in 1970. Anyone claiming to be over 38 is lying about their age.
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[Cueball sits at a computer, staring at the screen and rubbing his chin in thought. A friend stands behind him.]
Cueball: Weird — My code's crashing when given pre-1970 dates.
Friend [pointing at Cueball and his computer]: Epoch fail!
People will get it in about 14 years.
Is it just (Canuckian) me, or shouldn't it be pronounced EpOch (long 'e', long 'o') to avoid ambiguity? It still breaks my brain when US people say what I hear as 'epic'.
If it matters, I'm american and I only ever hear it the way you say it. I don't know if I've ever heard anyone pronounce it like "epic" 🤔
Also American and I've heard ee-pock and eh-pock but never epic as well.