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IshKebab on Nov 3, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Linus Torvalds: Git proved I could be more than a ...

That's not why it's called `git`, that's the first time I've ever heard anyone draw a connection between `git` and "get", and they are only homophones in some regional American accents.

paulddraper on Nov 4, 2019 [–]

I know that's not the origin of the name.

I was pointing out "what it sounds like" to me, as "git" is an uncommon word in American English.

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