Pronunciation/Brand names
How do you pronounce Adobe?
uh-DOH-bee/əˈdoʊbi/
Commonly said as: two syllables, "uh-DOHB"
uh doh bee
Adobe
What it is
Adobe makes Photoshop and Illustrator. The name comes from Adobe Creek, which ran behind a founder's house.
Why it gets said wrong
Three syllables, and the final e is voiced as "bee". The word is a Spanish loan meaning mud brick, so the final vowel survives.
Hear it in a sentence
The artwork was made in Adobe.
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