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I take issue with the options of "RAY-ghex" and "RAY-jeks." In my experience you can say either "REH-ghex" or "REH-jeks."

REJ-exs

Reg like regular, from whence it comes. Regular Expression.

Vegan came from vegetarian. Signatory came from sign. When you alter spelling enough, people assume general pronunciation rules.

Since regex ultimately comes from Latin and has a g followed by an e, pronouncing it with a soft g is rather natural.

Yeah, thanks for not actually settling a damn thing with that description. The guy who created it says it with a soft G, so that's a reasonable authority to me. Anyone else, it's just their opinion.

Thank you! Peanut butter for the win.

I don't care what the creators say, I will die on the hill of it being gif with a hard G! :P

Giraffe-ics interchange format

Or irritate _everyone_ and pronounce it with a soft J. Zhif.