As a web geek I have been typing the word “cache” regularly for years, however it is one of the words I rarely vocalize.
I usually pronounce it a “catch” (with just the slightest hint of “t”) since that seems to be the most understandable to non-nerd (In-Duh-Viduals for the DNRC members). I explain it as the area where the browser “catches” the files to keep hold of them for later reuse.
Around people who are more likely to know what I am talking about I remove all expression of the “t” and say it with an “sh”ish type of “ch” and follow it with a slight suggestion of a minor “ah” like “caschah“.
I hear “Kashay” as though it was cachet. I have seen someone insist it was “Kaysh.” Then there is always the “cash”
It is my guess that someone who was not very technical got the chance to write something technical about Firefox 2.0 and got confused. The article is okay, but basic. I just got stuck on page two where it says: “and perhaps a session saver-style feature that would return the browser to pre-shut down or pre-cash status.”
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