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The universe started in 1970. Anyone claiming to be over 38 is lying about their age.
Transcript
[Cueball sits at a computer, staring at the screen and rubbing his chin in thought. A friend stands behind him.]
Cueball: Weird โ My code's crashing when given pre-1970 dates.
Friend [pointing at Cueball and his computer]: Epoch fail!
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" ๐ค
I searched some more, and I had to stop since it just made me more frustrated :)
Listen to this clip (find the Podcast link halfway down the page with a short audio clip):
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epoch
The narrator even prefaces the discussion by saying "... EEE PEE OOOH CEEE EAYCHH". Guh!! :P
Also American and I've heard ee-pock and eh-pock but never epic as well.