How do you pronounce "Enum"?

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In the spirit of this question how do you pronounce Enum? Tagging as subjective and community wiki obviously.

I've heard E-Nuhm and E-Nnoom any others?

Edit: Looks like we have a winner. Thought it'd be a closer race since most of the people at my work use the 2nd one.

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