Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:35:09 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Spamoff <Spamoff@tampabay.rr.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Pronunciation of "daemon" Message-ID: <36C2F8AD.6E76711D@uk.radan.com> References: <19990211100241.007585@relay.skynet.be> <36C2EFEA.75D63935@tampabay.rr.com>
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Spamoff wrote:
>
> Brad Knowles wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Feb 10, 1999, Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> wrote:
> >
> > >On Wed, Feb 10, 1999 at 12:45:57PM -0800, Eric Hodel wrote:
> > >> Just how exactly do you pronounce "daemon?" Is it day-mon or
> > >> dee-mon? (Or something else entirely?)
> > >
> > > Dee-mon
>
> Hmmm...I thought it was pronounced 'dayman' and originally was a spiritual
> guide..
>
A quick poll of the office agrees with 'dee-mon'. I guess this is a
regional variation thing. Damon, as in Damon Hill, is pronuonced
'Day-mon' here (UK). How do you say tomato, 'tomayto' or 'tomarto'?
Let's just call him Chuck (but don't let Kirk here you ;-) ).
> Rgards...Martin
>
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