Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 14:27:19 -0500 (EST) From: Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: "Passki, Jonathan P" <jpasski@kpmg.com> Cc: "'Peter Lai'" <PeterL@resnet.uconn.edu>, "'David Talkington '" <dtalk@prairienet.org>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org '" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Pronunciations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10011301427090.5691-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <7799D023E51ED311BFB50008C75DD7B402881B07@uschiexc05.kweb.us.kpmg.com>
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we just say e-t-c On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Passki, Jonathan P wrote: > Yes, us lazy Americans hate that 'ou' thing the Brits try to always > interject, like 'colour' and 'valour.' Also, why can't the Brits us an > occasional 'z' in their words; initialize, serialize, and other words like > them just look cool w/ the 'z' in them, not that 's' substitution the Brits > use. > > Here's another good one, though: /etc > > Some people pronounce it like its root word, etcetera, which is > grammatically correct, since etcetera is abbreviated like "etc." Others say > it like "et-sEE." What's the better one? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter Lai [mailto:PeterL@resnet.uconn.edu] > > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 12:31 > > To: 'David Talkington '; 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org ' > > Subject: RE: Pronunciations > > > > > > well, if you want to do a linguistical analysis on it: > > > > /lib is where you find "libs" (the i is short, ryhmes with > > "fibs"). However > > "libs" is derived from "lIbraries", which rhymes with "vIbe". > > since "/lib" is a descendant of "libs" which is an altered > > descendent of > > "lIbraries" you should be able to pronounce "libs" with the short i. > > i mean, you would prononounce "GTK-libs" as ryhming with "fibs" so why > > wouldn't you do the same with "slash-lib". > > > > /bin is the place where you find "bInaries". but then you can > > say it's the > > "bin where you find programs". refer to eric s. raymond's > > hackers jargon > > dictionary. So linguistically it would make sense for you to pronounce > > "/bIn" with the long vowel. But, americans are `lazy' and it > > takes less > > energy to say the short vowel. > > > > i mean, "missiles" can be pronounced "missels" or "missILes", > > the former > > being the american prounouciation and the latter, the british method. > > > > more questions: how the heck do you pronounce "/src"? > > -----Original Message----- > > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Sent: 11/30/2000 12:47 PM > > Subject: Pronunciations > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > > Salutations. > > > > There is disagreement on these points among even knowledgeable people > > in my office. I'll cast it to the list and let the chips fall where > > they may. (There's no money on it.) > > > > /lib rhymes with "fib" or "vibe"? > > /bin rhymes with "sin" or "whine"? > > peeco or pyco? > > > > I don't have to argue about GNU or Linux, because there are FAQs to > > back me up. On the above, however, I can find no controlling > > authority. Please guide us on our path to righteousness. > > > > Cheers! -d > > > > - -- > > David Talkington > > Community Networking Initiative > > dtalk@prairienet.org > > 217-244-1962 > > > > PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/dt000823.asc > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: PGP 6.5.8 > > Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 > > > > iQEVAwUBOiaSo71ZYOtSwT+tAQF1XQf/T6cIFBNe9FDwc3GH1BcL0h7vir9ddVYQ > > 18JmEFOW0UiUctgVsipysposcOBM4J71cUzyoHFt5NOtE8fRwCv8LWoZh/b7Vqmk > > y0/NIWSgarAKFNljCdwxLYj9qK0UIxq5e/1yeyFTwy/qh9AFIH1/8FNFCMK8xIte > > k8EPaad4vayLbc4haBlpwd+h4kih1njNHvMISR4j1fCydr2PK5NIvINj6svK/ltl > > Pc2nQ6/TUo01AbslIjIszW8n1zRsDpBaAnQwIT2WVUOly49StI5jty4FMk8WwRVW > > bscKg2+Ahoc3+3W0OiRXSaAvHRUeut4zHTuoiF8V3rvMUx93RBdTcQ== > > =CWDY > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > ***************************************************************************** > The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. > It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else > is unauthorized. > > If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution > or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited > and may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice > contained in this email are subject to the terms and conditions expressed in > the governing KPMG client engagement letter. > ***************************************************************************** > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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